Terms and Conditions

Fill in the form to the best of your ability. DON’T FORGET THAT THE FORM MUST BE SIGNED. ANY UNSIGNED FORMS WILL BE REJECTED.

Each Band signs one form representing their participation.

Send your completed form and attached photo along with your music submissions to:-

PO Box 19829, Bandra (West),
Mumbai 400 050

Applications must reach us by 6 pm Friday November 15, 2008. Any late entries WILL NOT be considered. All Band members must be over the ages of 18 at the time of signing the application.

If your application is successful then you will be contacted between November 15 and December 10 2008.

Do not sign this form unless you are sure that any information you have given is correct and you are prepared to agree to the conditions set out below.

1. You are over 18 years old and if so required will supply a copy of your birth certificate or passport confirming such.
2. You will abide by the rules, regulations, terms and conditions (the “Rules”) of “The Big Band” which expression shall include any interview, auditioning process, competition and event relating thereto (the “Programme”) as devised from time to time by Phat Phish India Private Limited (the “Producer”) and will accept the decision of the Producer as final and you hereby acknowledge that the interests of the Programme shall override those of any applicant.
3. You have not and will not enter into any commercial or other sponsorship agreement or arrangement with any person, firm or company in respect of your appearance in the Programme.
4. You hereby agree that you have truthfully and accurately completed this application form and that the answers and information you have supplied here is in no way misleading. You furthermore acknowledge that the Producer reserves the right exercisable at any time at its sole discretion to disqualify you from the competition or auditioning process should you at any stage supply untruthful, inaccurate or misleading personal details and information, break the Rules or otherwise be in breach of the terms contained herein.
5. With full title guarantee you hereby irrevocably assign to the Producer (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 the Producer shall be entitled to use and exploit and license others to us 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 the Producer to make fullest use of the Programme without restriction. Furthermore you hereby waive irrevocably in respect of your contribution aby and all “moral rights” which you may have now or in the future including but without limitation any of your rights under the applicable sections of the Copyright laws or any similar laws of any jurisdiction and acknowledge the Producer’s right to use your name, likeness, voice, biographical details, photographs and recordings in advertising and publicity material.
6. You will not publicise or discuss with any third party without prior written consent from the Producer any information relating to the Programme, your appearance, any of the production team or any participants in the programme nor any other information which may come to your attention relating to the broadcaster or the Producer or otherwise connected to the Programme save for such information which is already public knowledge. Should you be contacted by a member of the Press you agree to refer them to the Producer’s representative.
7. This application form is to be signed by one band member who by signing this is acknowledged as the authorized representative to sign all documents that would contractually bind the band. The participants will acknowledge the same at the bottom of the form with their respective individual signatures.
8. At each level of the contest, the contestant will be required to submit fresh applications on the forms valid at each state. This form is an application for submission at the entry level.
9. Your material submitted is original and the copyright of the same is held by you and the band singly and jointly. If any member/s of the band stops performing with the band midway through the contest, then that member/s automatically and irrevocably assigns the copyright of any of the submitted material singly or jointly owned by such member/s.
10. The participants is not currently and will not enter into any commercial, contractual, sponsorship or other agreement in respect of their musical performance, or appearance with any person, firm or company until the end of 3 months from the telecast of the last episode of the show.
11. The participant acknowledges that he will not be paid for any of the performance or acts done in the show.

You agree to the conditions set out above and that all the information given in this form may be used in the Programme at the Producer’s sole discretion.

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