CONTEST BEGINS AT 12:00:00 AM (PT) ON May 16, 2011 AND ENDS AT 11:59:59 PM (PT)
ON June 15, 2011 (THE "PROMOTION PERIOD").

  1. HOW TO ENTER: Membership to www.deviantart.com (the "Contest Site") is required to enter the Contest. Membership to www.deviantart.com is free. If Entrant is already a registered member, Entrant is not automatically entered into the Contest. Entrant must be a resident of the United States (including Puerto Rico and U.S. territories, possessions and military installations) and at least 18 years old as of May 16, 2011 to be eligible to enter the Contest. Contest is void where prohibited by law.

    Entrant must follow the instructions on the Contest Site and submit the completed entry of artwork created using the Starbucks Frappuccino® blended beverage template (the “Template”) provided at the Contest Site. The completed entry ("Work"): (i) may be created in any visual medium; (ii) must follow these guidelines: “Use the provided template to express yourself by putting what makes you happy into the cup—whether it’s your favorite thing, a special place, or even people or ideas! The sky is the limit! Can’t fit everything in the cup? That’s fine, overflow it with happiness and create an entire scene!” (iii) may not use the Starbucks name or logo other than as contained on the Template; and (iv) must be the Entrants original work and may not use stock materials from others. The Work must be submitted to the Contest Gallery found on the Contest Site in the form of a PNG or JPG file originating from the template provided at the Contest Site. Only online entries will be accepted. No hard copies of the entry will be accepted. Do not submit original files. ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59:59 PM (PT) June 15, 2011. No illegible, incomplete, forged or altered entries will be accepted. Entrants may enter as many Works as they like however duplicate entries are not allowed.

    1. Works will not be returned.

    2. The Work (i) must be the exclusive original work of the Entrant and made for the Contest; (ii) must be in keeping with the image of deviantART and Starbucks; (iii) may not include any Starbucks name, any trademarks, logos or assets other than those displayed on the Template; (iv) may not alter the Starbucks name or logo as it appears on the Template; (v) may not be inappropriate, offensive, libelous or defamatory, pornographic, sexually explicit, unlawful or plagiarized, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion; (vi) must not be harassing, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, profane, obscene, excessively violent, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable or offensive in any way, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion; (vii) may not violate or encourage others to violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation; (viii) may not defame or invade publicity rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person's personal or property rights or any other third party rights, or involve physical harm to any person or animal; (ix) may not contain verbal or visual mentions of commercial/corporate advertising, including but not limited to corporate logos, brand names, and slogans, other than as contained on the Template; (x) may not include any viruses, worms, corrupt files, Trojan horses, or other forms of corruptive code or content that may harm or compromise the Contest Site and/or the proper conduct of the Contest; (xi) may not use any distinguishing artist marks or watermarks (such as any prominent signature or symbol representing the artist); and (xii) if found to be in violation of these rules will be disqualified and therefore removed from the Contest Site Gallery.

    3. By submitting the Work, Entrant represents that (i) (s)he has the unrestricted right to submit the Work; (ii) all persons whose name or likeness appears in the Work have unconditionally consented in writing to their appearance in the Work and unconditionally granted entrant in writing the right to submit the Work subject to these Official Rules, a copy of which consent and grant will be furnished to the Sponsor upon request; (iii) the Work does not infringe upon any third party's proprietary or other rights; and (iv) does not contain materials made or generated by third parties including licensed stock images. Entrant may use licensed brushes and textures in the Work.

    4. All Works submitted will remain the exclusive property of the Entrant, provided that:

      1. entrant will not acquire any ownership or other interest in any and all trademarks, logos and other intellectual property of Starbucks (collectively "The Marks") contained in the Work;

      2. except as expressly required in these Official Rules, entrant may not use The Marks in any manner whatsoever in connection with the Work or otherwise without Starbucks’ express prior written approval;

      3. during the Promotion Period, and for a period of one year thereafter, eligible Works submitted to the Contest may be posted at the Contest Site or otherwise displayed in selections made by Sponsor and/or Starbucks, and in any form and media on or off the deviantART site, but only in connection with promotion of the Contest and/or with reference to the Contest;

      4. during the ten (10) year period immediately following the Promotion Period (the "Display Period"), the Sponsor, and/or Starbucks may (but will not be obligated to) display the first, second and third place prize winning Works in any form and media in connection with the promotion of their respective businesses;

      5. Sponsor, and/or Starbucks may otherwise use the first, second and third place prize winning Works in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as the relevant Entrant may approve in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); and

      6. Entrant may not authorize or permit any first, second or third place prize winning Work to be used to promote any product or service of any party other than Entrant, the Sponsor and/or Starbucks during the Display Period.

  1. SELECTION OF WINNERS: Potential winners will be selected on or about June 29, 2011, from all eligible and qualified entries. Fifty (50) semi-finalists will be selected by full-time deviantART Staff on the basis of Creative Expression of the Contest Challenge, Overall Impact of the Work, Technical Skill, and Overall Happiness. The semi-finalists will be posted in advance of final judging. Only one entry per entrant may be chosen as a semi-finalist entry. Semi-Finalists will be chosen by a panel of deviantART staff members. The Finalists will be selected by a separate panel drawn from the deviantART creative team. The judges' decisions are final on all matters relating to the Contest. In the event of a tie in any portion of the judging process, the judges themselves will resolve the tie to the appropriate number of semi-finalists or ranked winners as applicable. Judging of the winners will be based on Creative Expression of the Contest Challenge, Overall Impact of the Work, Technical Skill and Overall Happiness in whatever degree the judges believe to be appropriate in reaching a decision.

  2. PRIZES: There will be one (1) 1st Place Prize Package, one (1) 2nd Place Prize Package, one (1) 3rd Place Prize Package awarded, and forty-seven (47) Semi-Finalists Packages consisting of the following:

    1st Place Prize Package: Winner will receive $1,250 USD; $50 Starbucks Card; Wacom Intuous4 medium tablet; 32GB iPad2; 10,000 deviantART Points; and a one year Premium Membership to deviantART (Total Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of 1st Place Prize: $2,302.95 USD).

    2nd Place Prize Package: $750 USD; $25 Starbucks Card; 16GB iPad2; 5,000 deviantART Points; and a 6-month Premium Membership to deviantART (ARV of 2nd Place Prize Package: $1,103.40 USD).

    3rd Place Prize Package: $500 USD; $10 Starbucks Card; 16GB iPad2; 2,500 deviantART Points; and a 3-month Premium Membership to deviantART (ARV of 3rd Place Prize Package: $549.20 USD).

    Semi-Finalists Package: Forty-seven (47) semi-finalists will receive a $10 Starbucks Card and 800 deviantART Points. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Winners do not receive this package. (ARV of Semi-Finalists Prize Package $20.00 USD).

    Total ARV of all prizes: $4,865.55 USD. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received and nature of Work. All prizes will be awarded (assuming sufficient number of entries). Sponsor reserves right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. No other substitution or transfer of prizes permitted. Sponsor responsible only for prize delivery; not responsible for prize utility, quality or otherwise. Taxes and fees, if any, are the sole responsibility of prize winners. Sponsor will not replace any lost, mutilated or damaged prizes.

  3. ELIGIBILITY: Contest open to deviantART members who are United States residents (excluding Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories) and at least eighteen (18) years old as of May 16, 2011, except employees and volunteers (and their immediate families and members of the same household) of Sponsor and/or Starbucks, their affiliates, agents, judges and advertising and promotion agencies. There is no charge for deviantART membership.

  4. VERIFICATION OF WINNERS AND DELIVERY OF PRIZES: Potential winners will, and other potential winners may, be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and liability release and, where permitted, a publicity release. Prize may be forfeited if affidavit or releases are not returned within 14 days after mailing to potential winner or if prize notification letter or prize is returned as undeliverable. First, second and third place winners agree to Sponsor's and Starbucks’ use of his/her name, address, likeness, and/or prize information for promotional purposes in any medium without additional compensation to the extent permitted by law.

  5. GENERAL: This Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law and is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. This Contest will be governed by the internal laws of the State of California, USA. Any and all legal actions or claims arising in connection with this Contest must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction within the State of California. Sponsor and judges not responsible for late, lost, stolen, damaged, garbled, incomplete, misaddressed, postage due, incorrect or misdirected entries, mail or communications, for errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, or delays in operations or transmission of information, in each case whether arising by way of technical or other failures or malfunctions of computer hardware, software, communications devices, or transmission lines or data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry materials, loss or otherwise. Sponsor and judges not responsible for electronic communications which are undeliverable as a result of any form of active or passive filtering of any kind, or insufficient space in entrant's e-mail account to receive e-mail messages. Sponsor disclaims any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participation in, or accessing, posting, uploading or downloading information in connection with, this Contest, and reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to modify, cancel, terminate or suspend this Contest should any virus, bug, technical failures, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor's reasonable control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest. In the event of any such cancellation, termination or suspension, a notice will be posted on the Contest Site and the winners will be selected from among all eligible entries received prior to such time. Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant from this Contest or any other promotion conducted now or in the future by Sponsor or any of its affiliates if the entrant's fraud or misconduct adversely affects the integrity of the Contest. By participating in this Contest, each entrant accepts the conditions stated in these Official Rules, agrees to be bound by the decisions of the judges and warrants that s/he is eligible to participate in this Contest. By accepting a prize, winner agrees to release Sponsor, Starbucks Corporation, its directors, employees, officers, and agents, including without limitation, their advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability, loss or damages arising from or in connection with the awarding, receipt, and/or use or misuse of the prize or participation in any prize-related activities.

  6. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

  7. WINNERS LIST: To obtain winner's list, go to www.deviantart.com. Winners list will be available after selection and verification of winners.

  8. SPONSOR: deviantART, Inc., 7095 Hollywood Blvd., #788, Hollywood, CA 90028

  9. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CONTEST? Go to www.deviantart.com.

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