Parody Contest

Diamond & Diamond commercial parody contest, submission, and rules

What is a parody? A parody is an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

Your task is to create a “G” rated, memorable and catchy Diamond and Diamond Lawyers parody commercial. The theme of your comical creation should be about a type of personal injury accident – car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle wreck, large truck collision – you get the picture. Just make it brief and make it memorable.

TO BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN:

1. You must upload your video to You Tube, Facebook Reels, Instagram Reels, or TikTok with the hashtag #DDparody2023
2. Completely and correctly fill out the Parody Commercial Contest Submission Form located on the right-side of this page
3. Submit link to your video
4. Share and promote your video to friends and family

The winning video will be judged on originality, effective messaging, and adherence to rules and requirements.

Submit Your Video

Don’t make a wreck, you could win a check!

Contestants are invited to come up with their own version of a tastefully, creative, and original “Diamond and Diamond” style TV commercial. The top three entrants will be awarded a 1st ($2,500), 2nd ($1,500), or 3rd ($1,000) place cash prize, bragging rights, and the chance to have their commercial shown on local TV. No purchase of services is necessary to enter or win. Entering also does not establish any type of client/attorney relationship. Contest submission runs from October 1, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST thru November 1, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. EST.

The Rules.

There are just a few requirements…OF COURSE there have to be a few requirements for your video and to officially enter the contest:

• Make sure to mention or have a portrayal of Jeremy Diamond, Sandra Zisckind or Isaac Zisckind in the video.
• Include the website address – Diamondlaw.ca
• Upload your video to YouTube, Facebook Reels, Instagram Reels, or TikTok with the Hastag #DDparody2023
• Make sure to have a catchy title for the video.
• Enter the video contest online and agree to the official rules at Diamondlaw.ca

Other than that, have some fun with it. Video quality doesn’t need to be perfect; you can film it with a high quality production camera or your cell phone. You can include background music, as long as it’s royalty free. Use action figures, clay animation, drawings, Legos… or any other props that gets the point across, that the attorneys at Diamond and Diamond are the way to go!

A few other things to keep in mind…

Keep it clean. Your video must be tasteful and not contain material which is (or promotes activities which are) sexually explicit, obscene, pornographic, violent, self-mutilating (e.g., relating to murder, the sales of weapons, animal or human cruelty/abuse, etc.), discriminatory (based on race, sex, religion, natural origin, physical disability, sexual orientation or age), illegal (i.e. underage drinking, substance abuse, computer hacking, etc.), offensive (offensive language, crude references or images, etc.) threatening, profane, and/or harassing.

Keep it legal. You must be 18 years of age or older, OR if you are under 18 you must be able to provide written consent from a parent or legal guardian to feature and publicly display a Video Submission that features a minor under the age of 18 on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok. You must also have authorized permission to use any image, likeness, or voice of any third party used in the production of your video. Additionally, you must not violate or infringe on another person’s rights, including but not limited to material that violates privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement. (Video Submissions must not include third party trademarks, logos, insignia, location signage, photographs, artwork, or sculptures.)

By entering, each Entrant represents and warrants that his or her entry does not and will not defame or otherwise violate the rights of any third party and does not and will not violate any federal, state, or local laws or ordinances. Diamond and Diamond Lawyers reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any entry that it believes violates any of the Video Submission Requirements, does not otherwise comply with these Official Rules, or that is not consistent with the spirit and theme of the Contest.

Entrant also waives any and all moral rights in the Video Submission with respect to any use by Diamond and Diamond Lawyers, partner law firms, or assigns. Diamond and Diamond Lawyers and its designees shall have the perpetual, worldwide right to publish and use the entries in any way, and in any media for trade, advertising, promotional, and/or other purposes as they and/or its designees may determine without further consideration to Entrant or any third party.

Lastly, your video must also comply with the terms of service and specifications for user submissions and/or video uploads for the platform you are using, located at http://www.youtube.com/t/terms, https://www.facebook.com/terms.php, https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870, https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/us/terms-of-service/en, and as may otherwise be posted on the respective websites. Be sure to read over all the technical legalese below, that us lawyers like to write, before you submit your commercial.

To submit a video:

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN

Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules. The Diamond and Diamond Lawyers Commercial Parody Video Contest submission period commences at 6:00 a.m. EST on October 1, 2023 and ends at 12:00 p.m. (noon) EST on November 1, 2023.

1. Eligibility: The Diamond and Diamond Lawyers TV Commercial Video Contest (the “Promotion”) is open only to legal residents of Canada, who are 18 years of age or older, or of the age of majority in their state of residence, whichever is older, or who has written consent from a parent or legal guardian. Entrants must also be a Canadian citizen at the time of entry. Employees, contractors, directors and officers of Diamond and Diamond Lawyers (“Sponsor/Administrator”) and its respective parents, subsidiaries and partner companies, distributors, licensees and the advertising, fulfillment, judging and promotion agencies involved in the development and administration of this Promotion (collectively, “Promotion Parties”), and their immediate family members (parent, child, sibling and spouse of each) and those living in the same households of each are not eligible. Void elsewhere and where prohibited by law.
2. Promotion Period: The Promotion begins at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) on October 1, 2023 and ends at 12:00 p.m. (Noon) EST on November 1, 2023 (the “Promotion Period”).
3. How to Enter: (all entrants acknowledge their information will be added to Diamond and Diamond Lawyers mailing for purposes of the contest only; their information will not be used or sold for other marketing or promotional purposes.) During the Promotion Period, go to the contest page on diamondlaw.ca and locate the official entry form. Follow the on-screen directions to enter (“Online Entry”) and share the link to your YouTube video. Entrants must complete all required information to include full name, current address, phone number, working email address, and age. Entrants under 18 years of age at time of entry must have parent or guardians approval to enter contest. If it is discovered that approval was not granted, video will be disqualified. LIMIT ONE (1) ONLINE ENTRY PER PERSON/E-MAIL ADDRESS/DAY. For purposes of this Promotion, a day is defined as a 24-hour period beginning at 12:00 a.m. EST and ending at 12:00 a.m. EST the following day.
4. Grand Prize Winner: On, November 15, 2023, Sponsor will announce the winner that was selected by our group, based on originality, effective messaging and adherence to contest rules and requirements. There will be one Grand Prize awarded, one second place prize awarded, and one third place prize awarded.
5. Prize & Odds: The $2,500 grand prize, $1,500 second place prize, and $1,000 third place prize will be sent to each of the winners within 1-2 weeks after the Promotion Period ends. Final prize amounts may be changed by the end of the contest but will not be less than $1,000. No substitution or transfer of prize is permitted except at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. All taxes, and all other costs associated with acceptance or use of the prizes, are the sole responsibility of the winner. Arrangement for delivery of the prize will be performed after winner validation. If the winner is under 18 years of age the prize money will be made out to he parents or legal guardian or the entrant. Odds of winning the prize depend on the number of entries received.
6. General Rules: Diamond and Diamond Parody TV Commercial video submission contest.
Summary of submission rules and guidelines:
a. Video content must be clean in topic, language, and presentation. b. Only royalty-free background music is allowed. Sound effects and/or your version of the jingle are okay. c. You must also be a Canadian citizen to participate. d. You, the Entrant, will retain copyright of your work, but grant Diamond and Diamond Lawyers a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, assignable, royalty-free license to publish, reproduce, distribute, display, perform, create derivative works, transmit or disseminate the Works in all media or platforms whether now known or hereafter invented. You must be 18 or older to participate, or have written consent from a parent or legal guardian. Submission acknowledges ownership release of material. All federal, state and local laws apply. Winners will be notified by email, mail, or telephone. The potential winners may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Liability and a Publicity Release. The return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable or failure to respond to notices or return any documents in a timely manner, as determined by the Administrator, may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be chosen. By participating, participants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Promotion Parties from and against any and all liability or damages associated with this Promotion or acceptance, use or misuse of any prize received in this Promotion. Promotion Parties are not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer or administration of the Promotion. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor and their agencies to use winner’s names and likenesses for purposes of advertising and publicity without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. By participating in this Promotion, participants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and decisions of Diamond and Diamond Lawyers Management, which shall be final in all matters relating to the Promotion. Promotion Parties are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, stolen, illegible, inaccurate, damaged, incomplete, non-delivered or postage-due mail; or for printing, distribution or production errors or for technical, hardware, software, or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by the user or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Promotion, or by any human, or other error, which may occur in this Promotion. If, in the Administrator’s sole opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of tampering with any portion of the Promotion, or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Promotion, the Diamond and Diamond Lawyers Management reserves the right to void suspect entries and/or modify and/or suspend and/or terminate the Promotion and/or conduct a random drawing to award the prizes in a manner deemed appropriate by the Administrator. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an entry, entries will be declared made by the name appearing on the online entry. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the Promotion or Website or acts in a disruptive manner. This Promotion is offered only in Canada and is governed by the laws of Ontario. By entering, entrants irrevocably consent to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Promotion.
7. Waiver: By participating in this Promotion, participant waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages, attorney’s fees or any damages other than actual out-of-pocket costs incurred to participate. Each prize winner waives all rights and indemnify Sponsor against any lost or liability resulting from receiving a prize.
8. Winner’s name and video will be posted on Diamond and Diamond Lawyers website diamondlaw.ca
9. Sponsor: Diamond and Diamond Lawyers, 255 Consumers Rd #5, Toronto, ON M2J 1R4.YouTube is not a sponsor of the Diamond and Diamond Lawyers video parody contest and any entrants agree to release YouTube from all liability related to the contest.
10. Diamond and Diamond Lawyers Management reserves the right to modify, change, or cancel this promotion at any time, without notice.
11. Disputes: Each entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Diamond and Diamond Parody Video Contest, or any prizes awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by Canada and the Province of Ontario; and (ii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Contest, or statutory damages, but in no event attorneys’ fees. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Ontario without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of Ontario or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Ontario.