Last modified: March 12, 2012
Please read this User Content Submission Agreement carefully because it is a part of the Terms of Use Agreement and represents your legally binding agreement with us ("Submission
Agreement") regarding your submission (and our display and distribution) of content to the Site via certain technology, functionality and/or features we make available to you so you can upload and post such content for display via the
Site (collectively, the "User Content Submission Features"), and this Submission Agreement applies regardless of what type of Device you use to submit content to the Site. Unless defined separately, terms used in this Submission
Agreement are defined in our Terms of Use Agreement.
When you submit User Content, or by using or attempting to use the User Content Submission Features, you are signifying your agreement with and acceptance of all terms and conditions of this Submission Agreement as well as the terms and
conditions contained in the Terms of Use Agreement that govern your legal and contractual relationship with Comedy Central.
We have the right to change the terms and conditions of this Submission Agreement at any time as described in our Terms of Use Agreement. If you do not agree with all the terms and conditions of this
Submission Agreement at any time, including, without limitation, those times when we make changes, do not use, do not attempt to use, and immediately discontinue your use of, the User Content Submission Features, because if you do any of
these things you are agreeing to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Submission Agreement, including, without limitation, any changes we have made.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You must meet the Age and Other Eligibility Requirements in Section 2 of this Submission Agreement and each and every time you submit or attempt to submit User Content, among other things, you will be asked to confirm
your compliance.
1. SUBMITTING USER CONTENT
The term "User Content" means and refers to any and all content, media and materials you submit for posting on the Site using the User Content Submission Features, including, without limitation, still photographs, writings, spoken
statements, music, audio, video, video recordings, audio-visual works and recordings, slides, portraits, animated and/or motion pictures, caricatures, likenesses, vocal or other sounds, sound recordings, voices, voice reproductions,
computer graphics and visual effects, as well as any accompanying documentation, packaging or other materials, tangible or intangible, and to all derivative works, translations, adaptations or variations of same, regardless of the
tangible medium, broadcast medium, format or form, now known or hereinafter developed or discovered, and regardless of where produced, on location, in a studio or elsewhere, in black-and-white or in color, alone or in conjunction with
other work, characters, real or imaginary, in any part of the world. User Content is also considered a "Posting", as such term defined in the Terms of Use Agreement, and therefore, all terms and
conditions contained within the section of the Terms of Use Agreement entitled "Postings" shall apply to all User Content you submit pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Submission Agreement for
Posting to the Site.
Each time you upload or submit User Content (or if you attempt to do so) you will be confirming your acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, all the terms and conditions of this Submission Agreement. Instructions for uploading User
Content can be found on the Site's web page for the upload of User Content. To be considered for posting and display to the public, User Content must meet all the specifications and requirements relating to formatting, compatibility,
operating characteristics and submission which can also be found on the Site's web page for the upload of User Content. In order to submit User Content, you will also need to meet our Age Requirements (see Section 2 below). When you
submit User Content you may also be asked to provide some information about you and your submission. This may include, without limitation, such things as a descriptive title, some information about the User Content, length, your location
and/or similar information. By submitting User Content, you are also agreeing and you understand that the term "User Content" also includes, without limitation, and refers to all of the information you submit or we may receive that is
related to your submission. Always keep a copy of anything you send because we are not responsible for lost, damaged, misdirected, unusable or unreadable User Content. Proof that you submitted User Content does not constitute proof that
we received anything.
2. AGE AND OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
By submitting User Content pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Submission Agreement you are certifying that you satisfy the age and other eligibility requirements set forth in the Terms of Use
Agreement.
3. USER CONTENT STANDARDS; UNAUTHORIZED CONTENT
You are solely responsible and liable for your communications and submissions (and the consequences) made under your name, user name, email address, password and your registration and profile information, if any. User Content does not
reflect the views of Comedy Central, and neither Comedy Central, nor any of the Parent Companies or the Affiliates, represents or guarantees the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any User Content, or endorses or supports any
opinions expressed in any User Content. In no event shall Comedy Central, the Parent Companies or the Affiliates have or be construed to have any responsibility or liability for or in connection with any User Content. If we determine, in
our sole discretion, you have not met the Age Requirements (see Section 2 above) or if, in our judgment, you or any User Content you submit violates this Submission Agreement, we reserve the right, at any time, without notice and without
limiting any and all other rights we may have under this Submission Agreement, at law or in equity, to (a) refuse to allow you to submit further User Content, (b) remove and delete your User Content, (c) revoke your registration and
right to use the User Content Submission Features and (d) use any technological, legal, operational or other means available to enforce the terms of this Submission Agreement, including, without limitation, blocking specific IP addresses
or deactivating your registration, access using your e-mail address, your user name and password.
We make no claim the User Content Submission Features or any User Content are appropriate for any particular purpose or audience, or that any video, software or our User Content Submission Features may be accessed, used or downloaded
outside of the United States, which may not be legal for certain persons or in certain countries and you do so at your own risk. You are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction. The United States controls the export
of products and information and you agree to comply with such restrictions and not to export or re-export any User Content including videos, information, software, materials, products or services to countries or persons prohibited under
the export control laws and regulations.
You agree you will not submit or attempt to submit, and we have the right to reject, refuse to accept, remove or otherwise handle as Comedy Central deems appropriate, any "Unauthorized Content" which is defined as any User Content that
is or could be construed as violating any of the terms and conditions of this Submission Agreement, and/or any of the terms and conditions set forth in our Terms of Use Agreement, including, without
limitation:
Neither Comedy Central nor the Parent Companies or the Affiliates control any User Content submitted, although we may use both automated and manual means of reviewing User Content in order to prevent Unauthorized Content from appearing
and being displayed on our Site. Comedy Centralreserves the right to review any submitted User Content and to delete, remove, move, edit or reject, without notice to you, any User Content that we deem, in our sole discretion, abusive,
defamatory, obscene, pornographic, in violation of copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights, to be in violation of this Submission Agreement or to be unacceptable to Comedy Central or the Parent Companies or Affiliates,
for any reason or for no reason whatsoever; provided, however, that Comedy Central, the Parent Companies and the Affiliates shall have no obligation or liability to you for failure to do so or for doing so in any particular manner. If
Comedy Central receives notice of any claim of infringement that satisfies specific legal requirements, such as notice and takedown requirements under U.S. copyright law (see Section 4 below), we may remove User Content associated with
such claim. Comedy Central reserves the right to provide information to law enforcement officials, governmental agencies and pursuant to judicial or regulatory compulsion, to protect their respective interests, the Site or to comply with
legal, regulatory, audit and compliance obligations.
4. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
If you believe any User Content violates the copyright of any other party, you can notify us by complying with the procedures set forth in our Copyright Compliance Policy.
5. RIGHTS GRANTED TO COMEDY CENTRAL
In connection with all User Content you submit using the User Content Submission Features, you grant to Comedy Central, the Parent Companies and the Affiliates, the unqualified, unrestricted, unconditional, unlimited, worldwide,
irrevocable, perpetual and royalty free right, license, authorization and permission, in any form or format, on or through any media or medium and with any technology or devices now known or hereafter developed or discovered, in whole or
in part, to host, cache, store, maintain, use, reproduce, distribute, display, exhibit, perform, publish, broadcast, transmit, modify, prepare derivative works of, adapt, reformat, translate, and otherwise exploit all or any portion of
your User Content on the Site (regardless of the Device through which the Site may be accessed) and any other channels, services, and other distribution platforms, whether currently existing or existing or developed in the future, of
Comedy Central, the Parent Companies and the Affiliates (collectively, the "Platforms",for any purpose whatsoever (including, without limitation, for any promotional purposes) without accounting, notification, credit or other obligation
to you, and the right to license and sub-license and authorize others to exercise any of the rights granted hereunder to Comedy Central, the Parent Companies and Affiliates, in our sole discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, without
limiting the generality of the rights granted to Comedy Central, the Parent Companies and the Affiliates, these rights include, without limitation, the right to distribute and synchronize all or any portion of your User Content in timed
relation to any other visual elements; to web cast, pod cast, re-publish, re-broadcast, re-platform, port, syndicate, route, and link to and from all or any portion of your User Content; to encrypt, encode and decode, and compress and
decompress all or any portion of your User Content; to edit, mix, combine, merge, distort, superimpose, create or add special effects, illusions and/or other material to or of all or any portion of your User Content; to create composite,
stunt, comic or unusual photographs, videos, animations, motion pictures and/or voice reproductions from all or a portion of your User Content; and to excerpt and/or extract portions of your User Content in order to host, store, index,
categorize and display your User Content on or through the Platforms.
By submitting User Content, in addition to the rights, licenses and privileges referred to above, you are also granting Comedy Central, the Parent Companies and the Affiliates, the unqualified, unrestricted, unconditional, unlimited,
worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual and royalty free right, license, authorization and permission to use and refer to your name, logo, marks, image, characteristic or other distinctive identification in presentations, marketing materials,
customer lists and financial reports, to do, perform, take advantage of and exploit any and all of the rights set forth herein in connection with the marketing, advertising and promotion of the Platforms, and any products, goods,
features, functions, capabilities and/or services associated with Comedy Central, the Parent Companies and Affiliates and to use and otherwise exploit any ideas, concepts, content, material, expression or form of expression, in whole or
in part, contained in your User Content, for any purpose whatsoever, without any credit, compensation or accounting to you, in products or services developed by Comedy Central, the Parent Companies and the Affiliates, without limitation
or restriction whatsoever. The rights, licenses and privileges described in this Submission Agreement and granted to Comedy Central, the Parent Companies and the Affiliates, shall commence immediately upon submission of your User Content
to or through the User Content Submission Features and continue thereafter perpetually and indefinitely, regardless of whether you continue or remain a registered user or not, unless and until terminated, in whole or in part, by Comedy
Central on notice to you. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you acknowledge and agree that neither Comedy Central, nor the Parent Companies or the Affiliates, shall be required or have any obligation to host, index, display, accept or use
any submitted User Content (or take advantage of any or all of the particular rights and authorities granted or otherwise available) and Comedy Central may, in its sole discretion, remove or refuse to host, index, display, accept, use or
do anything at all with respect to any User Content. Once you submit or attempt to submit User Content you shall have no right to prohibit, restrict, revoke or terminate any of the rights granted to Comedy Central or the Parent Companies
or the Affiliates. You are not entitled to and you will not receive any compensation or other consideration for your User Content or any use made of your User Content once submitted. You also understand and agree that neither all or any
portion of your User Content, nor any commercial, advertisement, promotional, marketing or other material associated with your User Content, need to be submitted for approval prior to use.
You hereby release Comedy Central, the Parent Companies and the Affiliates from any and all claims of any rights, encumbrances, liens, claims, demands, actions or suits which you may or can have in connection with your User Content,
including, without limitation, any and all liability for any use or nonuse of the your User Content, claims for defamation, libel, slander, invasion of privacy, right of publicity, emotional distress or economic loss. Comedy Central, and
the Parent Companies and the Affiliates, have the right to assign, transfer, convey, license, sub-license and otherwise transfer, sub-contract, delegate, outsource or engage third parties to perform or benefit from all or any portion of
its or their rights and/or obligations to any one or more other parties, without accounting, reporting, notification or other obligation or liability to you whatsoever, now or in the future. You also forever waive and relinquish all
moral rights or droit moral now or hereafter recognized in connection with your User Content and the rights granted to Comedy Central, the Parent Companies and the Affiliates hereunder.
Comedy Central has the right to license, authorize and/or otherwise enter into agreements and arrangements with any Parent Companies or the Affiliates to do or perform any of the activities, exercise any of the rights and/or undertake
any of the responsibilities granted or imposed under this Submission Agreement, in whole or in part. To the extent Comedy Central does so, when you submit User Content each such Parent Company and Affiliate shall be entitled to exercise
and benefit from the terms and conditions, rights, licenses and authorizations granted to Comedy Central hereunder and related thereto as if you had entered into this Submission Agreement with such Parent Company or Affiliate
directly.
6. OWNERSHIP
Comedy Central retains all right, title and interest in and to the User Content Submission Features, including, without limitation, to all associated intellectual property and proprietary rights existing anywhere in the world and you
acquire no ownership, proprietary or other rights, title or interest in or to the User Content Submission Features. Except for the licenses, authorizations, consents and rights granted hereunder and described in this Submission
Agreement, as comprehensive and broad as they may seem or actually be, Comedy Central acquires no title or ownership rights in or to any User Content you submit and nothing in this Submission Agreement conveys to us any ownership rights
in your User Content. Comedy Central is acting only as a host, bulletin board or conduit for submitted User Content, with all of the specific rights granted by you hereunder. Although by your submission of any User Content you are
requesting and directing us and any of the Parent Companies or the Affiliates with whom we have made arrangements, to take advantage of and exploit all of the rights and privileges granted hereunder (including, without limitation, the
right to display and post the User Content on the Platforms), neither we, nor any of the Parent Companies or the Affiliates have any obligation to do any of these things.
You must own the rights to the User Content you submit and the right to grant all of the authorizations, permissions, approvals, consents, rights and licenses as described in this Submission Agreement. If you do not exclusively own all
of these rights, you must have all necessary authorizations, permissions, approvals, consents, rights and licenses from the owner(s) to enter into this Submission Agreement and perform and comply with all of its obligations. You
represent, warrant and covenant to Comedy Central, the Parent Companies and the Affiliates and, by submitting User Content, you reaffirm each such representation, warranty and covenant, that (a) you are not a minor and you have the legal
right and capability to enter into this Submission Agreement and perform and comply with all of its terms and condition or, if you are a teenager, your parent or legal guardian has agreed to this Submission Agreement on your behalf, (b)
all of the information provided by you associated with your User Content is correct, complete and current, (c) your submission of any User Content does not violate this Submission Agreement, any rights of any other party, any of your
obligations, any law or regulation or infringes upon or misappropriates any intellectual property, privacy, publicity or other rights of any party, (d) you make in the Terms of Use Agreement, including,
without limitation, those relating to Postings and (e) you hold and will continue to hold all the ownership, license, proprietary and other rights necessary to enter into, authorize, grant rights and perform your obligations under this
Submission Agreement as described. Upon the request of Comedy Central, you will furnish Comedy Central any documentation, substantiation and releases necessary and reasonably required to verify and substantiate your compliance with any
or all of the terms and conditions of this Submission Agreement, including, without limitation, the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants. You represent and warrant that the submission of your User Content is not subject to
or under the jurisdiction of any guild or union collective bargaining agreement, and you further acknowledge that Comedy Central, the Parent Companies and/or the Affiliates is not signatory to any such agreement. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary, you also understand and agree that Comedy Central, the Parent Companies and/or the Affiliates shall not be obligated or responsible for providing any guild or residual payments in connection with the submission and
exploitation of the User Content.
You acknowledge that other persons may have submitted User Content to us, may have made public or developed, or may originate, submit, make public or develop, material similar or identical to all or a portion of your User Content or
concepts contained therein, and you understand and agree you will not be entitled to any compensation because of the use or exploitation thereof and the submission of User Content, or any posting or display thereof, is not any admission
of novelty, priority or originality. Even if you subsequently see or learn of a presentation, motion picture, still photograph, film, video or any other content which appears to incorporate any idea or concept or include anything similar
or identical to that contained in any User Content you or anyone else submits, that is purely coincidental and unavoidable.
7. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION
Comedy Central and the Parent Companies reserve the sole and exclusive right to sell advertising and otherwise exploit, benefit from and/or realize revenue from the conduct of its business and operating the Site, the User Content
Submission Features or other Platforms and any and all arrangements made with respect thereto, without accounting, obligation or liability to you, notwithstanding that your User Content may be displayed on or otherwise used by or in
connection with the Site, the User Content Submission Features or other Platforms.
8. INDEMNIFICATION
Your indemnification obligations under the Terms of Use Agreement include, without limitation, any third party claims arising from, related to or caused by your User Content, the submission of User
Content and/or in any way associated with this Submission Agreement and/or the Site.
9. DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
THE USER CONTENT SUBMISSION FEATURES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AND YOUR USE OF THE USER CONTENT SUBMISSION FEATURES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USER CONTENT, THE
REPRESENTATIONS AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS SUBMISSION AGREEMENT AND FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR USER CONTENT SUBMISSION FEATURES. Comedy Central AND THE PARENT COMPANIES
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES CONCERNING ACCESS TO AND/OR THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, USEFULNESS AND/OR SECURITY OF THE SITE OR USER CONTENT SUBMISSION FEATURES, ANY CONTENT,
MATERIAL, SOFTWARE, INFORMATION, DATA, SOFTWARE, CAPABILITIES MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU, RESOURCES, FACILITIES, PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES, AND WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT
THE USER CONTENT SUBMISSION FEATURES WILL FUNCTION OR PERFORM IN ANY PARTICULAR MANNER.
THE SITE AND USER CONTENT SUBMISSION FEATURES ARE MAINTAINED ON SERVERS IN THE UNITED STATES INTENDED FOR USERS AND USE OF THE USER CONTENT SUBMISSION FEATURES THAT ARE NOT RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED BY LAW OR REGULATION. Comedy Central
AND THE PARENT COMPANIES DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY USE NOT SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED OR THAT IS IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBMISSION AGREEMENT OR THE LAWS OR REGULATIONS THAT MAY APPLY TO YOU IN ANY JURISDICTION OR COUNTRY. Comedy Central
AND THE PARENT COMPANIES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL DAMAGES, WHETHER DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, HOWSOEVER ARISING OR CAUSED, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR NOT, REGARDLESS OF
THE FORM OF ACTION OR THE BASIS OR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CLAIM AND EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.
10. GENERAL
The Terms of Use Agreement, incorporating this Submission
Agreement, is the entire agreement between you and us relating to User Content and your use of the User Content Submission Features and supersedes any prior or inconsistent agreements. Comedy Central may terminate this Submission
Agreement with you and your right to use the User Content Submission Features at any time without notice to you.
This User Content Submission Agreement was last modified on the date indicated above and is effective immediately.
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