We got the word yesterday about RIM putting out the BlackBerry PlayBook Haiku Contest, where they’ll be giving out 20 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets.  To enter to win, you’ll have to follow BlackBerry on Twitter for starters, but that’s not all.

Between April 11-15 and April 25-29, there will be contest invites put out.  You’ll have to write out a Haiku in reference to BlackBerry, mentioning @BlackBerry in the tweet with the hashtag #PlayBookHaiku.  Stressed out yet?  Hit the jump to read all the rules and regulations of the contest and the Haiku you have to write out.

#PlayBookHaiku TWITTER CONTEST Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Contest Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are binding and final, without right of appeal, on all matters relating to the Contest.  Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, state and local laws. Void where prohibited by law.

1. ELIGIBILITY

No purchase necessary. Contest is open to legal residents of Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec) and the United States, including the District of Columbia, who have reached the age of majority at the time of entry in the respective province, state or territory in which they reside, and who are registered Twitter users.  Registration on Twitter is free and can be obtained by going to http://twitter.com and following the online instructions to open a free account.

2. HOW TO ENTER

To enter, visit http://twitter.com/blackberry and become a follower of @BlackBerry.  Twice during the Contest Period, invitations will be posted on the @BlackBerry Twitter page inviting you to enter the Contest (each a “Contest Invitation”).  There will be one Contest Invitation posted between April 11th and 15th and one Contest Invitation posted between April 25th and 29th, 2011.  To enter, write a fun BlackBerry® related haiku poem and send a tweet to @BlackBerry from your Twitter account, including the hashtag “#PlayBookHaiku” in your message.
The haiku should consist of three lines of an original poem and each line should be separated by a space, period, comma or slash. The first line should be comprised of five (5) syllables, the second line should be comprised of seven (7) syllables and the third line should be comprised of five (5) syllables. The haiku must follow the format specified above in order to be considered eligible for entry in the Contest (“Eligible Haiku”).
Eligible Haiku submissions must meet the following content restrictions:

• must not contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement;
• must not contain brand names or trademarks other than those owned by Sponsor;
• must not contain material that is hateful, tortuous, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
• must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;
• must not contain sexually explicit material or material that is obscene, indecent or inappropriate, as determined by Sponsor, or that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any state, province or territory where the haiku is created; and
• must not contain any unauthorized third party owned material, including, but not limited to, trademarks, logos, and the like.

Failure of any Eligible Haiku to comply with the above guidelines, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, may result in disqualification from the Contest.
There is a limit of ten (10) entries per person, per Twitter account for each Contest Invitation.  Anyone found to be using multiple Twitter accounts to enter the Contest or found to be making multiple entries over the limit to a Contest Invitation will be deemed ineligible and all their entries will be void.  In the event of a dispute, the authorized account holder of the Twitter account specified will be deemed to be the entrant.  The authorized account holder of a Twitter account is the natural person who is assigned to the Twitter account by www.twitter.com.  Each potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder associated with a submission.
Employees or contractors of Sponsor, its affiliated companies, advertising and promotional agencies and immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with any such employees or contractors, are not eligible to enter.  Void where prohibited by law.

3. HOW TO WIN

Any entrant who posts a tweet with an Eligible Haiku in response to a Contest Invitation will be eligible to win (“Eligible Entry”).  Each Eligible Entry will be judged by a panel of qualified Sponsor-selected judges who will evaluate each Eligible Entry to determine the top ten (10) Eligible Haikus for each Contest Invitation, based on the following judging criteria: (i) Creativity of the submission (1/3) and (ii) Relevance to the Contest (1/3) and (iii) Overall impression (1/3).  The top ten (10) Eligible Haikus in each Contest Invitation, as determined by the judges, will be announced as the winners (each a “Winner”) in accordance with the procedure described below.
In the event of a tie, the tie breaker will be based upon the highest score in the first judging criterion, continuing thereafter to the next criterion, as needed, to break the tie.  Judges’ and Sponsors’ decisions are final in all matters relating to the Contest without right of appeal.
If the potential Winner resides in Canada, he/she will be required to answer a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, which will be administered by Sponsor at a pre-arranged mutually convenient time, before being declared a winner.  Potential Winners may be required to complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability Release.  If documents are not returned within three (3) business days of attempted notification, or if a potential winner is found to be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Contest Rules, such Prize (as described below) will be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s discretion, awarded to an alternate entrant.

4. PRIZES

Each Winner will receive a prize consisting of one (1) 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook tablet; one (1) USB cable; and, one (1) North American wall outlet charger (collectively, “Prize”), subject to the notification and delivery conditions below.
The number of Prizes available to be won and the approximate value of each are outlined in the chart below.

Activation, airtime, service, accessories and any other costs not specifically identified as included in the Prize are the responsibility of each Winner.  Sponsor is not responsible for any third-party products or services you may use with the Prize.  Prizes must be accepted as awarded, are not transferrable and cannot be exchanged for cash.  Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value, in its sole discretion.
Sponsor is not liable for any tax implications arising from the Prize or Contest.  The Winner is solely responsible for all applicable federal, provincial/state and local taxes and all other costs and expenses which are not stated in the Official Contest Rules as included in the Prize.

5. WINNER NOTIFICATION AND ACCEPTANCE

Winners will be announced on the @BlackBerry Twitter page.  To claim your prize, look for your Twitter username on the @BlackBerry Twitter page on Thursday, April 21st, 2011 if you responded to the first Contest Invitation, and on Thursday, May 5th, 2011 if you responded to the second Contest Invitation. If you see your username identified as an eligible Winner, @BlackBerry will contact you via Twitter direct message and you will be asked provide complete contact information (full name, email address and mailing address).  The Prize will be forfeited if it goes unclaimed for twenty-four (24) hours, from the date it is posted and will be awarded to the next runner up in judging. Limit of one (1) Prize per person.

6. PRIZE DISTRIBUTION

Prizes will be sent by courier to each Winner at the address provided to @BlackBerry.  Delivery time is subject to Prize availability and may be delayed due to high demand and timing of product launch. Allow up to four (4) weeks for verification and Prize fulfillment.  Winners are responsible for all federal, state or local taxes, tariffs, import duty fees, and any other costs or expenses that may be associated with receipt of the Device.
Sponsor shall not be responsible for returned, lost, delayed, misdirected or otherwise undeliverable Prize.  No responsibility is assumed by the Sponsor for Prizes after they have been awarded.

7. USE OF INFORMATION/PRIVACY

Entrant shall retain all ownership rights in their Eligible Haiku.  By participating, each participant: (i) agrees to be bound by these Official Contest Rules; (ii) without limiting the Twitter Terms of Service, grants to the Sponsor, in perpetuity, a non-exclusive license to publish, display, reproduce, modify, edit or otherwise use his/her Eligible Haiku, in whole or in part, for advertising or promoting the Contest or for any other reason; (iii) waives all moral rights in and to his/her Eligible Haiku in favour of the Sponsor; (iv) agrees to release and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trade-mark infringement or any other intellectual property related cause of action; and (v) releases the Released Parties from any and all liability in connection with this Contest and his/her participation therein.
Each entrant grants permission for Sponsor and its designees to use his/her name, address (city and Province/State), photograph, voice and/or other likeness for advertising, trade and promotional purposes in any and all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, in perpetuity, without compensation, notification or permission.
Each entrant consents to the collection, use and disclosure of his/her personal information for the purposes of this Contest and grants permission for Sponsor to disclose personal information to its related and affiliated companies, contractors and agents to assist in the Contest.
By participating in the Contest, you acknowledge and agree that Twitter may collect the personal information submitted by you, and use the information pursuant to the Twitter Privacy Policy, located at http://twitter.com/privacy.  Further, by participating in the Contest, you acknowledge and agree that Sponsor may collect the personal information submitted by you, and use the information pursuant to Sponsor’s privacy policy available at http://rim.com/legal.

8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

By participating in the Contest, you agree, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws to release, indemnify and hold Sponsor and its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees (collectively, “Released Parties”), harmless from any and all liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind arising from participation in or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitations:  (i) awarding, acceptance, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of the Prize awarded herein; or (ii) participation in any Contest related activities and travel of any kind.  The above limitation of liability shall not apply to death or bodily injury caused as a result of Sponsor’s negligence.

Released Parties are not responsible for illegible, lost, late, damaged, destroyed, inaccurate, delayed, incomplete, non-delivered, misdirected, stolen entries; or for incomplete, inaccurate, lost, interrupted or unavailable network, satellite, telephone networks or lines, computer on-line systems, computer equipment, software, viruses or bugs, servers or providers, or other connections, availability or accessibility; or for unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries; or miscommunications, failed computer, telephone, satellite, or cable transmissions, lines or other technical failure; or for jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions, computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; or for any other errors of any kind, whether human, technical, mechanical, electronic or network, including, without limitation, any errors which may occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes or in any Contest-related materials; or for the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information, or the failure to capture any such information. Should any portion of the Contest be, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of entries, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend or terminate the Contest, and select winners from all non-suspect, eligible entries received  prior to action taken or as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor.  In the event of any modification, Sponsor may post a notice on Twitter or at http://www.blackberry.com.

9. GENERAL CONDITIONS This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, state and local laws and regulations. All entrants agree to be bound by these Official Contest Rules and Twitter’s Terms of Service. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person it finds to be in violation of these Official Contest Rules or tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of the Contest.
The Official Contest Rules shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the Province of Ontario without regard to conflict of laws principles.  Any dispute under the Official Contest Rules shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario.  You irrevocably waive any objection on the grounds of venue, forum non-conveniens or any similar grounds and irrevocably consent to service of process by mail or in any other manner permitted by applicable law and consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario.  You further hereby waive any right to a trial by jury with respect to any lawsuit or judicial proceeding arising or relating to the Official Contest Rules.
Entrants agree, by participating, to be bound by decisions of Sponsor and Contest judges, which are final and binding, without right of appeal, on all matters relating to the Contest.  Any provision in these Official Contest Rules which is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason by any court, governmental department, body or tribunal, or in any applicable jurisdiction shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability and will not invalidate or render unenforceable the remaining provisions hereof and should any provision be held invalid or unenforceable in an applicable jurisdiction such provision shall not be invalidated or rendered unenforceable in any other jurisdiction.
For a list of winners send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by April 30, 2011 to:  Research In Motion Limited, 295 Phillip Street, Waterloo, ON Canada N2L 3W8.

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