Rules of the Contest (Intermusic Song Contest)

* To be an organizer of a country or an area, social media sites like "Facebook", "Instagram", "LINE", or "Kakao Talk" account are acceptable (one person per account), and multiple accounts by the same person could be penalized by not allowed to vote as the juror of the country or area.
* Original Songs can be used as an entry, and new songs specifically for the contest can be eligible within 6 months between the opening of entry submissions and the deadline of entry submissions.
* All Organizers or Jurors for a country/area are compulsory to vote before the deadline of voting.
* A Clip of a Music Video or the Song can be up to 45 seconds to prevent from copyright infringement in Dailymotion, Vimeo, & YouTube under the Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976.
* New Songs that are official songs for other international song contest cannot be used for the "Intermusic Song Contest".
* Existing songs that have been performed as an entry for a national contest (with the exception of the winner of the contest) can participate as an entry, and songs cannot participate after 30 years of its original release.
* Cover Songs or remake songs can participate as long as it has been released but not after 30 years of its original release.
* The Host Country of the edition has 25 days to prepare in having the Venues, Hosts, Facilities, and other information of the contest ready or the reference group will vote to continue or move the hosting rights of the contest.
* Political or Propaganda message in the song or mentioned in lyrics are prohibited and will not be tolerated in the song contest or during the event.

### Secondary Rules

* Songs from all ages are allowed but it is generally more known that older songs don't compete well.
* Countries outside of the event cannot vote for their neighboring country/area in that country/area is not in the same event as they are [Example: Belgium can't vote for the Netherlands if both countries aren't in the same event], only the Final is when
* Songs that have been performed or competed such as Turkvision, AfriMusic, Asia Song Festival, Golden Stag Festival, Sopot International Song Festival, ABU Song Festival (TV and Radio), Liet-International, Slavianski Bazaar, and All for One Caribbean are eligible to compete.
* Accept all places participating. Regardless if you recognize, reject or accept that place as existend.
* Be friendly towards other participants. Don't add them or stalk them unless you got accepted to add him/her
* Everyone has to send their 15 to 30 second snippet clip for there songs. This is due to YouTube copyrights and demonetization as under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976.
* Resulting in not voting means a -50% in points in the first round and -75% in second in third round. Not sending songs prior the deadline results in a -40% decrease in votes. After 3 times missing deadline your entree got blocked from qualification.

## Rules of the Entry

### Borrowed Entry

* Regions can borrow from their constituent countries they are from. As well as the region/country they also culturally belong to. Like for example if they speak German they also can borrow from Germany.
* Overseas territories can borrow from their neighboring territories and countries as well the constituent country they are from.
* Disputed territories and breakaway states can borrow from their neighboring countries, countries which are involved in the dispute and the constituent country they are part of.
* Additionally the Caribbean Islands states and territories as well as Belize, Suriname, French Guyana and Guyana can borrow from UK, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and France. While additionally Pacific Islander States and Territories can borrow from Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA, France, Philippines, China and Japan.
* Antarctica can borrow from countries which have or had a territorial claim on Antarctica. As well as The United States, South Africa and Russia. While if voted on a referendum during the edition of participation. Antarctica can also borrow borrow from Japan, Germany, Uruguay and Brazil for that edition.
* Unions and historical unified regions like Arab League, European Union or Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union can borrow from the countries that have or had been made up of the union or historical region.
* Liberland can also borrow from Czech Republic, Serbia, Hungary and Croatia.
* Korea and Japan can borrow J-pop and K-pop artist which ethnically don't define as Korean or Japanese.
* Communities with no territorial claim have special rules.  LGBT-Community can borrow artists which are publicly LGBT.  Autistic People can borrow artist who publicly are autistic. Romani People can borrow artists who are ethnically Gypsy, Sindhi or Romani. While the  Esperanto Community can borrow artists who speaks Esperanto or sings in Esperanto or a Constructed Language.
* While these places are fictional countries.  Bandiaterra can borrow from Denmark, Sri Lanka and Tanzania.  Limberwisk can borrow from Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Alaska, Faroe Islands and Russia.  Mium (Micronation) can borrow from Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Hungary, Faroe Islands and all Uralic People Groups.

### Additional rules

* The official entries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 songs are allowed to compete unless they competed in the Intermusic Song Contest in previous years.
* One Country, place, or area for an organizer and only a Facebook, Instagram, Line, Kakao Talk, or Postpage account is acceptable.
* Artists should have a link with the country they compete for such as born in the place, worked or studied in the place or have relatives/family living inside that place. Or have any proven link that is validated by the head of delegation and the organizer.

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