Sweepstakes Rules
Eligibility: Only legal residents of the United States, who reside and who are physically located in the U.S. (except Puerto Rico) are eligible to enter the Win a Gibson Guitar and a Pen Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes"). Gibson Guitars, the authors and editors of A Guitar and a Pen  and those involved in the development, production (including prize suppliers), implementation and distribution of this Sweepstakes and their advertising or promotion agencies, parent companies, service providers, agents, officers, subsidiaries or affiliates, or any other persons or entities directly associated with this Sweepstakes (hereinafter "Sponsors") and members of the immediate families and/or persons living in the same household as such persons, are ineligible to enter these Sweepstakes.
How To Enter: NO PURCHASE OR ENTRY FEE NECESSARY TO ENTER. To enter online, visit www.aguitarandapen.com, and follow the links and complete all required information accurately on the registration form. You must provide a valid email address, and contact information for use throughout the Sweepstakes. You may be entered a second time by using the "Send This to a Friend" button on emails received about the contest to forward the email to a friend.   All on-line entries must be received by 4:59 p.m. EST on 6/13/08.

Duration: This Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 p.m. EST on 4/1/08 and ends on 4:59 p.m. EST on 6/13/08. Only one entry per person, address or e-mail address is permitted. If multiple entries are received, only the first entry will be considered and subsequent entries will be disqualified.

Prizes: The following Prize(s) will be awarded based on a random drawing of eligible entries:


1. Grand Prize: One (1) winner will be awarded a Gibson Songwriter Series Deluxe acoustic guitar and a copy of A Guitar and a Pen. Grand Prize is valued at $2,850.

Grand Prize is non-transferable and non-redeemable for cash. No substitution of prize is permitted and prize is subject to availability. Grand Prize winner is solely responsible for any and all applicable federal, state and local taxes.  Sponsors are not responsible for lost or stolen prizes once they are awarded.

2. Second Prize: 25 winners will be awarded one (1) copy of A Guitar and a Pen.  Second Prize is valued at $23.99.

Second Prize is non-transferable and non-redeemable for cash. No substitution of prize is permitted. Sponsors are not responsible for lost or stolen prizes once they are awarded.


Winners will be determined by a random drawing from all eligible entries received from all methods of entry on or about 6/14/2008. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. By participating in this sweepstakes, entrants agree to be bound by these rules and by the decisions of the Sweepstakes Administrator which is final in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Winners will be notified by e-mail or by phone (no phone messages will be left) on or about 6/14/2008. Three (3) attempts will be made to notify the winners. If the third attempt is unsuccessful, an alternate winner may be selected at random from all remaining eligible entries, in the sole discretion of Sponsor. Winners will have 48 hours from notification to accept the prize. Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify winners. If a potential winner cannot be reached via their e-mail address or phone or if he/she is found to be ineligible, or if he/she cannot or does not otherwise comply with these Official Rules, an alternate winner will be selected by random drawing. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.


General Conditions: All Federal, state and local laws and regulations are applicable. All taxes (including, but not limited to, income taxes) are the sole responsibility of winners. Entry and/or acceptance of prize(s) constitutes permission for the Sponsor and Sweepstakes Administrator and their agencies to use the winners' name, address (city and state) and/or likeness for advertising and trade purposes without further compensation, worldwide and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known and hereafter devised, including without limitation on-line, unless prohibited by law. Return of prize, or prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected at the Sponsors' option. All entrants agree to comply with these Official Rules. All interpretations of the rules and decisions by Sponsors are final. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Sweepstakes and any person who does not comply with these Official Rules will be ineligible for prizes and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. THE TENNESSEE COURTS (STATE AND FEDERAL) SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OF ANY CONTROVERSIES REGARDING THESE SWEEPSTAKES AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE SHALL GOVERN THESE SWEEPSTAKES. Each entrant waives any and all objections to jurisdiction and venue in those courts and hereby submits to the jurisdiction of those courts. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as originally planned, the Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel the Sweepstakes without liability. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.


Disclaimers: Entrants, by participating in the Sweepstakes, agree that Sponsors shall not be liable for losses or injuries of any kind or nature resulting from acceptance, possession, receipt, ownership, use or misuse of a prize, participation in Sweepstakes, or any technical malfunctions of the telephone network and/or transmission line, or any combination thereof, or any entries that are late (including delayed data transmissions), undelivered, tampered with, garbled, incomplete, misdirected, lost, mutilated, delayed, illegible, corrupted, mechanically duplicated, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or cancel Sweepstakes at any time if a technical problem (including, but not limited to, computer viruses and worms) corrupts the administration, security, or proper play of the Sweepstakes.


Winners may be posted at aguitarandapen.com after winners are notified and eligibility is confirmed.


Sponsor/Sweepstakes Administrator: Music City Networks, 54 Music Square W., Nashville, TN 37203
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