Thanks for your interest in submitting your materials to The Colbert Report (the “Series”). The following is an agreement between you and Central Productions LLC (“us” we” “Company” or “CP”) that provides the terms and conditions regarding any submission to the Series. Please review these terms carefully. Sending a submission constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions.

1. A submission includes any materials you send to Company via e-mail at www. colbertnation.com by providing a link to your materials in your e-mail, including films, digital files, photographs, videotapes and any other type of original audiovisual materials as well as the ideas and concepts in those materials (individually, “Submission” and collectively, “Submissions”). Guidelines and regulations in addition to those set forth herein and technical details for Submissions may be posted at website. You must include a signed copy (with your signature and the signature of your parent/ legal guardian) of this Submission Rules and Requirements agreement (the “Agreement”) with any Submission. In order to send a Submission you must be at least 16 years of age or older, obtain your parent or legal guardian’s written permission, reside and be a legal resident of the United States, and have a valid postal address and telephone number where your information can be verified. The decision to post any Submission on the Internet, broadcast the Submission on television or otherwise, or otherwise exploit the Submission is solely within Company’s discretion, and Company has no obligation to make use of the Submission. Company is not obligated to return the Submission to you, and any materials that you submit may be discarded.

2. By sending the Submission, you hereby grant to Company, and its licensees, successors and assigns, the non-exclusive, royalty-free perpetual right to reproduce, edit, exhibit and display the Submission in and in connection with the production, exhibition, advertising and other exploitation of the Series, any other productions, and for any CP programming services in any and all media, now known or hereafter devised, throughout the world in perpetuity. You agree that you have received good and valuable consideration for the Submission (the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged), including, but not limited to, Company’s consideration of the Submission for posting on the internet or exhibition on television, the possible internet posting or television exhibition of the Submission and publicity regarding you or the Submission.

3. You represent and warrant the following regarding the Submission: (a) the Submission is an original work by you and you have not copied or imitated any other copyrighted works of any kind (such as movies or television programs) or copied and used works in your Submission without permission (such as dialogue from plays, recordings of musical works or clips from movies or television); (b) the Submission will not infringe or violate any rights of any third party or entity, including, without limitation, copyright and trademark, defamation, privacy and publicity, false light, idea misappropriation or any contractual rights; (c) the Submission is not the subject of any threatened or pending litigation, claim or dispute; (d) any and all individuals who appear in or performed any services in connection with the Submission have given you their express consent to submit the Submission for possible internet posting or television exhibition; (e) the use of all master recordings and musical compositions in the Submission are authorized in writing by the people or entities that own or control such master recordings and musical compositions, and neither Company nor anyone else shall have any obligation to make any payments to such owners or to any other entity in connection with the distribution of the Submission. You have obtained signed location agreements when filming on private property not owned or controlled by you; and (f) you have the full right to enter into this agreement and that the consent of no other party is necessary to effectuate the full and complete permission granted herein.

4. You will not assert or maintain any claim of any kind or nature whatsoever, including, but not limited to, those based upon invasion of privacy, publicity, idea misappropriation or other civil rights or defamation in connection with the exercise of the permission or rights herein granted. In the event of any breach or alleged breach by you of this agreement, you further acknowledge that you may not terminate or rescind the permission granted hereunder to use the Submissions. In the event of such breach, you shall be limited to a remedy at law for damages, if any; and you may not enjoin, restrain or interfere with the use of the Submissions as provided in this release or in connection with the advertising, publicizing, distribution or other exploitation of the Series.

5. You assume liability for, and shall indemnify, defend, protect, save and hold harmless Central Productions LLC, Comedy Central, and the respective partners, divisions, subsidiary and affiliated divisions and companies, distributors, assigns, licensees and affiliates, and the respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents of the foregoing successor and assigns and their respective officers, employees and agents (the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims, actions, suits, costs, liabilities, judgments, obligations, losses, penalties, expenses or damages (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs) of whatsoever kind and nature imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any of the Indemnified Parties arising out of any breach or alleged breach by you of any representation, warranty or covenant made by you pursuant to this agreement. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply, without limitation, to claims brought by you against Company.

6. You hereby agree not to sue and irrevocably and unconditionally remise, release, waive and forever discharge Company and each of its respective parent and related companies, subsidiaries (whether or not wholly-owned), affiliates, divisions, and their past, present and future officers, agents, representatives, employees, successors and assigns, jointly and individually (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Releasees"), from any and all manner of liabilities, claims and demands of any kind or nature, whatsoever, in law or equity, whether known or unknown, which you (or your assigns, agents and/or representatives) ever had, now has, or in the future may have against the Releasees including, but not limited to, claims arising out of or related to the uses described herein, the Submissions and/or your decision to provide the Submissions to Company.

7. You forever waive and relinquish all so-called "moral rights (droit moral)" now or hereafter recognized. You also irrevocably grant CP the right to use your name, voice, likeness and biographical material in or related to the Materials, including, without limitation, in credits, advertising, publicity and exploitation material in connection with the Submission. You agree not to issue any publicity concerning CP and/or any CP programming services and activities.

8. You also understand and agree that there will be no residual or any other type of payment due in connection with the exploitation of the Materials.

9. You acknowledge that included within the Materials to be provided by you may be materials, proposals, suggestions, concepts and the like relating to the Submission (the "Submission Materials"). You agree as follows with respect to such Submission Materials: (a) You acknowledge both that CP receives numerous submissions of similar or identical concepts from many parties and/or may have already developed and/or considered similar or identical concepts to the Submission Materials and that CP’s review of the Submission Materials is not an admission of novelty, priority or originality and (b) the adoption by CP of any alternative submission (as opposed to the Submission Materials) may be due to market conditions at the time at which such alternative submission is received and/or the positioning of the concept suggested by the party making the submission as well as of any inherent merit of the concept. Selection by CP of alternative submissions or acting on concepts already considered and/or developed by CP, or concepts considered and/or developed in the future, whether or not similar to the Submission Materials, shall be without obligation to you.

10. CP shall be entitled to assign all or a portion of the rights and licenses granted herein and shall be entitled to assign this Agreement in its entirety to any person, firm or corporation acquiring ownership or control of CP without payment to you. This Agreement is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the respective licensees, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto.

11. This agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts, state and federal, located within the City and County of New York to which the parties hereby submit in relation to any dispute arising hereunder. This agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any amendments, changes or modifications shall have legal effect and be binding only if made in writing and signed by both parties.
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If entrant is 18 years of age or younger: I represent and warrant that I am the parent or guardian of the minor whose name appears above. I am entitled (together with the other undersigned person, if any) to the sole care, custody and control of my child/ward. I acknowledge that I have read the foregoing Agreement and am familiar with each and all of the terms contained therein, I am satisfied that the Agreement is fair and equitable, and I hereby give my express consent to its execution by my child/ward and will not revoke my consent at any time. I hereby release the Releases as defined in Paragraph 6 above from any claims and/or causes of action I may have against them of any nature whatsoever.
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GUEST/PERFORMER RELEASE
This release is made to allow (“you”) to include me as a guest performer in a production and/or publication tentatively entitled (the "Programming"). I am giving this release in consideration for you allowing me to participate as a guest performer in the Programming and I recognize that my signature on this release is a condition of your permitting me to be a guest on or a performer in the Programming or both. I agree that you may tape and photograph me and record my voice and conversation including quotes, paraphrases, sounds, and any performance of musical composition(s), for use in and in connection with the Programming (the "Performance"). I also understand and agree that this Programming is a non-guild production and there will be no residual or any other type of payment due in connection with my Performance.
I agree that you shall be the exclusive owner of all copyright and other rights in and to the Programming and Performance and will be able to use them forever and throughout the world, and to license others to use them, in any manner you wish and in any and all media now known or hereafter discovered or developed. Notwithstanding the prior sentence, you shall not commercially release any audio or audiovisual products intended for home consumer use which embody any performance of musical compositions in the Performance, without you obtaining any necessary approvals that may be required by my record label, if applicable.

I further irrevocably agree that you may use and license others to use the Performance or excerpts there from, and my name, voice, likeness and any biographical facts which may have been provided to you, in the Programming, and in any related or derivative versions and/or uses of the Programming (including, without limitation, any serialization(s), translation(s) and/or adaptation(s) thereof), and in the advertising, marketing and promotion of the Programming in all mediums and/or media, including but not limited to merchandising of the Programming and/or its related products. I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge any statements made by me during the Performance will be true and will not violate or infringe upon any third party’s rights.

I agree that, at no cost to you, I have secured, or will secure (and/or will arrange with any respective publisher and/or third party owner to secure) all rights, including, without limitation, synchronization rights necessary for you to use any musical composition(s) written, co-written and/or performed by me that is contained within the Programming. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this release shall affect my right, or the right of any authorized publisher or co-writer, to collect public performance royalties.

Complete only for hazardous activity: I am volunteering to engage in the following activity (ies) in connection with the Programming scheduled to take place on ___________________ at _____________________________ (the “Event”):__________________________________. I acknowledge and fully understand that the foregoing is/are hazardous activity (ies). I hereby agree not to sue and irrevocably and unconditionally remise, release, waive and forever discharge you, its parent and related companies, subsidiaries (whether or not wholly-owned), affiliates, divisions, and their past, present and future officers, agents, representatives, employees, successors and assigns, jointly and individually (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Releasees”), from any and all manner of liabilities, claims and demands of any kind or nature, whatsoever, in law or equity, whether known or unknown, which I (or my assigns, agents and/or representatives) ever had, now has, or in the future may have against the Releasees, including, but not limited to claims arising out of or related to the uses described herein, the Event, the Programming, the Performance, and/or my decision to perform the Event. I further agree in the event I bring a claim or lawsuit in violation of this agreement, I shall be liable for any attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by you in connection with such claim or lawsuit. In no event shall I have the right to enjoin the development, production or distribution or exploitation of the Programming. You may transfer and assign this agreement or all or any of its rights or privileges hereunder to any entity or individual without restriction. This release shall be binding on all of my successors-in-interest and heirs. This agreement sets forth the entire agreement between us with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be altered or amended except in writing signed by both parties. This agreement, its validity, construction and effect shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. The parties hereto agree to submit to jurisdiction in the State of New York.

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(FOR USE BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF GUEST UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE: I represent that I am a parent/guardian of the minor named above and I agree that the grant and release contained therein binds us and said minor to all of the terms thereof. _____________________________________________ Parent or Guardian
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LOCATION AGREEMENT

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4. This Location Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of __________ by and between ________________________________ ("You" or “Your”) and ("Producer") for Producer’s use of the Property in connection with the Project. In consideration for the rights granted herein, subject to the execution of this Agreement, Producer shall provide You with promotional consideration. The foregoing shall be the sole consideration given by Producer in connection with this agreement.
5. You grant to Producer and its employees, contractors, agents, licensees and assigns the right: (a) to enter, remain on and occupy the Property during the Term with personnel and equipment for the purpose of recording, filming, taping and/or photographing in connection with the Project and undertaking related activities; (b) to make audio and video recordings (including without limitation photographs) on and of the Property; and (c) irrevocably, to edit, broadcast and/or transmit such recordings in all manners, formats and media now known or hereafter devised throughout the universe in perpetuity in such manner and to such extent as Producer may desire, whether or not in connection with the Project. All rights of every kind in such recordings in all manners, formats and media now known or hereafter devised (including without limitation all copyrights therein and all renewals, extensions and restorations of said copyrights) shall be solely owned throughout the universe in perpetuity by Producer. The rights herein granted include without limitation the right to record all structures and signs located on the Property, the right to record any and all activities, conduct, and conditions occurring or existing on the Property, and the right to refer to the Property by its correct name or any fictitious name. Producer shall not be obligated to produce the Project, to make any actual use of recordings made on or of the Property or to use any name connected with the Property in connection with the Project or any other program. Producer shall use reasonable care to prevent damage to the Property and shall indemnify and hold harmless You and all other parties lawfully in possession of the Property for any claims, demands, and causes of action of any person based upon personal injuries or property damage suffered by such person resulting directly from any act or omission on Producer’s part in connection with Producer’s use of the Property. In the event that Producer’s use of the property is prevented or hampered by weather or occurrences beyond Producer’s control (including, but not limited to, weather-related delays) (each, a "Force Majeure Event"), Producer shall have the right to use the Property without any additional charge for an amount of additional time equal to the time that was not used due to the Force Majeure event, commencing at a mutually agreeable time following the end of the Force Majeure Event.
6. You represent and warrant that You are the owner and/or authorized representative of the Property and that You have the authority to grant Producer the permission and rights herein granted, and that no one else’s permission is required. You release Producer and all parent, sister and related entities of Producer, all licensees, successors, assigns of Producer, all distributors, exhibitors, stations, sponsors and advertising agencies of the Project or other program incorporating any audio and video recordings taken on or of the Property, and all of the officers, directors, agents, employees and shareholders of each of the foregoing from any and all claims, demands and costs arising from or related to any of the use of the recordings made on the Property as contemplated herein. In the event of any action or claim arising out of or related to this Agreement, the use of the Property or the use or exploitation of the recordings made on or of the Property, You shall be limited to an action for money damages and You specifically acknowledge that You shall not be entitled to equitable or injunctive relief, all of which You knowingly waive. In no event shall You be permitted to prevent or inhibit the exhibition, distribution, broadcast or other use or exploitation of any audio or video recordings made on or of the Property. Producer may transfer and assign this agreement or all or any of its rights or privileges hereunder to any entity or individual without restriction. This release shall be binding on all of Your successors-in-interest and heirs.
7. This Agreement expresses the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be changed, modified, or terminated except in writing. If any provision of this Agreement is adjudged to be void or unenforceable, same shall not affect the validity of this Agreement or of any other provision hereof. This agreement, its validity, construction and effect shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. The parties hereto agree to submit to jurisdiction in the State of New York.

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