Contest Rules - DARK FIRE Video Contest and New York Trip Sweepstakes

THE FOLLOWING CONTEST AND SWEEPSTAKES ARE INTENDED FOR THE UNITED STATES (EXCEPT FOR RESIDENTS OF ARIZONA), UNITED KINGDOM, ITALY, FRANCE, GERMANY, SPAIN, BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS AND PORTUGAL AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

Sponsor: Gibson Guitar Corp., 309 Plus Park Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee 37217 ("Gibson").

No Purchase Necessary to Enter or Win: No purchase is necessary to enter or win. Entrants need not be present to win and need not attend, view or hear any sales presentation to enter or win.

Entry: Entrants may enter the contest and sweepstakes by fully completing and submitting the entry form and link to their video online at http://www.gibson.com//. Enter as often as you like, but each video must be unique. In a case where duplicate videos are submitted, only the first one will be considered for the contest. By entering, entrants agree to be bound by the decisions of the judges and these Official Rules and to comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Digital videos must be in a YouTube format.

**Inappropriate, X-rated or pornographic videos may not be submitted and are not eligible for consideration.**

Eligibility: This contest is open only to legal residents of the United States, except for residents of Arizona, and open to legal residents of the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands and Portugal. Entrants must be 18 years or older as of November 7, 2008. Employees of Gibson, Gibson Europe, and its affiliates, their agencies and respresentatives and their immediate family members, and individuals residing in the same household as such individuals are not eligible to participate in this contest. This contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. By participating, entrants agree to these official rules, the decision of the judges and voters and agree to accept all decisions of Gibson with respect to this contest as final.

Contest Period, Semi-Finals and Voting for Video Contest: The contest will begin on November 7, 2008 and video entries will be accepted until 11:59 PM, CST, on December 12, 2008. The semifinalists will be chosen from all eligible entries received based upon the following criteria: technique (25 percent); creativity (40 percent); originality (25 percent); and presentation (10 percent). On December 15, 2008, the 10 semifinalist’s videos will be placed on display at Gibson.com. Visitors to www.gibson.com will be asked to vote for their favorite video out of the semifinalist videos posted. Visitor voting will end at 11:59 pm, CST, on December 30, 2008. Potential prize winner will be notified by U.S. mail, email, telephone and/or overnight courier within thirty (30) days after December 30, 2008. Potential prize winner will be announced on gibson.com on December 31st, 2008. If a winner is unreachable for five (5) days after being contacted by Gibson, or if that winner is otherwise unavailable for prize fulfillment, potential winner may be disqualified and an alternative winner may be selected by random drawing among all remaining eligible contestants. Winner will be subject to verification and must meet all eligibility requirements before a prize is awarded.

Contest Period for New York Trip Sweepstakes: The contest will begin on November 7, 2008 and video entries will be accepted until 11:59 PM, CST, on December 7, 2008. All entries received by 11:59 PM CST on December 7, 2008 will be entered into a random drawing for a Trip for 2 to New York City on December 14th. On December 8th, 2008 the winner of the drawing will be notified. Potential prize winner must be able to travel on December 14th, 2008 and return on December 15th. Gibson will select a winner by random drawings from entries timely received. All winners will be subject to verification and must meet all eligibility requirements before a prize is awarded.

Prizes/ Odds of Winning New York Trip Sweepstakes: One (1) Grand Prize: Grand Prize winner will receive Two (2) Round Trip airline tickets from anywhere in the World (some restrictions may apply) to New York City, NY, USA; Hotel Accommodations for two (2) in New York City for 2 days and 1 night at a Hotel to be determined based on time of trip and availability, an exclusive pass to the Official Dark Fire Release Ceremony, New York ground transportation provided. (Approximate Retail Value of Grand Prize: $4,500.00). Trip consists of round trip economy air transportation for Grand Prize winner and guest from a major commercial airport near Grand Prize winner’s residence (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to New York City, New York, USA; standard hotel accommodations for Grand Prize winner and guest for One (1) night (single room/double occupancy); Actual value will depend on point of departure and any airfare fluctuations, any differences will not be awarded. Grand Prize winner and guest must be able to take Trip departing on December 14, 2008 or Grand Prize winner will be disqualified and an alternate potential Grand Prize winner may be selected at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Grand Prize winner and guest must travel together on same itinerary. Airline to be selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Trip is also subject to air travel/hotel availability, and other restrictions/conditions. Once trip tickets have been booked, no change, extension or substitution of trip dates is permitted, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Grand Prize winner is solely responsible for all unspecified incidentals, including, but not limited to, any and all unspecified ground transportation, meals, drinks, gratuities, phone calls, insurance, taxes, and any other expenses not specifically mentioned as being included. No substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent, for prize, except that Sponsor may at its sole discretion substitute a prize of equal value for any reason.

In the event that a prize component is not available for any reason, then remaining elements of prize shall constitute full satisfaction of Sponsor’s prize obligation to winner and no additional compensation will be awarded. In the event a winner or a winner’s guest engages in behavior that (as determined by Sponsor in Sponsor’s sole discretion) is obnoxious or threatening, illegal or that is intended to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the Trip, screening, or other applicable experience early, in whole or in part, and send the winner and/or winner’s guest home with no further compensation. Prizes/prize notifications will be made by telephone and e-mail or both. Any depictions of prize are for illustrative purposes only. All federal, state, or other tax liabilities arising from the receipt of the prize will be the sole responsibility of winners. Winners of a prize with an ARV of $600 or more will receive a 1099 form from the Sponsors for the total ARV, as stated herein. Odds of winning are dependent on the number of eligible entries received. Except as set forth above, all prizes will be awarded.

Gibson’s Right to Use Your Work: Entries and other submitted material become the property of Gibson and will not be acknowledged or returned. By submitting an Entry: (a) you represent and warrant that your Entry is wholly original and does not incorporate or include anything that is owned by any third party or would require the consent of any third party and your Entry does not violate any copyright, trademark, publicity right, privacy right or any other right of any third party; (b) you agree that your Entry shall be a “work made for hire,” with all rights therein, including, without limitation, the exclusive copyright, being the property of Gibson; and (c) in the event your Entry is considered not to be a “work made for hire,” you irrevocably assign to Gibson all right, title, and interest in your Entry (including, without limitation, the copyright) in any and all media whether now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, anywhere in the world, with the right to make any and all uses thereof, including, without limitation, for purposes of advertising or trade.

(b) By submitting an Entry, you grant to Gibson and its affiliated companies the right, except where prohibited by law, to use your name, likeness, picture, address (city and state), e-mail address, voice, biographical information, submission/Entry and written or oral statements, for advertising and promotional purposes in promoting or publicizing Gibson and its products or services, without compensation unless required by law. You shall have no right of approval, no claim to compensation, and no claim (including, without limitation, claims based on invasion of privacy, defamation, or right of publicity) arising out of any use, blurring, alteration, or use in composite form of your name, picture, likeness, address (city and state), e mail address, biographical information, or entry. The rights granted under this paragraph shall extend to Gibson and its affiliated companies with respect to all entrants in the Contest, including those entrants who are selected as Winner and those entrants who are not selected as Winner. Gibson is under no obligation to use the winning Entries for any purpose.

Prizes and Odds of Winning Video Contest: The Grand Prize is a Gibson USA Dark Fire Guitar, MSRP $3,600.00. The odds of winning will depend upon the skill and total number of eligible entrants. ALL PRIZES ARE AWARDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLIDNG, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY.

General Considerations: Prizes will be shipped to the winner at the address provided on the entry form. No substitutions, cash equivalents, or transfers of the prizes are permitted. Prizes will be shipped to winner by Gibson at no cost. Winner is responsible for the payment of all applicable federal, state and local taxes.

Limitation of Liability: Neither Gibson nor any of its affiliates is responsible for printing or typographical errors in any contest-related materials; for stolen, lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, or illegible entries; or for transactions that are processed late or incorrectly or are lost due to computer or electronic malfunction. Gibson reserves the right to cancel or modify the contest if fraud or technical failures compromise the integrity of the contest, as determined by Gibson in its sole discretion. By entering, participants release and hold harmless Gibson and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to persons, including death, or property damage resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize, participation in this promotion, or while traveling to, preparing for, or participating in any prize-related activity.

Intellectual Property: This contest and all accompanying materials are Copyright 2008 Gibson Guitar Corp. GIBSON® is a registered trademark of Gibson Guitar Corp. Copying or unauthorized use of any copyrighted materials, trademarks or other intellectual property without the express written consent of Gibson is strictly prohibited.

Official Contest Rules: For a copy of the Official Contest Rules, print this web page or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Gibson Guitar Corp., Attn: Gibson DARK FIRE CONTEST, 309 Plus Park Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee 37217. Requests received after the end of the contest will not be honored.

Winner Information: Verified prize winner information may be obtained after January 15, 2009 and before February 1, 2009 by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Gibson Guitar Corp., Attn: Gibson DARK FIRE CONTEST, 309 Plus Park Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee 37217.