Autodesk Excellence in Design Submission

[TomT_1517]

Originally Posted by Evilyn

So you mean to tell me. I spent the last three years making an animation in hopes of making it to nationals. And Ive never f***ing been eligible? Wow. Just wow Autodesk. Thanks for ruining my hopes the day before I send in my animation.

PS. scuze my language.

Did a little online research and it seems Florida, New York and Rhode Island are often excluded from national sweepstakes because each of these states has special laws outlining the requirements of sweepstakes (i.e. the organization running the contest has to meet certain registration criteria including, in some cases, the posting of bonds with the state equal to the monetary amount of the prize). So, the question is, is the Excellence in Design contest a "sweepstakes". Obviously, there are some lawyers who think it is.

Makes no sense to me, clearly this is different than some Publishers' Clearing House give-away (no offense to Publishers' Clearing House).

Interestingly, by the rules, it seems to me that no one can win the animation contest in a regional event. Immediate family members of judges are prohibited from winning the contest -- and, at the regionals, the contest is judged by entrants, therefore...