THE OFFICIAL WORLD COSPLAY SUMMIT 2009

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This is the regulation for the representatives who were selected in the preliminary round of the participating countries.
The World Cosplay Summit constitutes the Cosplay Parade, the Cosplay Championship, and other promotional activities.

Rules on Participation

[1]	Each country will be represented by one team of two cosplayers.
[2]	he costumes must be from Japanese anime and manga. *At the preliminary competitions, cosplays from Japanese video games are permitted, but at the Cosplay Championships to be held in Japan, costumes from games are disallowed.
[3]	Cosplay costumes are to be hand-made. Pre-/ready-made costumes are not allowed. *It is permissible for family and friends to help with costumes, but basically it is preferable that costumes are hand-made by the contestants themselves.
[4]	You must be able to come to Japan for about one week from the end of July to early August for the World Cosplay Summit.
[5]	You should be aged 18 and over when you come to Japan. *If you are under 18, you can participate if you are able to come to Japan by yourself and with parental consent.
[6]	You should cooperate in a positive manner in order to ensure the success of the World Cosplay Summit.
[7]	When the sponsor (TV Aichi) asks for documents (i.e. passport application, official documentation etc.) related to the World Cosplay Summit, please prepare and submit them as quickly as possible.
[8]	Media such as TV programs, internet homepages, newspapers, magazines, etc., may use your pictures and images of the preliminary contests prior to the World Cosplay Summit. On these occasions, compensation will not be furnished.
[9]	All image rights in all media exposure such as news from TV programs and other assorted media involved with the World Cosplay Summit, promotional activities in the print media as well as events and performances, announcements of the Cosplay Summit both prior to the summit and during your stay in Japan, will be attributed to TV Aichi.
[10]	After the World Cosplay Summit has finished, images/footage of cosplayers, photographs, programs broadcast, internet homepages and DVDs etc., come under the jurisdiction of TV Aichi. On these occasions, compensation will not be furnished. (Your signature is required on the attached acceptance form for regarding this matter.)