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OFFICIAL RULES

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“Sing a Sprout Song Video” Contest (“Contest”) starts on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 12:01 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on Monday, February 15, 2010 at 11:59 PM ET (“Contest Period”).

ELIGIBILITY: Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who are of the legal age of majority in the jurisdiction in which they reside (and at least 18 years of age) with a child or legal ward between 2 and 6 years of age. Entries should only be submitted by a parent or legal guardian of a child or legal ward between 2 and 6 years of age and be registered users of www.SproutOnline.com. Registration is free. Employees of PBS KIDS Sprout, Children’s Network LLC, its programming partners, and each of their respective parents, members, subsidiaries, affiliates, and advertising and promotion agencies, and members of their immediate family (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in the same household of such employee, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter or win. Households who have claimed prizes for Sprout sponsored contests, giveaways and/or sweepstakes in the past six (6) months are not eligible to enter the contest. All entries become the sole property of the Sponsors and will not be returned. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.

HOW TO ENTER: During the Contest Period, make a video of your child between the ages of 2 and 6 that shows the child singing their favorite Sprout tune. The song must be chosen from the video selection found at /sprout2010/sprout/videos/detail.aspx?theme=sprout-song-contest-theme&subset=By_Topic.

Visit /sprout2010/sprout/valentines-day/contest.aspx during the Contest Period and follow the directions to access the official Contest entry information form. Provide all the information required and upload your video in accordance with the instructions posted at Web site. Videos must be received by Sponsor’s server by 11:59 PM ET on February 15, 2010. Sponsor’s server is the official clock for this Contest. There is no limit on the number of videos an Entrant may submit, however each video must be unique, must be submitted separately and must meet all entry requirements. One winner per household.

Videos may not exceed 100 MB in size if uploaded onto Sprout Online and must only be in one of the following formats: MOV, MPEG, MPG, MP4, WMV. It is recommended that a video be at least one minute in play time length for best use on Sprout. If a video is unable to be viewed by the Sponsor and its agents for any reason whatsoever, that video shall be disqualified (and Contest Entities will not be responsible or liable for any such inability). Entrant must have all exclusive rights over all aspects of the video. Videos must be submitted in English and may not use any commercially copyrighted music or images with the exception of the music found at /sprout2010/sprout/videos/detail.aspx?theme=sprout-song-contest-theme&subset=By_Topic. If anyone other than the Entrant and/or the Entrant’s child appears in the video, the Entrant must know the names and addresses of all identifiable persons and must have permission in writing from those persons to submit the video. The video should be the Entrant’s original expression, in audio-visual form, made by the Entrant of the Entrant’s child. A Contest entry shall consist of the Contest entry information form accurately completed by the Entrant, together with an original video that complies with these Official Rules.

By participating in the Contest, each Entrant unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects.

By submitting an entry, Entrant agrees Sponsor shall own the entry submitted (including all rights embodied therein) and that it and its designees may exploit, edit, modify, and distribute the entry and all elements of such entry, in any and all media (including on www.Sproutonline.com for online voting) now known or not currently known, throughout the world in perpetuity without compensation, permission or notification to entrant or any third party. Once submitted, videos become the sole property of Sponsor. No correspondence about the Contest will be entered into nor will videos be acknowledged or returned. By submitting an entry, Entrant agrees Sponsor shall own the entry submitted (including all rights embodied therein) and that it and its designees may exploit, edit, modify, exhibit and distribute the entry and all elements of such entry, in any and all media (including on www.Sproutonline.com for online voting) now known or not currently known, throughout the world in perpetuity without compensation, permission or notification to Entrant or any third party. Entrants further warrant and represent (a) that Entrant’s entry video does not violate any law or regulation, (b) that Entrant’s entry video does not violate or infringe any right, of any third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights, such as but not limited to, rights of copyright, trademark or patent, or rights of publicity and/or privacy, and is not defamatory, slanderous or libelous or portray any person in a false light, (c) that Entrant’s entry video is Entrant’s own original work and that she owns or controls all right, title and interest in the video, including but not limited to its copyright, (d) that the entry video has not been accepted for previous publication or submitted in any other competition or contest, (e) that the video does not contain any virus, bugs, or other deleterious material, and (f) that the Entrant has followed these Official Rules. Videos cannot contain, among other things, the trademark, trade name or logo of any third party, and cannot contain any material that is protected by copyright.

Any Entrant may be required to obtain written permission and/or provide releases, as solely determined by Sponsor to post the video and/or to otherwise use the video in accordance with the requirements of this Contest, and the advertising, promotion, and publicity of this Contest, and Official Rules. The form of any such permission or release will be as solely determined by, or acceptable to Sponsor. Failure by Sponsor to request such permission(s) and/or release (s) is not a waiver of Sponsor’s right to require same, and Entrant (and Entrant’s parent/legal guardian if Entrant is a minor) acknowledges that failure to comply with any such request may cause disqualification. By entering, Entrant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Contest Entities from any action or liability resulting from the publishing of his/her video and/or use of the video as otherwise permitted by these rules.

Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any video, at any time, if it is determined, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion that the video is not appropriate, or, that the Entrant has not complied with these Official Rules.

CONTEST JUDGING/DETERMINATION OF WINNERS: Videos will be judged by Sprout staff and production team members to determine the five (5) top-scoring videos, which will be named “Picks-of the Day” winners. Videos will be judged based on the following criteria: performance quality, video quality, and personality of child as expressed through the video, with equal weight given to each criterion. In the event of a tie, an additional, “tie-breaking” judge will determine the finalist(s) based on the criteria listed herein.

Each day from March 15, 2010 through March 19, 2010, one of the “Picks-of-the-Day” winners will be announced between 8am-9am ET followed by an on-air screening of the video (or partial video) submitted by such Pick-of-the-Day winner.

PRIZES: Five (5) Grand Prize Winners – will receive one (1) iPod Nano with video camera. Total approximate retail value of Grand Prize is $179.00 each.

Each winners video will be featured as one of the “Picks-of-the-Day” from March 15, 2010 through March 19, 2010.

Winners will be notified by email, phone, postal mail and/or express mail on or about March 1, 2010 at Sponsor’s sole discretion. No prize transfer or cash redemption. No prize substitution, in whole or in part, except by Sponsor due to prize unavailability or any other reason as solely determined by Sponsor, in which case a prize of comparable or greater value will be awarded.

GENERAL: Taxes on prizes and all expenses related to acceptance and use of prize are the sole responsibility of winners. Tax implications are based on the actual value of the prize. Entrants agree to grant Sponsor: [a] all rights of ownership, reproduction and use of video for any purpose whatsoever without compensation or further permission, including but not limited to an irrevocable and perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide right, in all media (now known or later developed) to assign, use, publish, edit, adapt, modify, alter, reproduce, distribute, broadcast, display, copyright, create derivative works or otherwise exploit entries, for commercial or non-commercial use; [b] to release, discharge, and hold harmless Sponsors, and each of their parent and/or member companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, TV production partners, advertising agencies and promotional suppliers, and each of their respective directors, officers, shareholders, agents, and employees (collectively, “Releasees”) from any and all injuries, liability, losses, and damages of any kind resulting (including, without limitation, personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, copyright, trademark, defamation, or invasion of privacy), in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from their participating in the Contest or their acceptance, use, possession or misuse of any awarded prize (including any travel related hereto) or Released Parties’ use of any of the rights granted herein or any use of entry submitted; and if a winner, [c] to permit Contest Entities to use his/her name, Entrant’s child’s name, photograph, likeness, video, biographical information, voice, voice likeness, and city and state address for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in all media, including but not limited to within Sponsor's website, in perpetuity, without compensation (unless prohibited by law) and agree to execute specific consent to such use upon request. Contest Entities are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: [a] any telecast, cable or telephone malfunctions, human error, satellite transmission failures, or delayed telecasts; [b] electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind, including without limitation, server malfunction or by any human error which may occur in the processing of entries, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information, or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information; [c] failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions; [d] late, lost, misdirected or incomplete entries; or [e] any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsor that may cause the promotion to be disrupted or corrupted. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest or any portion thereof should computer hardware or software malfunctions (such as but not limited to virus, bugs, worms, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures) or any other causes corrupt the administration, security or proper conduct of the Contest, and select the winners from entry videos received prior to the action taken or in such other manner as deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor. Contest Entities are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Contest Entities are not responsible for injury or damage to participants' or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading materials from or use of the web site. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Contest or website or who are in violation of these Official Rules or who attempt to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, deception or other unfair playing practices, or intend to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrant or Sponsors’ representatives, as solely determined by Sponsors, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void. ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. Should any portion of the Contest be, in Sponsors’ sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsors, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of entries, Sponsors reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest and, if terminated, at its discretion, award the prizes from all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to action taken using judging procedure specified above.

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS: Internet entry must be made by the Entrant only at the authorized web site address of www.sproutonline.com/sprout2010/sprout/stunt/videocontest.aspx. Entries may not be made by any other individual or any entity, and/or originating at any other Internet website or e-mail address, including but not limited to commercial contest and sweepstakes subscription notification and/or entering service sites. Any person who enters by any of the methods described above will be disqualified. Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed or like judging methods, will disqualify all votes using such methods. Contest Entities are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Web site users, tampering, hacking or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or technical error or unauthorized access to the Web site. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or Web site; to be acting in violation of the Official Rules; to be acting in violation of the terms of the Web site, or to be acting in a non- sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. In case of dispute, the authorized subscriber of email account used to enter Contest, or vote in Contest, at actual time of entry or of voting, will be deemed to be participant and must comply with these Official Rules. Authorized account subscriber is deemed to be natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet Access Provider, online service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

ARBITRATION/CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited, Entrants agree that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prize awarded, or the determination of the winner, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by arbitration pursuant to the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, then effective; and (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) under no circumstances will Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and Entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of Entrant and/or Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New Jersey, with jurisdiction and venue in Gloucester County, New Jersey, without regard for conflicts of law doctrine, and all proceedings shall take place in the courts of Gloucester County, New Jersey.

USE OF ENTRY INFORMATION: The collection and use of entrant information will be governed by the on-line privacy policy of PBS KIDS Sprout, available for viewing at /sprout2010/sprout/Info/PrivacyPolicy.aspx.

REQUEST FOR WINNERS LIST: For a list of winners name (available after 3/6/10), visit www.SproutOnline.com, or send a self-addressed, stamped, envelope by 2/23/10 to: PBS KIDS Sprout, Sing a Sprout Song Video Contest, One Comcast Center, 30th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103.