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First Look Studios, Inc.
2000 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 410
Century City, CA 90067
Phone: (424) 202-5075
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This
Web site (the "Site") is owned and operated by First Look Studios, Inc. or one
of its subsidiary companies within the United States (collectively, "FLS").
These terms of service (the "Terms of Service" or "TOS") apply to and govern
your use, and any use by another person, of your User Account, as well as your
use of this Site and the Services (as defined below). Your use of the Site
and/or any Service signifies your agreement to be bound by these Terms of
Service and the FLS Privacy Policy (the
"Privacy Policy"), which is hereby incorporated by reference.
For purposes of the TOS, the following defined terms shall have these meanings:
(A) "Service(s)" shall mean any and all services on, or provided by, the Site,
whether or not such services are also provided or delivered by other means or
media such as software or wireless devices; (B) "Site" shall mean this site;
(C) "Site Content" shall mean any and all human readable patent audio and/or
visual elements of this Site, created or owned by FLS, or third parties,
including, without limitation, any text, graphics, images, illustrations,
photographs, animations, video, audio or audiovisual works (including, for
example, without limitation, movie trailers or episodic works), designs, logos,
information, and other content made available through the Site; (D) "Site Code"
means any and all underlying elements of the Site, including without
limitation, source code, script, object code, software, computer programs, and
other sets of statements and instructions contained in the underlying Site; (E)
"User Account" means any account created by you, through a registration process
for the purpose of accessing or using certain Services.
LICENSE TO USE THE SITE
FLS grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right and license to
access, use and privately display the Site and the Site Content as described
herein for your personal use only, by way of one (1) computer connected to the
Site over the Internet, provided that you comply fully with these TOS. You may
"cache" pages of the Site for the sole purpose of increasing the speed and
efficiency at which you access the Site. Any other copy or use of a portion of
the Site is not authorized, will be a violation of these TOS and will
constitute a copyright violation. You shall not interfere, or attempt to
interfere, with the operation of the Site in any way through any means or
device, including, but not limited to, spamming, hacking, uploading computer
viruses or time bombs, or any other means expressly prohibited by any provision
of these TOS or by law.
CHANGES TO SITE AND/OR TERMS OF SERVICE
FLS reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or
remove any portion of the Site, the Site Content, the TOS, and/or the Privacy
Policy, in whole or in part, at any time. Changes to the TOS and Privacy Policy
will be effective when posted. You agree to review the TOS and Privacy Policy
periodically to become aware of any changes. Your use of the Site after any
changes to the TOS and/or Privacy Policy are posted will be considered
acceptance of those changes and will constitute your agreement to be bound
thereby.
CHANGES IN SITE OWNERSHIP
You will be deemed to have consented to the disclosure to, and use by, a
subsequent owner or operator of the Site, of any information about you
contained in the applicable FLS database, to the extent FLS assigns its rights
and obligations regarding such information in connection with a merger,
acquisition, or sale of all or substantially all of FLS's assets, or in
connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of all or substantially all of
the assets related to this particular Site to a subsequent owner or operator.
In the event of such a merger, acquisition, or sale, your continued use of the
Site signifies your agreement to be bound by the Terms of Service and Privacy
Policy of the Site's subsequent owner or operator.
OWNERSHIP OF TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS,
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Site, Site Content, Site Code, and all copyrights, trademarks, service
marks, trade names and all other intellectual property or property rights
therein are proprietary to FLS and are owned by FLS and/or its licensors and
content providers, and are protected by applicable domestic and international
copyright laws. Unless expressly permitted in writing by FLS, you shall not
copy, capture, reproduce, perform, transfer, sell, license, modify, manipulate,
create derivative works from or based upon, republish, upload, edit, post,
transmit, publicly display, frame, link, distribute, or exploit in whole or in
part the Site, the Site Content or Site Code, or otherwise use the Site, Site
Content or Site Code on any other web site, other networked computer
environment, or in any medium now known or hereafter developed (each, an
"Unauthorized Use").
Any Unauthorized Use constitutes an infringement of the copyrights and other
proprietary rights of FLS and/or its licensors and content providers and
constitutes a violation of these TOS. Any violation of copyright laws may be
subject to severe civil and criminal penalties.
SOFTWARE
From time to time, and at its sole discretion, FLS may make available to users
certain software that may be accessible or downloaded from this Site. In the
event that you access or download software from this Site, the software,
including any files, images incorporated in or generated by the software, and
data accompanying the software (collectively, the "Software") are licensed to
you by FLS or a FLS-approved third party software provider ("Third Party
Provider"). FLS does not transfer title to the Software to you. You own the
medium on which the Software is recorded, but FLS and/or the Third Party
Provider retain full and complete title to their respective Software, and all
intellectual property rights therein. You may not redistribute, sell,
decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the Software to a
human-perceivable form. Furthermore, your use of any Software of a Third Party
Provider shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by such Third
Party Provider and any applicable license agreement for its Software.
Software from this Site is further subject to United States export controls. No
software from this Site may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported
(i) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North
Korea, Sudan, Syria, or any other country to which the U.S. has embargoed
goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially
Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By
downloading or using the Software, you represent and warrant that you are not
located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of, any such
country or on any such list.
SUBMISSIONS
FLS is pleased to hear from its customers and welcomes your comments regarding
FLS products and services, including this Site. Unfortunately, however, FLS'
long-standing company policy does not allow it to accept or consider creative
ideas (including stories, character ideas, screenplays, and original artwork,
etc.), suggestions, or materials other than those it has specifically requested
(see below). While we value your feedback, we request that you be specific in
your comments regarding our services and products, and that you not submit any
creative ideas, suggestions, or materials. It is the intent of this policy to
avoid the possibility of future misunderstandings when projects developed by
FLS' or its affiliates' professional staff might seem to others to be similar
to their own creative work.
If, at our request, you send or post (e.g., via message boards or contests)
certain specific submissions, or, despite our request that you not send us any
creative ideas, suggestions or other materials, you do so (collectively, the
"Submissions"), the Submissions shall be deemed, and shall remain, the
exclusive property of FLS. None of the Submissions shall be subject to any
obligation of confidence on the part of FLS, and FLS shall not be liable for
any use or disclosure of any Submissions. Without limitation of the foregoing,
FLS shall exclusively own the copyright and all now known or hereafter existing
rights to the Submissions of every kind and nature, in perpetuity, throughout
the universe, and FLS shall be entitled to use, reproduce, modify, adapt,
publish, translate, license, create derivative works from and distribute such
materials or incorporate such Submissions into any form, medium, or technology
now known or later developed throughout the universe, for any purpose
whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to those who provide
the Submissions. In addition, you warrant that your Submissions do not violate
any person's so-called "moral rights" or other similar or analogous rights
under any applicable laws in any country or region of the world. Applicable law
may restrict or limit the foregoing provisions of this paragraph. If so,
without limitation of the foregoing, you agree that, in no event, shall FLS'
total liability exceed Five Hundred United States Dollars (US $500.00).
You agree to indemnify FLS for any and all claims, damages, losses, and causes
of action arising as a result of your Submissions or your failure to comply
with the TOS. FLS does not and cannot review all Submissions and is not
responsible for the content or substance of these Submissions. However, FLS
reserves the right to delete, move, or edit Submissions that it, in its sole
discretion, deems to be abusive, defamatory, obscene, in violation of copyright
or trademark laws, or in violation of any person's rights of privacy or
publicity, or otherwise unacceptable.
Please refer to the GUIDELINES FOR USE OF THE SERVICES below for additional information
concerning Submissions.
FLS SERVICES
AND RULES FOR USE
As a convenience to its visitors, FLS may provide, from time to time and at its
sole discretion, one or more Services, such as chat areas, message boards,
e-mail functions, instant messaging service, voice-mail, file communities,
polls, surveys, and other services. These Services are provided by FLS to you
and others subject to the TOS, the Guidelines set forth below, the
Privacy Policy, and other rules that may be published from time to time
(collectively, the "Rules") by FLS. FLS currently provides the Services free of
charge to users who agree to be bound and abide by the Rules. FLS reserves the
right to change the nature of this relationship at any time.
REGISTRATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
In consideration for your use of the Services, you agree to (i) comply with the
Rules, (ii) provide accurate, complete and true information about yourself as
may be required on any registration form for Services (your "Registration
Information") in order to create your User Account, and (iii) maintain and
update, as applicable, your Registration Information with current and complete
information. Users who violate the Rules, or provide inaccurate, false, or
non-current Registration Information may, at FLS' sole discretion, have their
User Accounts suspended or terminated, and may be permanently banned from using
any current or future Services.
As part of your User Account, you will be responsible for creating, and
maintaining the confidentiality of, your user name and password. We ask that
you select a user name other than your real name or the real name of any other
person. We also urge you to memorize your password or keep it in a secure
place, away from the rest of your User Account information, as sharing your
password with others may lead to unauthorized access to your User Account and
the information therein. You agree that you will (i) immediately notify FLS of
any unauthorized use of your User Account, and (ii) ensure that you properly
exit all Services at the completion of your use session. FLS shall have no
liability for any loss or damage arising from your use of a User Account, the
Site or any Service, or your failure to comply with these requirements.
GUIDELINES FOR USE OF THE
SERVICES
You are entirely responsible and liable for all activities conducted by you,
and/or any other user of your User Account and of the Services, including the
transmission, posting, or other provision of text, files, links, software,
photographs, video, sound, music or other information or material ("Posted
Content") to any portion of the Services. Listed below are some, though not
all, violations that may result in FLS terminating or suspending your User
Account and/or access to FLS Services. You agree not to do any of the following
actions while using any FLS Service:
1.
Harass, threaten, embarrass or cause distress or discomfort upon another
Service participant, user, or other individual or entity;
2.
Transmit, in connection with any Service, any Posted Content that FLS, in its
sole discretion, considers to be disruptive, unlawful, harmful, threatening,
abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, hateful, or racially or
ethnically-motivated, or otherwise objectionable;
3.
Cause any chat room screen in any chat room to "scroll" faster than other users
are able to type to it or any action of a similar disruptive effect;
4.
Impersonate in any Service, any person, including but not limited to, a FLS
official or representative, chat or message board leader, guide or host;
5.
Disrupt the normal flow of dialogue in a chat room or otherwise act in a manner
that negatively affects other participants;
6.
Post or transmit any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or any
other forms of solicitation in the Services;
7.
Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national
or international law, including, but not limited to, any regulations having the
force of law while using or accessing any Services;
8.
Invade the privacy or violate any personal or proprietary right of any person
or entity; or
9.
Infringe the intellectual property rights or similar rights, including but not
limited to copyrights and trademarks, of any person or entity.
You
understand that any content that you upload and/or post on the Site or any
Service shall constitute a Submission for all purposes of these TOS.
LINKED
SITES
FLS sites may frame, and/or contain links to or advertisements about, non-FLS
Web sites. Other sites may also reference, advertise, or link to FLS sites. FLS
does not endorse or sponsor other Web sites and is not responsible for the
content of such sites. FLS expressly disclaims any statements or assertions
made on non-FLS Web sites, and denies all liability associated with your use
of, and the content on, such other sites and advertisements.
NON-UNITED STATES RESIDENTS
FLS makes no representation that the Site Content, including merchandise
offered for sale on the Site, and their copyrights, trademarks, patents, and
licensing arrangements, are appropriate or available for use in locations other
than the United States of America. Those who choose to access the Site from
locations outside of the U.S.A. do so on their own initiative and at their own
risk, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent
local laws are applicable. With respect to shipments of merchandise to
consumers, wherever they may reside, title to the merchandise and risk of loss
shall pass to the buyer upon delivery of the merchandise to the common carrier.
JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES
The Site is controlled and operated by FLS from its offices within the State of
California,
United States of America
. Use of this Site constitutes your consent and submission
to service of process under applicable United States or California law and to
personal jurisdiction in a court of competent jurisdiction in the State of
California for the purposes of any legal action or claim pertaining to these
Terms of Service, or arising from the use of your User Account and/or any FLS
Site or Service.
TERMINATION
You understand and agree that FLS may, in its sole discretion and at any time,
terminate your password, User Account, or use of any Services, and discard and
remove any and all Submissions submitted or posted by you to any FLS Site or
Service, for any reason. FLS may also, in its sole discretion and at any time,
discontinue any Sites or Services or limit or restrict any user access thereto,
for any reason. You understand and agree that FLS may take any one or more of
these actions without any notice to you, prior or otherwise. Should FLS take
any of these actions, it may, in its sole discretion, immediately deactivate
and/or delete any or all information about and concerning your User Account,
including your Registration Information and Submissions. You understand and
agree that FLS shall not have any liability to you or any other person for any
termination of your access to any Services and/or the removal of information
concerning your User Account.
DISCLAIMER
THE SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE, SERVICES, AND THE SOFTWARE, IF APPLICABLE,
ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" "WITH ALL FAULTS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" AND WITHOUT
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, FLS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT,
TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. FLS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE AVAILABILITY OF OR
THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE, SERVICES OR
SOFTWARE, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED,
OR THAT THIS SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE, THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM
AVAILABLE, OR THE SOFTWARE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR
THAT THE SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE, SOFTWARE OR SERVER DO NOT VIOLATE ANY
PATENT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ANY PERSON. FLS DOES NOT
WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE
OF THE SITE, THE SITE CONTENT, THE SITE CODE, THE SERVICES OR THE SOFTWARE, IN
TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT
FLS) ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, SITE
CONTENT, SITE CODE, SERVICES, AND SOFTWARE, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL
NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION IF THERE ARE ANY DEFECTS. APPLICABLE
LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL FLS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT
RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE
CODE OR THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF FLS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. WHILE FLS TAKES PRECAUTIONS AGAINST SECURITY BREACHES, NO WEB SITE OR
INTERNET TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY SECURE, AND AS SUCH, FLS SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY
RESULT FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, HACKING, DATA LOSS, OR OTHER BREACHES THAT MAY
OCCUR. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR
EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR
EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL FLS' TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU
FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT
(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE AMOUNT
PAID BY YOU TO FLS, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS SITE.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
If you believe that any Submissions or any Site Content has been copied in a
way that constitutes copyright infringement, please forward the following
information to the Copyright Agent named below:
Your name, address, telephone number, and email address;
A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
The exact URL or a description of where the alleged infringing material is
located;
A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is
not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf
of the owner of the copyright interest; and
A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information
in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized
to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
Business & Legal Affairs
8000 Sunset Boulevard
East Penthouse
Los Angeles
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CA
90046
E-Mail: CAgent@firstlookstudios.com
By
this notice, FLS seeks to preserve any and all exemptions from liability that
may be available under the copyright law, but does not necessarily stipulate
that it is a service provider as defined in 17 USC Section 512c or elsewhere in
the law of the United States or any state or territory within the United
States.
OTHER
GOVERNING LAW; ARBITRATION
These Terms of Service shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of
California
without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. You agree
that any and all disputes or controversies of any nature between them arising
at any time shall be determined by binding arbitration in accordance with the
Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA")
before a single neutral arbitrator ("Arbitrator"). The Arbitrator shall be an
attorney or retired judge with at least ten (10) years experience in the
software industry and shall be mutually agreed upon by you and FLS
(collectively, "the parties"). If the parties are unable to agree on an
Arbitrator, the Arbitrator shall be appointed by the AAA. The fees of the
Arbitrator shall be borne equally by the parties, provided that the Arbitrator
may require that such fees be borne in such other manner as the Arbitrator
determines is required in order for this arbitration clause to be enforceable
under applicable law. The parties shall be entitled to conduct discovery in
accordance with Section 1283.05 of the California Code of Civil Procedure,
provided that (a) the Arbitrator must authorize such discovery in advance based
on findings that the material sought is relevant to the issues in dispute and
that the nature and scope of such discovery is reasonable under the
circumstances, and (b) discovery shall be limited to depositions and production
of documents unless the Arbitrator finds that another method of discovery
(e.g., interrogatories) is the most reasonable and cost efficient method of
obtaining the information sought. There shall be a record of the proceedings at
the arbitration hearing and the Arbitrator shall issue a Statement of Decision
setting forth the factual and legal basis for the Arbitrator's decision. If
neither party gives written notice requesting an appeal within ten (10)
business days after the issuance of the Statement of Decision, the Arbitrator's
decision shall be final and binding as to all matters of substance and
procedure, and may be enforced by a petition to the California Superior Court,
which may be made ex parte, for confirmation and enforcement of the award. If
either party gives written notice requesting an appeal within ten (10) business
days after the issuance of the Statement of Decision, the award of the
Arbitrator shall be appealed to three (3) neutral arbitrators (the "Appellate
Arbitrators"), each of whom shall have the same qualifications and be selected
through the same procedure as the Arbitrator. The appealing party shall file
its appellate brief within thirty (30) days after its written notice requesting
the appeal and the other party shall file its brief within thirty (30) days
thereafter. The Appellate Arbitrators shall thereupon review the decision of
the Arbitrator applying the same standards of review and all of the same
presumptions) as if the Appellate Arbitrators were a California Court of
Appeals reviewing a judgment of the California Superior Court, except that the
Appellate Arbitrators shall in all cases issue a final award and shall not
remand the matter to the Arbitrator. The decision of the Appellate Arbitrators
shall be final and binding as to all matters of substance and procedure, and
may be enforced by a petition to the California Superior Court, which may be
made ex parte, for confirmation and enforcement of the award. The party
appealing the decision of the Arbitrator shall pay all costs and expenses of
the appeal, including the fees of the Appellate Arbitrators and the reasonable
outside attorneys' fees of the opposing party, unless the decision of the
Arbitrator is reversed, in which event the expenses of the appeal shall be
borne as determined by the Appellate Arbitrators. The Arbitrator shall have the
power to enter temporary restraining orders, preliminary and permanent
injunctions. Prior to the appointment of the Arbitrator or for remedies beyond
the jurisdiction of an arbitrator, at any time, either party may seek pendente
lite relief in a court of competent jurisdiction in
Los Angeles County,
California
without thereby waiving its right to arbitration of the dispute or controversy
under this section. All arbitration proceedings (including proceedings before
the Appellate Arbitrators) shall be closed to the public and confidential and
all records relating thereto shall be permanently sealed, except as necessary
to obtain court confirmation of the arbitration award. The provisions of this
paragraph shall supersede any inconsistent provisions of any prior agreement
between the parties.
Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent either party from seeking interlocutory
and/or injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the
preceding paragraph.
THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO JURY
TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ALL CLAIMS AND ISSUES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT, AND INCLUDING ANY CLAIM FOR
FRAUDULENT INDUCEMENT THEREOF.
SEVERABILITY
If
any provision of the TOS shall be held unlawful, void, or for any reason
unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms
of Service and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any
remaining provisions.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
You agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in
connection with your activities under this TOS, including without limitation
the applicable regulations of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the United
States Export Administration Act, as amended to assure that the Site Content,
Site Code, and the Software are not exported in violation of the United States
laws.
Effective Date: January 1, 2006
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