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  "id": 5062,
  "title": "Competition Rules",
  "url": "/competitions/belkin-energy-disaggregation-competition/discussion/5062",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2013-07-10T14:05:28.953Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 3,
  "views": 1670,
  "content": "<p>In the competition rules I found:</p>\r\n<h2>Limitations of Liability</h2>\r\n<p>By participating in the Competition, each Participant agrees that:</p>\r\n<p>(1) ...</p>\r\n<p>(2) <em><strong>any</strong></em> claims, judgments and <strong><em>awards</em></strong> shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Competition, but in no event attorney's fees;...</p>\r\n<p></p>\r\n<p>I'm neither a native speaker nor a lawyer but doesn't this mean that one can never earn money with this competition?</p>\r\n<p></p>",
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      "id": "26939",
      "postDate": "07/10/2013 14:05:28",
      "content": "<p>In the competition rules I found:</p>\r\n<h2>Limitations of Liability</h2>\r\n<p>By participating in the Competition, each Participant agrees that:</p>\r\n<p>(1) ...</p>\r\n<p>(2) <em><strong>any</strong></em> claims, judgments and <strong><em>awards</em></strong> shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Competition, but in no event attorney's fees;...</p>\r\n<p></p>\r\n<p>I'm neither a native speaker nor a lawyer but doesn't this mean that one can never earn money with this competition?</p>\r\n<p></p>",
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    {
      "id": "26941",
      "postDate": "07/10/2013 14:26:02",
      "content": "<p>Also not a lawyer, but I believe awards refers to &quot;<span>disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Competition&quot;. It is not referring to prizes.</span></p>",
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    {
      "id": "26948",
      "postDate": "07/10/2013 15:12:43",
      "content": "<p>Also also not a lawyer, but the General Manager at Belkin in charge of this competition. It is definitely my intention to pay out $25,000 in prize money to winners, provided of course that they win according to the rules.</p>",
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      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "27003",
      "postDate": "07/11/2013 08:36:22",
      "content": "<p>could you confirm that two submissions per day every day are allowed?</p>",
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      "votes": null
    }
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 26941,
      "author_name": "wcukierski",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "07/10/2013 14:26:02",
      "content": "<p>Also not a lawyer, but I believe awards refers to &quot;<span>disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Competition&quot;. It is not referring to prizes.</span></p>",
      "votes": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 26948,
      "author_name": "kevinashton0",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "07/10/2013 15:12:43",
      "content": "<p>Also also not a lawyer, but the General Manager at Belkin in charge of this competition. It is definitely my intention to pay out $25,000 in prize money to winners, provided of course that they win according to the rules.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 27003,
      "author_name": "tonybagnall",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "07/11/2013 08:36:22",
      "content": "<p>could you confirm that two submissions per day every day are allowed?</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    }
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