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Dream BIG, and you could win a really BIG TV!
At some point or another, we were asked this question: If you had $100 million dollars, what would you do?
After much thought and many good ideas (relocating our corporate offices to a private island paradise was in the top 10), we decided that the best thing to do was this:
give it back to our customers.
So we did! (It made them really happy). But because we know there are a lot of other great ideas out there, we’re holding a video contest, and giving you the chance to tell us what YOU would do with $100 million dollars. Unfortunately, we can’t give a prize of another $100 million, but we will give the winner a fabulous 52” flat screen LCD TV.
So fire up the video camera, dream big, and let us know what you’d do with a big ol’ pile of cash!

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What I Would Do With $100 Million Dollars Contest
Official Rules
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR OTHERWISE RESTRICTED BY LAW.
2. ELIGIBILITY: The "What I Would Do With $100 Million Dollars Contest" ("Contest") is open to legal U.S. residents who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees of ZipRealty, Inc. ("Sponsor") and each of its parent, subsidiary companies, affiliates, divisions, franchisees, representatives, consultants, sub-contractors, suppliers, distributors, legal counsel, advertising, public relations, promotional, fulfillment and marketing agencies, and their officers, directors, employees, shareholders and agents, and members of such employees' immediate families and individuals living in the same household with such employees, are not eligible to win. The Contest will begin on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 12:00:01 a.m. PT and ends on Sunday, June 15, 2008 at 11:59:59 p.m. PT ("Contest Period").
3. TO ENTER: Write, produce and shoot your own 15-120 second commercial on "What I would do with $100 Million Dollars." Commercial length must be between fifteen (15) and one hundred and twenty (120) seconds. Any Contest Entry over one hundred and twenty (120) seconds will be disqualified. Any entry under fifteen (15) seconds will be disqualified. Obscene, offensive or inappropriate Contest Entries will be disqualified in Sponsor's sole and complete discretion.
Contest Entries must be uploaded to the ZipRealty contest page on YouTube located at http://www.youtube.com/100MillionRebate and comply with all Terms and Conditions of YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/t/terms. All Contest Entries, must be received no later than 11:59:59 p.m. CT. on June 15, 2008. By entering the Contest, all entrants acknowledge receipt of and compliance with these Official Rules. Odds of winning depend on the score, content and number of all eligible entries received.
4. JUDGING CRITERIA: All Contest Entries, will be judged collectively according to the same judging criteria, and the Contest Entry with the highest score, on a 100 point scale, will be awarded the Grand Prize. Winning the Grand Prize is determined solely based on the highest score achieved under the Judging Criteria. Each Contest Entry will be reviewed by a panel of judges composed of (three to five) ZipRealty employees and the potential winners will be selected based on a composite score using the following criteria ("Judging Criteria"):
Innovative (30 points): Judges score the idea, method or device used to create a novel video. The use of narration, music, pictures and editing style will be evaluated as part of the entire composition.
Original (30 point): Judges score the freshness of the video's idea, design and execution in the production of the video. The finished product presentation will stand-out from all other entries in its originality.
Creative (40 points): Judges score the quality of the creativity in the video. The video should have a quality of something created verses imitated.
Judging will take place no later than June 20, 2008. The judges will be solely responsible for choosing a winner based on the Judging Criteria.
5. INFRINGING RIGHTS OF OTHERS: Entries must be 100% original creations not containing any copyrighted material including by way of example and not by limitation, copyrighted music and musical lyrics of any third party. Any Contest Entry that contains material suspected of being intellectual property of some other person or entity and cannot be proved to be original will be disqualified. Any Contest Entry that contains obscenities, objectionable matter, material that is copyrighted, trademarked or patented by anyone other than the entrant, or that defames or invades the publicity or privacy rights of any person living or deceased or otherwise infringe upon any third party's personal or proprietary rights will be disqualified.
6. OWNERSHIP/RIGHTS: Except as specifically provided for herein, entrant agrees by submitting a Contest Entry that the Contest Entry was written and filmed/videotaped by entrant and is free of any copyright, trademark or patent rights or other intellectual property belonging to anyone else. Entrant further agrees that Sponsor may use any or all of the Contest Entry in any manner deemed necessary for the purpose of this Contest or for any other purpose without any payment of fees or royalties. Entrant agrees that Sponsor may assign all right, title and interest in the Contest Entry granted by entrant hereunder to any party at Sponsor's sole discretion.
7. PUBLICITY RELEASE: Except where prohibited, entry in the Contest constitutes each entrant's consent to use, publish, reproduce and for all purposes, including publicity, promotion and advertising, in any media (including without limitation, the Internet, television or offline promotions), winner's name, city, photograph, likeness, voice, image, and commercial each in perpetuity without further compensation, credit or right of review or approval.
8. PRIZE: One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded to one (1) Grand Prize winner. The Grand Prize is: A Samsung 52" 1080p 120Hz Flat-Panel LCD HDTV. Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): $3,699.99. The Grand Prize will be delivered to the Grand Prize winner no later than July 30, 2008. Grand Prize winner is responsible for all applicable taxes incurred by winning the Grand Prize. Sponsor will provide the Grand Prize winner with an IRS Form 1099 for the value of the Grand Prize. Grand Prize winner is responsible for any applicable fees and all insurance, federal, state and local taxes, if any, and incidentals and any other unspecified expenses associated with acceptance or use of the Grand Prize. The Grand Prize is provided "as is" and without any warranty of any kind. The Grand Prize is non-transferable. No cash redemption or prize substitution allowed by winner. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if the Grand Prize is unavailable and/or undeliverable for any reason in the sole and complete discretion of Sponsor.
9. WINNER NOTIFICATION AND PRIZE DELIVERY: Grand Prize winner will be notified by telephone and email on or about June 30, 2008, and by Federal Express shortly thereafter and will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability and Publicity Release ("Affidavit and Release") which must be completed, signed and returned within fourteen (14) days from the date of issuance, or the Grand Prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Grand Prize winner may waive his or her right to receive the Grand Prize. If waived or forfeited, the Grand Prize will be awarded to an alternate winner with the next highest score.
10. OFFICIAL RULES: Official Rules may be obtained by (i) logging onto http://www.100 MillionRebate.com, or (ii) by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to "What I would do with $100 Million Dollars Contest" c/o ZipRealty, Inc. Marketing Department, 2000 Powell Street, Suite 300, Emeryville, CA 94608.
11. ODDS: Odds of winning depend on the score, content and number of eligible entries received.
12. OTHER CONDITIONS: Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest or any portion thereof, or to disqualify any individual implicated in any of the following actions, if for any reason: (a) infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which, in Sponsors' sole opinion, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, (b) the Contest or any website associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or does not allow the proper processing of entries in accordance with these Official Rules, or (c) the Contest is otherwise not capable of running as planned. By entering, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor and each of its parent, subsidiary companies, affiliates, divisions, franchisees, representatives, consultants, sub-contractors, suppliers, distributors, legal counsel, advertising, public relations, promotional, fulfillment and marketing agencies, and their officers, directors, employees, shareholders and agents, and each of the foregoing entities' employees, officers, directors, shareholders and agents (collectively the "Released Parties"), from and against any and all claims, actions and/or liability for any injuries or death, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with participation in and/or Contest Entry into the Contest or acceptance, delivery or use of the Grand Prize. The Released Parties are not responsible or liable for any incorrect or inaccurate Contest Entry information, and assume no responsibility for (i) typographical or other errors in the printing of the promotion materials or the offering or announcement of the prizes, (ii) any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in operation or transmission at any website, (iii) failure of any Contest Entry to be received by Sponsor due to technical problems, telephone service problems, printing errors, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, (iv) communications line, hardware and/or software failures, (v) damage to any computer (software or hardware) resulting from participation in the Contest, (vi) theft or destruction of, tampering with, unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries and/or Contest Entry information, or (vii) entries which are late, lost, stolen, damaged, illegible, and/or unintelligible (or any combination thereof). By entering, entrants agree to comply with these Official Rules. Any entrant who attempts to tamper with this Contest in any way shall be disqualified. In the event of dispute as to who submitted an online Contest Entry, the Contest Entry will be deemed submitted by the Authorized Account Holder (as defined below) of the email address submitted at the time of Contest Entry. For the purposes of these Official Rules, "Authorized Account Holder" shall mean the natural person assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the email address in question. Additional restrictions may apply.
13. ARBITRATION/CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited, entrants agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest shall be resolved exclusively by arbitration pursuant to the Rules of the American Arbitration Association then effective, and any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred by entrant with regard to this Contest, but in no event attorneys' fees, punitive, incidental, consequential or other damages. All issues and question concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrants and Sponsor in connection with the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of California or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than California. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the invalidity or unenforceability of any other provision so long as the general intent of these Official Rules remains in effect. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these Official Rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.
14. WINNER LIST: For a list of the Grand Prize winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by August 15, 2008 to: "What I would do with $100 Million Dollars Contest" c/o ZipRealty, Inc. Marketing Department, 2000 Powell Street, Suite 300, Emeryville, CA 94608.
15. SPONSOR: ZipRealty, Inc., 2000 Powell Street, Suite 300, Emeryville, CA 94608.
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