<< back to Year One

rules for Year One


Prizes:
  • MVP IBY Award, and 2x the points
  • Year One vitural trophy for the the top three point getters from all competitions comnbined.


Competition Rules:
  • Sony and ibeatyou will select the MVP winners.
  • Videos must be in English.
  • You must be in the video and/or photo.
  • Videos must be the original work of the entrant.
  • Videos must be between 20 seconds and 4 minutes.
  • Limit of one entry per user, per competition.
  • Videos with profanity, nudity, alcohol, illegal drugs, firearms, racism or any other content the ibeatyou team finds distasteful will be disqualified.
  • Video must be original rights free content from the member that created the ibeatyou account used to upload the video. ibeatyou member must be in video. Basically, it should be you!
  • All entries and votes will be monitored and cheaters will be disqualified.
  • By entering the competition, all participants will indemnify IBY, Inc. and any related participants from any and all liabilities arising from the competition.
  • No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win this competition.
  • IBY, Inc. reserves the right to change and/or modify rules at any time.
  • Content cannot be subject to any third party agreements and IBY, Inc., and any related participants, will not be required to pay or incur any sums to any person or entity as a result of their use, exhibition or exploitation of the idea or video or elements therein.
  • Neither the competition entities nor any of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, agents and employees, nor any Internet access providers (collectively "Released Parties") are responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry of information, human error, technical malfunction, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failure of any telephone, computer or other network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof, inability to access the ibeatyou web site, for problems uploading or downloading any competition-related materials from the web site, or for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, incorrect or incomplete entry. For purposes of these rules and details, receipt of competition entry occurs when ibeatyou's servers successfully receive the uploaded video file and record the required entry information.
  • Competition entrants hereby grant IBY, Inc., and any related participants, free, exclusive rights in perpetuity to all content submitted to competition for any and all uses by IBY, Inc. including but not limiting marketing, merchandising, advertising, etc.

Competition Dates and Times

The Competition begins on May 25, 2009 and ends on June 22, 2009 at 11:59:59 PM PST U.S. (the "Competition Period"). The Entry Deadline is July 19, 2009 at 11:59:59 PM PAST U.S. All entries must be uploaded by the Entry Deadline to be considered. The ibeatyou computer runs the official clock for the Competition.

General Releases and Jurisdiction

By entering, participants agree to release and hold harmless competition entities and (each of its/their) parent(s), subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, advertising and promotional agencies, advertisers, wholesalers and retailers, and each of the foregoing entities' employees, officers, directors, shareholders and agents (collectively the "Released Parties"), from and against any and all claims, actions and/or liability for any violation of the rules and details by participants (including any warranties made by participants), any injuries or death, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with participation in and/or entry into the competition or any acceptance or use of any prize. The Released Parties are not responsible or liable for any incorrect or inaccurate entry information, and assume no responsibility for (i) any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in operation or transmission at any website, (ii) failure of any entry to be received by ibeatyou due to technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, (iii) communications line, hardware and/or software failures, (iv) damage to any computer (software or hardware) resulting from participation in the Competition, (v) theft or destruction of, tampering with, unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries and/or entry information, or (vi) entries which are late, lost, stolen, damaged, illegible, unintelligible and/or postage due (or any combination thereof). The use of third-party software or website or automated entry systems to participate is prohibited, and competition entities reserve the right to disqualify entries made in such fashion. By entering, entrants agree to comply with these rules. Any entrant who attempts to tamper with this competition in any way shall be disqualified. In the event of dispute as to who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the email address in question. Additional restrictions may apply.

IBY, Inc. reserves the right to change competition info, rules and details at any time during or after the competition ends.


This competition is governed, interpreted and enforced by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws principals. Any and all legal actions, claims or proceedings arising out of, or in connection with this Competition must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the State of California. The Entrant and all persons making claim through or on account of Entrant, hereby agrees to and irrevocably consents to the venue of the applicable state or federal courts sitting in California and submits to the jurisdiction of said courts. If, in Competition Entities' sole opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of the Competition, or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Competition, IBY, Inc. reserves the right to void suspect entries and/or votes and/or terminate the Competition and award the prizes at its sole discretion. The use of any automated launching or entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that permits the participant to automatically enter or vote repeatedly is prohibited. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an entrant based on an e-mail address, the entry in question may be disqualified subject to the judges' or Sponsor's sole discretion.