Open only to individuals who are legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and 18 years of age or older. All entries become property of Sponsors. The following individuals are not eligible: employees, contractors, members, managers, directors and officers of SparkNotes LLC ("Sponsor"), Barnes & Noble, Inc., and each of their respective parent, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, distributors, web design, advertising, fulfillment, judging and Contest agencies involved in the administration, development, fulfillment and execution of this Contest collectively, ("Contest Parties"), and the immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and spouse or "step" of each) and those living in the same households of each.

Contest commences 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) October 22, 2007 and ends 12:00 a.m. (ET) June 1, 2008.

Create and submit a video based on a scene from one of Shakespeare's plays.

1. If you are a SparkNotes registered user ("User"), to enter your video in the Contest, log into your SparkNotes account during the Promotion Period; click on the " Show Us Your Shakespeare" link, located on the No Fear Shakespeare channel, and follow the entry process below.
2. If you are not an existing user of SparkNotes, you will be required to create a free user account. Registration on SparkNotes must be completed before a video can be submitted. When you register your SparkNotes account, you will be required to agree to the SparkNotes Terms of Use, located at http://www.sparknotes.com/legal, and the SparkNotes Privacy Policy, located http://www.sparknotes.com/legal/privacy.html.
3. Once registered with SparkNotes, go to the "Show Us Your Shakespeare" Contest link. Click "Upload Videos" and follow the instructions to upload your final, edited video (your "Submission"). Submissions that do not include all required information and adhere to the foregoing and following requirements will be considered void and will not be considered in the judging of this Contest.
4. Entrants will be asked to submit a video based on a scene from one of Shakespeare's plays. Entrant will upload the video and give it a title and some description. The video shall be a maximum of 10 minutes long and shall be provided in one of the following file formats: AVI, MOV, MPG, or FLV.
5. Entrant will submit his/her video to the SparkNotes staff for approval. All videos that are submitted will be reviewed by a SparkNotes Editor before it is made live on the site. When the video is approved by an Editor, the video will be posted to the site and the user who submitted it will be notified via email.
6. Each video that is submitted will have a comments and ranking tool -- so that other registered SparkNotes users will be able to view and comment on a video submission, as well as rank it.
7. The Submission that receives the highest rank at the end of the Promotion Period will be declared Grand Prize Winner, subject to the rules contained in Section 6 and herein.

If you do not complete these registration steps your Submission will not be entered into the Contest or eligible for a prize. Sponsor is not responsible for Entrant's failure to timely complete each step of the registration process. Registration must be completed by 11:59:59 pm ET on May 31, 2008 or your Submission will not be entered into the Contest.You may enter up to five (5) Submissions as long as the same (or substantially similar) Submission is not uploaded more than once. IMPORTANT: Be sure to save your Submission in the original format after uploading it to the " Show Us Your Shakespeare" link.

As conditions of entry into this Contest, and by uploading and entering a Submission, Entrant (defined below) warrants and represents that the Submission (a) is original and has been legally created, (b) does not infringe the intellectual property, privacy or publicity rights or any other legal or moral rights of any third party; (c) has not been entered in or won previous contests or awards; and (d) has not been published or distributed previously in any media. Entrant represents that he/she owns all rights to his/her Submission, including, without limitation, the copyrights in the recording and the performance contained therein. Entrant further represents and warrants that the Entrant has obtained permission from each person whose name, image, likeness or voice ("Likeness") is included in the Submission, and that such person(s) have granted Entrant all necessary rights to use the person's Likeness as described in these rules, and that Entrant can make written copies of such permissions available to the Sponsor upon request. If the Likeness of a minor is included, such grant of rights must include written permission from the minor's parent or legal guardian authorizing the use of the minor's likeness on behalf of the minor. By uploading a Submission, Entrant irrevocably grants Sponsor and its affiliates, legal representatives, assigns, agents and licensees, the unconditional and perpetual right and permission to reproduce, encode, store, copy, transmit, publish, post, broadcast, display, publicly perform, adapt, exhibit and/or otherwise use or reuse (without limitation as to when or to the number of times used), the Entrant's Submission, including, but not limited to, the recording and the performances contained therein (in each case, as submitted or as edited/modified in any way by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion), as well as to use Entrant's name, likeness, photograph (collectively, "Likeness"), and/or statements regarding his/her participation in this Contest (with or without using the Entrant's name) in any and all media without limitation as to time or territory, and without additional compensation or approval from the Entrant or any other party. Entrant waives intellectual property rights, privacy/publicity rights or other legal or moral rights that might preclude the Sponsor's use of the submission, and agrees not to sue or assert any claim against the Sponsor for the use of the Submission or Entrant's Likeness or statements. Entrant agrees to indemnify and hold Sponsor, its agencies and their respective affiliates, officers, directors, agents, co-branders or other partners, and any of their employees (collectively, the "Indemnitees"), harmless from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought or asserted by any third party against any of the Indemnitees due to or arising out of the Entrant's Submission, or the Entrant's conduct in creating a Submission or otherwise in connection with this Contest, including but not limited to claims for trademark infringement, copyright infringement; violation of an individuals right of publicity or right of privacy; or defamation. Entrant further agrees to release Sponsor from any and all claims that any advertising subsequently produced, presented, and/or prepared by or on behalf of Sponsor infringes Entrant's rights with regard to any elements, characters or ideas contained in any submission.

1. Video: Create and submit a video based on a scene from one of Shakespeare's plays. You pick the scene, cast it, direct it and shoot it.
2. Technical Requirements: The maximum file size for any video file uploaded to SparkNotes is 100MB. Video file(s) submitted to your SparkNotes account must be provided in one of the following file formats: AVI, MOV, MPG or FLV.
3. Additional Requirements: The Submission must be a maximum of 10 minutes in length and must be primarily in English. Once you complete and submit your video, your Submission is final and may not be modified or edited. No Submissions will be returned. The person named as the SparkNotes Registered User associated with the Submission and named on the Contest Registration form for the Submission must match and that person will be deemed the entrant ("Entrant"). In the event of dispute regarding the identity of an Entrant, dispute will be resolved in favor of the individual who is the "authorized e-mail account holder" of the e-mail address provided when the SparkNotes user account was created. "Authorized email account holder" is defined as the natural person assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (i.e., business, education institution) responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. If any group of individuals elects to collaborate on a Submission, they are required to designate one (1) representative to enter the Contest and accept the prize on behalf of the group. Neither Sponsor nor any of the Contest Parties are liable for any disputes between collaborators related to a Submission. Please note the following:

Submission may not contain or refer to brands other than SparkNotes or Barnes & Noble.

Any elements in your Submission, including without limitation music, audio, speech/voiceovers, stills, video, supers, or other audiovisual materials used must be (1) entirely original, created and performed by you or (2) be in the public domain.

All Submissions will be reviewed before being published or judged; however, publication of a Submission does not mean the Submission has been deemed to be in compliance with these rules. Submissions that do not comply with the SparkNotes Terms of Use or these Official Rules or that otherwise contain prohibited, or inappropriate content as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will be disqualified and will not be considered for a prize.

Submissions will be judged by the SparkNotes Editorial Staff for approval. Once approved, the Submission will be posted on the SparkNotes web site and the Entrant will be notified via e-mail. During the Promotion Period, SparkNotes Users will view the Submission and enter their comments and rank the Submission. Limit one (1) rank per person. At the close of the Voting Period, the Submission that receives the highest rank will be declared the Grand Prize Winner. In the unlikely event that public ranking results in a tie, the SparkNotes Editorial Staff will decide the Grand Prize Winner. Grand Prize Winner is subject to verification, including without limitation, verification of eligibility, compliance with these Official Rules and completion of all required documents (described below). Entrants agree that the Sponsor has the sole right to decide all matters and disputes arising from this Contest and that all decisions of Sponsor are final and binding.

A Barnes & Noble gift certificate (Approximate Retail Value $100) and up to 30 free SparkNotes Books for classroom use (Approximate Retail Value: $180).

Grand Prize Winner will be required to irrevocably assign and transfer to Sponsor any and all rights, title and interest in his/her Submission, including, without limitation, all copyrights, and agree to waive all moral rights in that Submission. Grand Prize Winner will be required to complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release, Copyright Assignment and, where lawful, a Publicity Release. Grand Prize Winner will also be required to obtain signed publicity releases from all identifiable individuals featured in Submission. All completed documents must be returned to Sponsor within 5 days of date notice was sent or Grand Prize Winner status will be forfeited and an alternate Grand Prize Winner may be selected. Notification of Grand Prize Winner or Winners status must be kept confidential until their Submissions are publicly revealed by Sponsor. The Grand Prize Winner may also be required to sign additional documents, as deemed necessary by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Grand Prize Winner is solely responsible for any taxes on their respective prizes, and will receive an IRS Form 1099 for the value of their prize. No substitution of prize is offered, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Prizes are non-transferable. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including without limitation, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion to cancel, modify or terminate the Contest. Further, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual deemed to be (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or any Sponsor or SparkNotes; (b) violating the Official Rules; (c) violating the SparkNotes Terms of Service, or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Sponsor reserves the right to require a Grand Prize Winners to submit to a confidential background check to confirm eligibility as a condition of awarding the prize to help ensure that the use of any such person in advertising or publicity for the Contest will not bring Contest Parties into public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule or reflect unfavorably on the Contest as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.

No liability or responsibility is assumed by Sponsor or Contest Parties resulting from any user's participation in or attempt to participate in the Contest or ability or inability to upload or download any information in connection with participating in the Contest. No responsibility or liability is assumed by the Sponsor or Contest Parties for technical problems or technical malfunction arising in connection with any of the following occurrences which may affect the operation of the Contest: hardware or software errors; faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless or Internet connectivity or other online communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet service providers, servers, hosts or providers; garbled, jumbled or faulty data transmissions; failure of any e-mail transmissions to be sent or received; lost, late, delayed or intercepted e-mail transmissions; inaccessibility of the Web Site in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestion on the Internet or the Web Site; unauthorized human or non-human intervention of the operation of the Contest, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bugs, worms; or destruction of any aspect of the Contest, or loss, miscount, misdirection, inaccessibility or unavailability of an email account used in connection with the Contest. Sponsor and Contest Parties are not responsible for any typographical errors in the announcement of prizes or these Official Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained on the Web Site. Use of Web Site is at user's own risk. Sponsor and the Contest Parties are not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or losses of any kind which may be sustained to user's or any other person's computer equipment resulting from participation in the Contest, use of the Web Site or the download of any information from the Web Site. By participating in the Contest, the Entrant releases Sponsor and Contest Parties from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to such Entrant's participation in the Contest. By accepting a prize in the Contest, winners agree that the Sponsor and Contest Parties shall not be liable for any loss or injury resulting from participation in the Contest, acceptance or use of any prize. Sponsor and Contest Parties are not liable in the event that any portion of the Contest or scheduled commercial broadcast is cancelled due to weather, fire, strike, acts of war or terrorism, or any other condition beyond their control (a "Force Majeure Event"). Should a Force Majeure Event occur, Sponsor may, but is not obligated to, exercise commercially reasonable efforts to air the Grand Prize and Runner-Up Prize winning commercials at another time or make a reasonable substitution in its sole discretion.

For a list of the Grand Prize and Runner-Up Winners, visit http://nfs.sparknotes.com/videos/suys or send a self addressed, stamped, #10 envelope to: Attn: Web Department, SparkNotes, 120 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011. Requests must be received by August 1, 2008.

SparkNotes LLC, located at 120 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011.