From the Frontlines: ABC NEWS would like to hear directly from Coalition Forces
— -- ABC NEWS would like to hear directly from Coalition Forces who are working in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa. In a recent question and answer segment with ABC NEWS' audience, the American people expressed a keen interest to learn more about what is going on at the front lines. What's your experience really like? How are you making a difference? What do the folks back home need to know?
Do you follow the media coverage of the war? Do you think there are areas or facets of the war that the media isn't covering or isn't covering well?
ABC NEWS has created a place on our website for a direct dialogue with troops where first hand experiences can be shared. For reasons of security, logistics, and manpower we unfortunately cannot be in all the locations where our troops are operating. Your selected stories and photos can be published and shared with viewers.
This is a place where your personal experiences, successes or frustrations can be explained. If we need clarification or follow up, we may try to contact you. By hearing from you first hand, we hope to get a more accurate picture of your service and the impact it's having.
We look forward to hearing from you. Thanks.
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The following shall constitute the Agreement made between the below named ("Licensor") and American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., located at 77 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023 ("Licensee").
1. Licensor hereby grants to Licensee a non-exclusive license to use still pictures and digital video files and such other materials as may be submitted by Licensor hereunder (collectively, "the Footage"). Licensor hereby grants to Licensee the right to include the Footage (as provided by Licensor and/or as edited by Licensee) as well as the name of the Licensor (and copyright owner, if different than Licensor) in all programming and on the websites produced by Licensee, ABC News, its affiliates and other entities licensed to distribute ABC News programming worldwide in all media now known and hereafter conceived or created, including, without limitation, home video and Internet, and on-air promotion and advertising relating thereto, in perpetuity. Licensee acknowledges that it will receive no compensation for the rights herein.
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a. He or she is 18-years of age or older, and has the right to enter into and perform this Agreement and to grant Licensee all the rights granted herein in that he or she either owns the Footage or controls the exhibition and distribution rights thereto; and
b. There are no agreements, nor shall Licensor enter into any agreements, which would prevent the fulfillment of this Agreement or impair or conflict with the rights granted hereunder; and
c. Neither the Footage, nor the production or use of the Footage or any element of the Footage hereunder, will infringe on any trademark or trade name of, or violate any right of privacy or any other right of another person, firm, corporation or other entity; and
d. The events depicted in the Footage are real and not staged and are as described by Licensor, and the Licensor represents that he or she has not violated any law, rule, or regulation in connection with the creation or distribution of the Footage.
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5. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to obligate Licensee to broadcast or use the Footage or Licensor's name.
6. This Agreement and all collaterally related issues shall be governed by New York law. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties, supersedes all prior agreements on this subject matter and cannot be modified orally.
The parties hereby confirm their agreement to the foregoing by the signatures below of the authorized representatives.
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5. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to obligate Licensee to broadcast or use the Footage or Licensor's name.
6. This Agreement and all collaterally related issues shall be governed by New York law. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties, supersedes all prior agreements on this subject matter and cannot be modified orally.
The parties hereby confirm their agreement to the foregoing by the signatures below of the authorized representatives.