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Submission Release ("Release")
I, the below-named individual or undersigned, am submitting the attached material(s) described above (“Material”) to Back Roads Entertainment, LLC and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates (together, “you”), and you are accepting the submission of the Material on the following terms:

1. I represent and warrant that I am either the sole creator of said Material or I have acquired all rights in the Material, and that I have the power and authority to submit the Material to you on the terms hereof without the consent of any other party. You may elect to, but shall not be obligated to, return the Material to me, but you shall not be liable in any way if it is not returned or if it is lost, misplaced, stolen or destroyed. I retain all rights to submit the Material to parties other than you.
2. I acknowledge that the only obligation undertaken by you in consideration of my submission is to accept the Material for possible review, and to review it if appropriate pursuant to your normal practices. I further acknowledge and agree that (i) you are not undertaking any obligation to either examine or represent the Material, (ii) no confidential relationship exists between you and me or is established by my executing this Release or submitting the Material to you, and (iii) no implied or express contract nor any other obligation or duty on your part shall arise from or be implied by this submission.
3. You acknowledge that if and to the extent the Material is protected by copyright law, I am not granting you the right to use the Material unless you and I enter into an agreement regarding such use. I acknowledge, however, that you are not agreeing to refrain from, or to compensate me for, the use of any elements of the Material that are not protected by copyright laws, including, by way of illustration, ideas, historical or factual matters or other public domain elements or aspects of the Material. The foregoing shall apply whether or not you have obtained such ideas and/or other public domain elements from other sources.
4. I recognize that you have access to and/or may create or have created literary materials and ideas which may be similar or identical to the Material in theme, idea, plot, format, or other respects. I agree that I will not be entitled to any compensation because of the use by you of such similar or identical material that may have been independently created by you or have come to you from any other independent source.
5. This Release shall be governed by the laws of the State of California applicable to agreements executed and to be performed fully therein. If there is any dispute arising out of this Release, including a dispute about the validity, operation, meaning or alleged breach hereof (including, for example, if you should determine that you have the right to use Material without entering into further agreement with me, and I disagree with your determination), the dispute between us shall be submitted to arbitration in Los Angeles County, California by JAMS, before an arbitrator mutually selected by us who is experienced in entertainment law. If we cannot mutually agree, then the arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with the rules of JAMS. The arbitration shall be controlled by the terms of this Release, and the prevailing party shall be entitled to its costs and reasonable outside attorneys’ fees. The unenforceability of any portion of this Release shall not invalidate or affect the remaining portions thereof. By clicking below, I agree that I have read, understand and agree to the terms and conditions of this agreement. If I am signing and submitting this agreement electronically, I acknowledge and agree that my electronic signature shall have the same validity, force and effect as if I affixed my signature by my own hand, and I waive any rights to object to such treatment.