FAME X RULES & REGULATION

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RULES & REGULATIONS for applying for ‘Fame X’ Auditions
The "Fame X Audition Entries” (hereinafter referred to as "Entries") will be
hosted on 2525 wireless service, (available on select networks only) as stated
hereunder:
1. The Entries will be open to only Indian Citizens residing in India and NRIs
who are over 18 years and below 30 years of age as on October 1, 2006
and shall be required to produce copies of their birth certificate/passport,
or such other applicable and acceptable documentation, as we may
reasonably request, confirming your identity and age, other than the
employees of SET India Private Limited ("SET") and its affiliates, channel
affiliates, subsidiaries, assignees, representatives and their immediate
families as well as the producer ( Endemol India Pvt. Ltd.) of the Program
and the companies and their subsidiaries that are sponsoring and/or
promoting the Entries.
2. The cellular mobile phone user (hereinafter referred to as the "Applicant")
has to SMS the keyword FAME to 2525 to be eligible to apply for
auditions, after which the Applicant shall receive a SMS to send in his/her
name, age, gender and the city he/she resides in.
3. The time of receipt of the entry will be when the SMS is received and not
dependent on the time the SMS was sent.
4. Only entries with complete details and as received will be considered for
short-listing for auditions.
5. The short listed Applicants shall be informed their unique registration code
(hereinafter referred to as "Code") and the relevant city and audition
venue details as an SMS push message across by 2525 to the Applicant’s
mobile number from which he /she had SMSed FAME to 2525. The Code
will be sent to the short listed Applicant 24 - 48 hours prior to the actual
auditions taking place in the relevant city.
6. The Code will be a 6-digit alpha-numeric value that is to be presented as a
mandatory requirement at the audition venue in that particular city by the
short listed Applicant on the actual date of audition as given in the SMS
push message details.
7. By sending the SMS you have consented to allow SET to send any
information regarding the Programme via SMS on your mobile number.
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8. This Code will be sent to the Applicant at the sole discretion of SET, which
will be final and binding. No correspondence in this regard will be
entertained by SET or any of its affiliates. The decision of SET in this
matter will be final and binding and no correspondence will be entertained
on the same.
General Rules
1. You have read and agree to abide by the rules, regulations, terms and
conditions (the “Rules”) of “Fame X” which expression shall include any
interview, auditioning process, competition and event relating thereto (the
“Programme”) as devised from time to time by Endemol International BV
or its group of companies as well as SET and shall accept the decision of
SET as final and you hereby acknowledge that the interests of the
Programme shall override those of any Applicant.
2. You have not and will not enter into any commercial or other sponsorship
agreement (such as a management contract, recording contract and/or
merchandising contract) or arrangement with any person, firm or company
in respect of your appearance in the Programme.
3. You shall not bring any weapons, alcohol or non-prescription controlled
substances for any part of the competition including auditions and you
agree irrevocably to allow SET and any of their agents to conduct a
discreet inspection of your person and belongings to ensure strict
compliance of this condition.
4. With full title guarantee you will irrevocably assign to SET (including
present assignment of future copyright) the entire copyright and all other
rights of whatsoever nature in and to your contribution to the Programme
such that SET shall be entitled to use and exploit and license others to
use and exploit such contribution by all means and in all media and
formats whether now known or hereafter invented throughout the Universe
for the full period of copyright including any extensions and renewals
thereto and thereafter insofar as is possible in perpetuity and you
furthermore irrevocably grant all consents and waivers as required by
statute to enable SET to make fullest use of the Programme without
restriction. Furthermore you hereby waive irrevocably in respect of your
contribution any and all “moral rights” which you may have now or in the
future including but without limitation any of your rights under the The
Copyright Act, 1957 or any similar laws of any jurisdiction and
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acknowledge SET’s right to use your name, likeness, voice, biographical
details, photographs and recordings in advertising and publicity material.
5. Without limiting the foregoing in any way, you agree that SET shall be
entitled to include your name, likeness, voice, biographical details,
photographs of you and recordings of interviews with you separately from
or in conjunction with the Programme in all media and formats throughout
the Universe including but not by way of limitation in advertising, publicity
and exploitation material.
6. You hereby expressly acknowledge that no fees, royalties, residuals or
other consideration will be payable to you in respect of any broadcast,
subsequent rebroadcast or retransmission or any other use by SET (or
any assignees or licensees) of the Programme or any part thereof in any
manner or media now known or hereafter invented.
7. By your participation, you agree to be bound by these rules and the
decisions of SET, the voting audience, and the panel of Judges, which
shall be final and binding. Your presence at the audition, and the presence
of your friends, family members and anyone else accompanying you,
constitutes your and their consent and agreement to the recording and
use of your and their performance, appearance, name, voice, singing
voice, likeness and any musical or sound effects produced by you and/or
your family members, friends for use in connection with any television
program, motion picture or the Internet for all purposes (including
advertising, marketing, promotion, merchandising and the exploitation of
any and all ancillary and subsidiary rights), as the same may be edited, in
all media, throughout the universe, in perpetuity for no compensation,
unless otherwise required by law. You further represent to SET, its
affiliated, related and/or associated corporations that you/your
friends/family members agree that SET shall not be liable to you or your
legal representative or them for any loss or damage or injury to you, them,
your property and their property caused by or suffered during or in
connection with your taking part in the Programme, including without
limitation, as a result of personal injury, invasion of privacy, libel,
defamation or infringement of copyright, unless caused by the gross
negligence of SET and recoverable on that ground following judgement of
a competent court of final judgement.
8. You are aware that the dates and locations of the Programme are
subjected to change. You agree that SET and/or the production personnel
for the Programme, participating television stations, advertising agencies
or any person or entity connected with the production, administration or
judging of the audition or the program, or any of their respective parent
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companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, agents or representatives are not
responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) any failure or transpiration,
bad directions, or inability for any reason to appear at an audition site or
audition or appear before the judging panels; (ii) any costs, expenses,
injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by traveling to or from the
audition venues, being present at the audition venues, participating in the
auditioning process or being selected to or disqualified from continuing in
the auditioning process and/or the show; or (iii) any printing, typographical
or technological errors in any materials associated with the Programme.
9. You acknowledge that SET in no way warrants, represents, guarantee or
promise any rewards or prizes other than those specifically stated to the
Programme and SET shall not be liable to you in the unlikely event that
the prize providers do not make good on the prizes promised by them.
10. The Applicant(s) of the Entries agree(s) that he/she shall hold harmless
SET and/or the Channel, its directors, employees, officers or
representatives in connection with the voting and shall also not file in
person/through any family member and/or any third party any applications,
criminal and/or civil proceedings in any courts or forum in India against the
SET and/or the Sponsor to claim any damages or relief.
11. Non-conformance by any Applicant and /or will result in immediate
disqualification of the vote from participation or winning as the case
maybe.
12. SET reserves all rights to make amendments to the existing rules without
prior notice.
13. SET and its affiliates, subsidiaries reserve the right to cancel/ postpone/
stop/ terminate the Contest at its sole discretion.
14. SET and its divisions, affiliates and subsidiaries, and their respective
agents and representatives, are not responsible for any loss of entries for
any reason whatsoever including, due to any problems caused by
telephone lines, telephone systems, for entries received after the deadline
as a consequence of telephone or computer service delays, interruptions,
failures or overloads, or for lost, misdirected or misplaced entries. Entries
shall be void if unreadable, inaccurate, incomplete, damaged, tampered
with, falsified, mechanically reproduced, irregular in any way or otherwise
not in compliance with these Rules.
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15. SMS sent by you will be charged by your telecom service provider as per
the applicable tariffs, details available with your service provider. Such
expenses incurred in registering or interacting will not be reimbursed.
16. SET is not responsible for any errors or omissions. All information
provided in the Contest is provided "As is" without warranty of any kind.
SET makes no representations and disclaims all express, implied, and
statutory warranties of any kind to the Contestant and/or any third party
including, without limitation, warranties as to accuracy, timeliness,
completeness, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose.
17. Unless due to willful tortious misconduct or gross negligence, SET and/or
its directors, employees, officers, affiliates or subsidiaries shall have no
liability in tort, contract, or otherwise (and as permitted by law, product
liability), to the Contestant/user and/or any third party.
18. Under no circumstance shall SET and /or the Channel and/or their
directors, employees, officers, affiliates or subsidiaries, be liable to the
Applicant and/or any third party for any lost profits or lost opportunity,
indirect, special, consequential, incidental, or punitive damages
whatsoever, even if SET has been advised of the possibility of such
damages.
19. The “Fame X Auditions” shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the applicable laws in India. All matters with respect to
the Contest are subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts at Mumbai only.
20. The above facility of applying for the auditions is available only within India
21. Right of shortlisting will rest with SET and will be final and binding
22. Your participation in the Entries by sending your entry to 2525 will be
construed as an acceptance of the above stated Rules & Regulations
including the General Rules AND also of the terms of use of the website
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23. Details of the auditions – venue, date and time as communicated via SMS
is tentative and subject to change
24. All information regarding the auditions will be available from the shortcode
2525 only. SET shall notify if any other form of sending entries is
introduced