By entering the competition you Attest to the following:
1. To the accuracy of the information I provided.
2.That the material submitted is my sole and original work and that I own all rights to it.
3. To my holding Adjusted Gratuity and all those involved in it, harmless from and defends them against all claims demands, losses, costs, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including attorney's fees) arising out of or in connection with any and all claims of third parties, whether or not groundless, based on any stories submitted to the competition or on any screenplay developed out of such stories.
4.That I recognize that Adjusted Gratuity and those involved in the competition to which this submitted entry pertains, may have access to, and/or, may have created, or have commissioned, through some other independent source, or may have otherwise acquired, literary materials and concepts, similar to the material submitted hereunder, in theme, idea, plot, format, or in any other respect. I agree that I will not under such circumstances, be entitled to any compensation, nor consideration of any kind, through the use by Adjusted Gratuity of any material so acquired. The ownership of any literary work submitted shall remain vested in the author, until otherwise assigned by contract.
5. That the burden of obtaining copyright or otherwise protecting any proprietary interests in the material rests entirely with me.