2025 Montana Meth Project Billboard Art Contest Rules
The contest is not open to children of contest judges or of employees of the Montana Meth Project.
Contestants agree to assign all copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights in their artwork and all photographs submitted in relation to the contest to the Montana Meth Project, P.O. Box 8944, Missoula, MT 59807.
By submitting an entry, each contestant and his/her parent or legal guardian agree: they have read, understand and will comply with these official rules; and, or to the extent permitted by law, consent to the use of the contestant’s name, and age for purposes of advertising and promotion by Montana Meth Project without further consent, compensation or approval. The winner will also be required to sign a release of liability in favor of the Montana Meth Project: Billboard Art Contest.
Winning artwork is not guaranteed to be used on Montana Meth Project licensed merchandise or in connection with any other Montana Meth Project goods or materials.
Submission of an entry constitutes an acknowledgement and agreement that all writings, other works of authorship, and improvements conceived, developed, or otherwise made by the participant in connection with the contest, alone or with others, whether prior to or following the date hereof, and relating to the contest, whether or not subject to copyright or patent protection (“Developments”) shall be the sole property of the Montana Meth Project, to be used by the Montana Meth Project for any and all purposes which the Montana Meth Project, in the determination of its board of directors, sees fit. Submission of an entry constitutes an agreement by the participant to assign to the Montana Meth Project all of their right, title, and interest throughout the world in and to all such Developments, including in any copyright, patent, or trademarks rights incorporated therein, without any further obligation or payment on the part of the Montana Meth Project in respect of such Developments. Submission of an entry constitutes an agreement by the participant that during and after the participant’s participation in the contest, the participant agrees to execute any documents necessary to perfect the assignment of such Developments to the Montana Meth Project and to enable the Montana Meth Project to apply for, obtain, and enforce any intellectual property rights worldwide on such Developments, without further consideration. Without limiting the foregoing, submission of an entry constitutes an acknowledgement by the participant that all original and copyrightable works of authorship by the participant, whether created alone or jointly with others, made in connection with his or her participation in the contest, are and shall be owned solely, completely, and exclusively by the Montana Meth Project, and all such works and all rights, including copyrights, in them throughout the world shall be and are hereby assigned or transferred completely and exclusively to the Montana Meth Project, to be used by the Montana Meth Project for any and all purposes which the Montana Meth Project, in the determination of its board of directors, sees fit. Submission of an entry constitutes an agreement by the participant to irrevocably designate counsel to the Montana Meth Project as the participant’s agent and attorney-in-fact to do all lawful acts to obtain copyrights and patents and otherwise enforce the Montana Meth Project’s rights as discussed in this paragraph. Submission of an entry constitutes an agreement by the participant to waive any and all moral rights or rights of attribution in any Developments created by the participant.
By entering the Billboard Art Contest, an adult contestant or a child contestant’s parent or guardian warrant and represent that the artwork is the child contestant’s sole and original work product and they agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Montana Meth Project and its directors, officers, employees, trustees, agents, attorneys, and their successors and assigns from and against any and all damages and expenses of any kind (including reasonable attorney’s fees, costs and litigation expenses) arising out of any claim or cause of action related to the creation, and display of entrant’s artwork and/or the entry or participation in this contest by entrant, and the reproduction, use, publication, display of entrant’s artwork, including but not limited to, indemnification for any copyright, trademark, right of privacy, right of publicity, or other intellectual property claims of actions brought by others, or any damages claims or other causes of action brought by third parties for actions related to or arising from the creation, display, reproduction, use or publication of the artwork or contestant’s participation in the contest. Contestant, and his/her parents or guardian (if contestant is under 18) hereby release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Montana Meth Project, its directors, officers, employees, trustees, agents, attorneys, and their successors and assigns from and against any and all other claims, demands, damages, causes of action, losses, liabilities, injuries or obligations, direct or indirect, known or unknown or any kind, nature or description whatever, which an adult contestant, or a child contestant’s parents, guardians, heirs, executors, successors or assigns may have or claim to have against the Montana Meth Project, its directors, officers, employees, trustees, agents, attorneys, and their successors and assigns arising out of the creation and display of the artwork and from participation in the contest, including, any future use of the artwork.
Entering the Billboard Art Contest, an adult contestant or a child contestant’s parent or guardian constitutes permission for the Montana Meth Project to use the contestant’s name, likeness, portrait, picture, voice, and/or image without further authorization, compensation, or remuneration of any kind for advertising, promotion, and other publicity purposes in any and all media now or hereafter known. Submission of an entry constitutes an agreement and acknowledgment that the Montana Meth Project is and will be the sole owner of all rights in and to the above.
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