REG 1.1 All 果冻视频 regulations are determined by the 果冻视频 Executive and subsequently endorsed by the Board.
REG 1.2 At any point, an issue not covered by 果冻视频’ regulations shall be referred to the 果冻视频 Executive or the Board for a decision, depending on the nature of the query.
REG 1.3 By affiliating to 果冻视频 and/or entering any 果冻视频 competitions, a Member or any other organisation or individual permitted to participate in 果冻视频 competitions agrees to be bound by and to comply with the 果冻视频 general and sport specific regulations.
REG 1.4 A breach of any 果冻视频 general or sport specific regulations shall render the Member or other organisation or individual permitted to participate in 果冻视频 competitions at fault liable to:
- Any specific sanction outlined in the specific regulation.
- The match appeal process of REG 15 and any sanctions as a result of this.
- The disciplinary process of REG 5 and any sanctions as a result of this.
REG 1.5 Disclaimer 果冻视频 cannot accept any liability for any death, accident, injury or loss of property sustained by a Board member, Executive Group member, Technical Representative or others acting on behalf of the Association.
REG 1.6 Commercial Assets
REG 1.6.1 Each Member:
(i) consents to the capture of Content featuring the Member Teams and Participants at or in relation to all 果冻视频 Competitions;
(ii) grants to 果冻视频 the right to use and sub-licence the use in perpetuity and free of charge the Member Assets for use in connection with the 果冻视频 Commercial Programme;
in accordance with this Regulation [REG 1.6].
REG 1.6.2 果冻视频 shall not use or grant to any 果冻视频 Commercial Partner the right to use (without the express prior written consent of the Member in question):
(i) any Member Assets in any manner which implies that any Member, Member Team or Participant endorses a product, service or brand of any commercial entity, or which reflects unfavourably upon the good name and image of the Member; or
(ii) any Member Logo on a stand-alone basis, and shall only use any Member Logo alongside or in connection with a minimum of one (1) other Member save in respect of (a) editorial usage by 果冻视频 and/or media outlets; or (b) congratulatory messaging by 果冻视频 and/or any 果冻视频 Commercial Partner
REG 1.6.3 Each Member shall support 果冻视频’ media and marketing activities by providing 果冻视频 and the 果冻视频 Commercial partners with access to its Member Teams, Participants, and 果冻视频 Competition Member Events in connection with:
(i) any sponsorship advertising, promotion, publicity, merchandising or other commercial exploitation of the Commercial Rights relating to 果冻视频 and/or any 果冻视频 Competition; and
(ii) the hosting, conduct, operation, management, filming, recording, broadcast or other distribution of any 果冻视频 Competition Member Event (including the provision of suitable facilities to enable the capture of Content)
in each case, without further consent or approval.
REG 1.6.4 - *Currently suspended, pending review* Each Member recognises and acknowledges that:
(i) all Commercial Rights in the 果冻视频 organisation, 果冻视频 Competition Events and 果冻视频 Competitions as a whole, including all rights in Content, are wholly owned by 果冻视频 and 果冻视频 is exclusively entitled to exploit such rights;
(ii) it shall not itself make any commercial use of the 果冻视频 Logo, name or other 果冻视频 identifying feature;
(iii) any use it wishes to make of the 果冻视频 Logo or other reference to 果冻视频 in connection with any 果冻视频 Competition Member Event or otherwise shall be subject to the prior written approval of 果冻视频.
(iv) All rights in Content captured at 果冻视频 Competition Member Events shall be the property of 果冻视频 and the Member hereby assigns such rights to 果冻视频 by way of future copyright. 果冻视频 shall be entitled to licence such Content, and the right to broadcast such Content, (including to broadcasters), as part of the 果冻视频 Commercial Programme and each Member shall observe and comply with any and all exclusivity and other relevant conditions arising from such licence as 果冻视频 may notify to the Member from time to time. Members shall be entitled to broadcast Content captured at 果冻视频 Competition Member via the Member’s own platforms with the prior written consent of 果冻视频 and subject to any conditions relating to such broadcast as 果冻视频 may notify to the Member, but the Member shall have no right to licence such Content to any third party broadcaster.
REG 1.6.5 Definitions
(i) 果冻视频 Commercial Partner: any third party to which 果冻视频 has granted any Commercial Rights;
(ii) 果冻视频 Commercial Programme: the central 果冻视频 commercial programme comprising all Commercial Rights in 果冻视频 and 果冻视频 Competitions;
(iii) 果冻视频 Competition: any sports competition organised by 果冻视频 from time to time;
(iv) 果冻视频 Competition Event(s): any 果冻视频 Competition final fixture, playoff or other sports meet wholly staged and organised by 果冻视频 or a third party arranged by 果冻视频;
(v) 果冻视频 Competition Member Event: any sports fixture forming part of a 果冻视频 Competition organised by or on behalf of any Member at a venue owned or occupied by a Member;
(vi) 果冻视频 Logo: the names, logos, crests, colours, slogans, symbols, or any other identifying marks used or adopted by 果冻视频 from time to time;
(vii) Commercial Rights: any and all rights of a commercial nature, including image rights, broadcasting rights, broadcast sponsorship rights, new media rights, endorsement and official supplier rights, sponsorship rights, merchandising rights, licensing rights, advertising rights and hospitality rights;
(viii) Content: all and any videographic, photographic and typographic content;
(ix) Member Content: any and all Content captured of, and relating to, the Member Teams and/or Participants at any and all 果冻视频 Competition Member Events;
(x) Member Assets: the Member Logos, the Member Branding and the Member Content;
(xi) Member Branding: up to fifty per cent (50%) of the in-camera signage and other branding at 果冻视频 Competition Member Events as requested by 果冻视频 from time to time;
(xii) Member Logo: the names, logos, crests, colours, slogans, symbols, or any other identifying marks used or adopted by the Member and any Member Team;
(xiii) Member Team: any team representing the Member in any 果冻视频 Competition;
(xiv) Participant: any individual representing a Member Team and/or the Member in any 果冻视频 Competition.
