Thank you for participating in the Project. Your participation in the Project is voluntary. If you participate in the Project, you agree to be governed by the terms herein. The purpose of this project is to record and collect video and audio data to be used for research purposes and to train and/or evaluate machine learning models used by Microsoft audio and visual-related technologies.
Please read the terms carefully and sign in the space provided to indicate that you have read and understood the information furnished in this Media Release and Consent Form.
“Project”: The Project will consist of a single session where you will be requested to say sentences from a script while being recorded on a video camera.
“Media”: any audio recording, video, film, photograph, or illustration generated by your participation in this Project
Your Authority to Participate
You represent that: (a) you have the full right and authority to sign this form; (b) you are not under 18 years of age; (c) the rights you grant to Microsoft under this form will not be limited in any way by any other contract or obligation, including any agreement with any union or guild; (d) that you are not a resident of Illinois, Texas or Washington and (e) you will not disclose to Microsoft any non- public information, whether yours or a third party’s, without notifying Microsoft in advance. If you reside in the European Union, you agree that your name, likeness and Media may be transferred outside of the European Union to the United States, or any other territory.
Your Rights, Permissions, Authorization,
Your participation in the Project, Media or ancillary material produced in connection with your participation in the Project (“Material”) is provided as work for hire for Microsoft. You assign any and all intellectual property rights, ancillary rights and performance rights in connection with the Media to Microsoft for use by Microsoft, its successors, assigns and licensees worldwide in perpetuity on a complete buyout basis. To the extent that such rights are not transferable, you provide an irrevocable, fully paid, worldwide license to Microsoft.
You grant Microsoft its legal representatives, successors, licensees, and assigns, the unrestricted and irrevocable rights and releases described herein to use my appearance, form, name, likeness and voice, as contained in the Media. You agree that the Media may be reviewed by Microsoft employees and/or third-party vendors engaged by Microsoft. In addition, you agree to release Microsoft and its affiliates from any and all claims that you may have now or in the future related to your participation in the Project.
Waiver and Release of Liability and Assumption of Risk (where applicable)
You agree to release Microsoft, its officers, agents, and employees from any action, claim or demand that may have for any and all damage, harm, loss or injury you may suffer or sustain by your participation in the Project.
You waive any right to inspect or approve any use of the Media and any payment or additional consideration for any use of the Media. I understand and agree that the Media may be modified, altered, cropped and combined with other content such as images, video, audio, text and graphics. I acknowledge and agree that this release is binding on my heirs and assigns, and that the personal information provided by me as part of this release may be used and disclosed by Microsoft and its licensees and assigns for the purposes of selling, licensing and distributing the appearance, form, name, likeness and voice, of the person indicated above as contained in the Media for commercial purposes.
