Warranties, Representations, and Indemnification a. Licensee hereby agrees that Licensor has not made any guarantees or promises that the Beat fits the particular creative use or musical purpose intended or desired by the Licensee. The Beat, its sound recording, and the underlying musical composition embodied therein are licensed to the Licensee “as is” without warranties of any kind or fitness for a particular purpose.
b. Producer warrants and represents that he has the full right and ability to enter into this agreement, and is not under any disability, restriction, or prohibition with respect to the grant of rights hereunder. Producer warrants that the manufacture, sale, distribution, or other exploitation of the New Song hereunder will not infringe upon or violate any common law or statutory right of any person, firm, or corporation; including, without limitation, contractual rights, copyrights, and right(s) of privacy and publicity and will not constitute libel and/or slander. Licensee warrants that the manufacture, sale, distribution, or other exploitation of the New Song hereunder will not infringe upon or violate any common law or statutory right of any person, firm, or corporation; including, without limitation, contractual rights, copyrights, and right(s) of privacy and publicity and will not constitute libel and/or slander. The foregoing notwithstanding, Producer undertakes no responsibility whatsoever as to any elements added to the New Song by Licensee, and Licensee indemnifies and holds Producer harmless for any such elements. Producer warrants that he did not “sample” (as that term is commonly understood in the recording industry) any copyrighted material or sound recordings belonging to any other person, firm, or corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Owner”) without first having notified Licensee. The licensee shall have no obligation to approve the use of any sample thereof; however, if approved, any payment in connection therewith, including any associated legal clearance costs, shall be borne by Licensee. Knowledge by Licensee that “samples” were used by Producer which was not affirmatively disclosed by Producer to Licensee shall shift, in whole or in part, the liability for infringement or violation of the rights of any third party arising from the use of any such “sample” from Producer to Licensee.
c. Parties hereto shall indemnify and hold each other harmless from any and all third party claims, liabilities, costs, losses, damages or expenses as are actually incurred by the non-defaulting party and shall hold the non-defaulting party, free, safe, and harmless against and from any and all claims, suits, demands, costs, liabilities, loss, damages, judgments, recoveries, costs, and expenses; (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees), which may be made or brought, paid, or incurred by reason of any breach or claim of breach of the warranties and representations hereunder by the defaulting party, their agents, heirs, successors, assigns and employees, which have been reduced to final judgment; provided that prior to final judgment, arising out of any breach of any representations or warranties of the defaulting party contained in this agreement or any failure by defaulting party to perform any obligations on its part to be performed hereunder the non-defaulting party has given the defaulting party prompt written notice of all claims and the right to participate in the defense with counsel of its choice at its sole expense. In no event shall Artist be entitled to seek injunctive or any other equitable relief for any breach or non-compliance with any provision of this agreement.
WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS Mortgagor warrants, represents and covenants to Mortgagee as follows:
Representations Warranties and Indemnification 10.1 The Publisher warrants to the Institution that it is entitled to grant the licence in this Licence and that the use of the Licensed Material as contemplated in this Licence will not infringe any copyright or other proprietary or intellectual property rights of any natural or legal person. The Publisher agrees that the Institution shall have no liability and the Publisher will indemnify, defend and hold the Institution harmless against any and all direct damages, liabilities, claims, causes of action, legal fees and costs incurred by the Institution in defending against any third party claim of intellectual property rights infringements or threats of claims thereof with respect of the Institution's and Authorised Users use of the Licensed Material, provided that:
(1) the use of the Licensed Material has been in full compliance with the terms and conditions of this Licence; (2) the Institution provides the Publisher with prompt notice of any such claim or threat of claim; (3) the Institution co-operates fully with the Publisher in the defence or settlement of such claim; and (4) the Publisher has sole and complete control over the defence or settlement of such claim.
10.2 The Publisher reserves the right to change the content, presentation, user facilities or availability of parts of the Licensed Material and to make changes in any software used to make the Licensed Material available at their sole discretion. The Publisher will notify the Institution of any substantial change to the Licensed Material.
10.3 While the Publisher has no reason to believe that there are any inaccuracies or defects in the information contained in the Licensed Material, the Publisher makes no representation and gives no warranty express or implied with regard to the information contained in or any part of the Licensed Material including (without limitation) the fitness of such information or part for any purposes whatsoever and the Publisher accepts no liability for loss suffered or incurred by the Institution or Authorised Users as a result of their reliance on the Licensed Material.
10.4 In no circumstances will the Publisher be liable to the Institution for any loss resulting from a cause over which the Publisher does not have direct control, including but not limited to failure of electronic or mechanical equipment or communication lines, telephone or other interconnect problems, unauthorised access, theft, or operator errors.
10.5 The Institution agrees to notify the Publisher immediately and provide full particulars in the event that it becomes aware of any actual or threatened claims by any third party in connection with any works contained in the Licensed Material. It is expressly agreed that upon such notification, or if the Publisher becomes aware of such a claim from other sources, the Publisher may remove such work(s) from the Licensed Material. Failure to report knowledge of any actual or threatened claim by any third party shall be deemed a material breach of this Licence.
10.6 Nothing in this Licence shall make the Institution liable for breach of the terms of this Licence by any Authorised User provided that the Institution did not cause, knowingly assist or condone the continuation of such breach after becoming aware of an actual breach having occurred.
10.7 The Institution represents to the Publisher that its computer system through which the Licensed Material will be used is configured, and procedures are in place, to prohibit access to the Licensed Material by any person other than an Authorised User; that it shall inform Authorised Users about the conditions of use of the Licensed Material; and that during the term of this Licence, the Institution will continue to make all reasonable efforts to bar non- permitted access and to convey appropriate use information to its Authorised Users.
Representations and Warranties Indemnification As to all items transmitted to us, you represent and warrant that: (i) you will comply with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; (ii) you will only transmit eligible items; (iii) you have good title to each check and item and no defense of any party to the check is good against you; (iv) the original check, or a paper or electronic representation, has not previously been deposited for collection with us or any other financial institution, and no depositary bank, drawee, or drawer will be asked to pay a check that it already has paid; and (v) you have no knowledge or notice of information to indicate that the transaction is fraudulent. You agree to indemnify and hold us, our affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents harmless from and against all losses, liabilities, cost, damages and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and cost of litigation) to which we may be subject or that we may incur in connection with any claims that might arise from or out of your use of RDC.
REPRESENTATION AND INDEMNIFICATION The Company shall be deemed to have been made a continuing representation of the accuracy of any and all facts, material information and data which it supplies to Consultant and acknowledges its awareness that Consultant will rely on such continuing representation in disseminating such information and otherwise performing its advisory functions. Consultant in the absence of notice in writing from the Company, will rely on the continuing accuracy of material, information and data supplied by the Company. Consultant represents that he has knowledge of and is experienced in providing the aforementioned services.
SURVIVAL OF INDEMNITIES, REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, ETC The respective indemnities, covenants, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company and the several Underwriters, as set forth in this Agreement or made by them respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, the Company or any person controlling any of them and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Stock. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, including without limitation any termination pursuant to Section 8 or Section 10, the indemnities, covenants, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements forth in Sections 2, 5, 7 and 9 and Sections 11 through 21, inclusive, of this Agreement shall not terminate and shall remain in full force and effect at all times.
WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND UNDERTAKINGS 6.1. The Supplier warrants, represents and undertakes to the Authority and to each of the Other Contracting Bodies for the duration of the Framework Period that:
6.1.1. it has full capacity and authority and all necessary consents to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Framework Agreement (including, where its procedures so require, the consent of any of its Holding Companies);
6.1.2. this Framework Agreement is executed by a duly authorised representative of the Supplier;
6.1.3. in entering into this Framework Agreement and any Call Off Contract (and until the expiry of each, respectively) it has not committed and will not commit any Fraud, and has and will continue to have no conflict of interest in relation to this Framework Agreement;
6.1.4. all information, statements, warranties and representations contained in and the Tender and (unless otherwise agreed) any other document which resulted in the award of this Framework Agreement to the Supplier are, as at the date hereof, true, accurate, and not misleading save as may have been specifically disclosed in writing to the Authority prior to the execution of this Framework Agreement; and hereafter, for the Framework Period, it undertakes that it will promptly advise the Authority of any fact, matter or circumstance of which it may become aware which would render any such information, statement or representation to be false or misleading;
6.1.5. it has not entered and will not enter into any agreement with any other person with the aim of preventing tenders being made or as to
6.1.6. it has not caused or induced and will not cause or induce any person to enter such agreement referred to in Clause 6.1.5;
6.1.7. it has not offered or agreed (and will not offer or agree) to pay or give any sum of money, inducement or valuable consideration directly or indirectly to any person for doing or having done or causing or having caused to be done any act or omission in relation to any other tender or proposed tender for Services under this Framework;
6.1.8. no claim is being asserted and no litigation, arbitration or administrative or regulatory proceeding is presently in progress, or, to the best of its knowledge and belief pending or threatened against it or any of its assets which will or might affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Framework Agreement and/or any Call Off Contract which may be entered into with the Authority or Other Contracting Bodies;
6.1.9. it is not and will not be subject to any contractual obligation, or bound by any Law or other requirement, compliance with which will be likely to have an adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Framework Agreement and/or any Call Off Contract which may be entered into with the Authority or Other Contracting Bodies;
6.1.10. it has obtained and will maintain all licences, authorisations, consents or permits required in relation to the performance of its obligations under this Framework Agreement and any Call Off Contract;
6.1.11. in connection with the exercise of its rights and performance of its obligations pursuant to this Framework Agreement (and without prejudice to its other obligations under this Framework Agreement) it will at all times use all reasonable endeavours to meet or exceed the Key Performance Indicators;
6.1.12. no proceedings or other steps have been taken and not discharged or dismissed (nor, to the best of their knowledge, are threatened) for the winding up of the Supplier or for its dissolution or for the appointment of a receiver, administrative receiver, liquidator, manager, administrator or similar officer in relation to any of the Supplier's assets or revenue;
6.1.13. as at the Framework Commencement Date, it has notified the Authority in writing of any Occasions of Tax Non-Compliance or any litigation that it is involved in that is in connection with any Occasions of Tax Non Compliance; and
6.1.14. in the three (3) years prior to the date of this Framework Agreement (or, if the Supplier has been in existence for less than three (3) years, in the whole of such shorter period) it has:
6.1.14.1. conducted all financial accounting and reporting activities in compliance in all material respects with the generally accepted accounting principles that apply to it in any country where it files accounts;
6.1.14.2. it has been in full compliance with all applicable securities laws and regulations in the jurisdiction in which it is established; and
6.1.14.3. it has not performed any act or made any omission with respect to its financial accounting or reporting which could have an adverse effect on the Supplier's position as an ongoing business concern or its ability to fulfil its obligations under this Framework Agreement or any Call Off Contract.
6.2. The Supplier shall promptly notify the Authority in writing:
6.2.1. of any material detrimental change in the financial standing and/or credit rating of the Supplier;
6.2.2. if the Supplier undergoes a Change of Control; and/or
6.2.3. of any circumstances suggesting that a Change of Control is planned or in contemplation, provided such notification does not contravene any Law.
6.3. Each time a Call Off Contract is entered into the warranties, representations and undertakings in Clause 6.1 shall be deemed to be repeated by the Supplier with reference to the circumstances existing at the time that they are deemed to be repeated.
6.4. For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that any provision within this Framework Agreement is expressed as a warranty shall not preclude any right of termination the Authority would have, had it not been so expressed, in respect of breach of that provision by the Supplier.
6.5. The Supplier acknowledges and agrees that:
6.5.1. once duly executed this Framework Agreement will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations and rights of the Supplier and the Authority;
6.5.2. the warranties, representations and undertakings contained in this Framework Agreement are material and are designed to induce the Authority into entering into this Framework Agreement and to induce the Authority and each and every Other Contracting Body to enter into Call Off Contracts;
6.5.3. the Authority has been induced into entering into this Framework Agreement and in doing so has relied upon the warranties, representations and undertakings contained in this Framework Agreement; and
6.5.4. each Contracting Body will (amongst other things) on each and every occasion that it enters into a Call Off Contract be induced into doing so by, and in being so induced shall rely upon, the warranties, representations and undertakings contained in this Framework Agreement.
6.6. For the duration of the Framework Agreement and for a period of twelve (12) months after the termination or expiry of the Framework Agreement or, if later, all Call Off Contracts, the Supplier shall not employ or offer employment to any staff of the Authority or the staff of any Contracting Body who have been associated with the procurement and/or provision of the Services without Approval or the prior written consent of the relevant Contracting Body respectively.
6.7. In performing its obligations under this Framework Agreement and any Call Off Contract, the Supplier shall not (to the extent possible in the circumstances) discriminate between Contracting Bodies on the basis of their respective size.
Survival of Agreements, Representations and Warranties, etc All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
Representations, Warranties and Indemnities You represent and warrant to Prime Publishing and its Affiliates that (a) you have the right, power, and authority necessary to enter into this Agreement, to fully perform your obligations hereunder, and to grant the licenses set forth in Paragraphs 3 and 5 above, (b) you will comply fully with all terms of this Agreement, (c) the Materials submitted to Prime Publishing by you, and Prime Publishing's and its Affiliates' exercise of their rights hereunder, do not and will not violate, misappropriate or infringe any intellectual property right, including but not limited to trademark rights, copyrights, moral rights and publicity rights of any third party, (d) you possess all rights necessary for the reproduction, distribution, transmission, public performance, public display, and other exploitation of the Materials by Prime Publishing and its Affiliates as permitted hereunder, (e) the Materials are not pornographic, obscene, libelous, defamatory, tortious, or otherwise unlawful, and (f) all factual statements submitted by you are accurate and not misleading. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Prime Publishing and its Affiliates harmless from all claims, liabilities, damages, and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) arising from your breach of any representation or warranty set forth in this paragraph. 8)
Survival of Representations and Warranties Indemnification (A) The representations and warranties of the parties herein contained shall survive the closing of the purchase contemplated by this Agreement, notwithstanding any investigation at any time made by or on behalf of the other party, provided that any claims for indemnification in accordance with Article II, Section 2 below with respect to any representation -12- 13 or warranty must be made (and will be null and void unless made) on or before the date eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date (except in the case of representations contained in Paragraphs (B)(vi), (G), (I) and (J) of Article I, Section 2 hereof, which must be made within six (6) months following the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations).
(B) The Company and the Shareholders, jointly and severally, hereby agree to indemnify and hold Buyer, Parent, and their respective officers, directors, stockholders, affiliates, employees, representatives and other agents harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages or injuries, together with costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of or resulting from (i) any breach, misrepresentation or material omission of the representations and warranties made by the Company and/or the Shareholders in this Agreement or in any Exhibit hereto or other documents delivered in connection herewith, (ii) any breach in any material respect by the Company and/or the Shareholders, or any of them, unless waived in writing by the Buyer, of any covenant or agreement contained in or arising out of this Agreement, or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith on the Closing Date, including without limitation, the Employment Agreement to be entered into at the Closing between Chunx xxx Parent, (iii) the Business conducted by the Company prior to the Closing Date and any actions or events associated therewith, (iv) any and all liabilities of the Company, other than the Assumed Liabilities, and (v) any failure by the Shareholders or the Company to comply with any provisions of the bulk sales or similar laws of any jurisdiction which are applicable to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Shareholder shall be responsible for more than his or her pro rata share of such liability based on their respective stock ownership of the Company as of the Closing as set forth on Exhibit A hereto. The obligations of the Company and the Shareholders pursuant to this Paragraph (B) of this Section shall be limited to an aggregate amount not in excess of the Purchase Price. Neither the Buyer nor the Parent shall make any claim hereunder unless and until the aggregate amount of such claim exceeds $25,000; provided, however, that if the aggregate amount of claims by the Buyer or the Parent exceeds $25,000, the obligations of the Company and Shareholders hereunder shall be with respect to the entire amount of such claims.
(C) Buyer and Parent hereby agree to indemnify and hold the Company and the Shareholders harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages or injuries, together with costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of or resulting from (i) any breach, misrepresentation or material omission in the representations and warranties made by the Buyer and/or Parent in this Agreement, (ii) any breach in any material respect by Buyer and/or Parent, unless waived in writing by the Company, of any covenant or agreement of Buyer and/or Parent contained in or arising out of this Agreement, or (iii) the Business as conducted by Buyer and/or Parent, after the Closing Date.
(D) Any party claiming a right to indemnification hereunder (the "Indemnified Party") shall give the other party from whom indemnification is sought (the "Indemnifying Party") prompt written notice of any claim, demand, action, suit, proceeding or discovery of fact upon which the Indemnified Party intends to base a claim for indemnification under this Section
(E) On the Closing Date, one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) of the four hundred fifty thousand (450,000) shares of the Common Stock which is part of the Purchase Price (the "Escrowed Amount") shall be delivered to the escrow agent listed on Exhibit A (the "Escrow Agent") to be held in escrow in accordance with the terms of a separate escrow agreement to be entered into between the parties (the "Indemnity Escrow Agreement") on or prior to the Closing Date. The Escrowed Amount will be held in escrow by the Escrow Agent as security for any indemnification obligation of the Company and the Shareholders, or any of them, to Buyer pursuant to the terms of Article II, Section 2, Paragraph (B) of this Agreement. Indemnity claims by Buyer pursuant to said Paragraph (B) shall be satisfied first by the reduction of the Escrowed Amount until the termination of the Indemnity Escrow Agreement and thereafter by the Company and the Shareholders, jointly and severally. The Escrowed Amount does not constitute a limit on the liability of the Company and the Shareholders to Buyer hereunder, it being understood and agreed that the Company and each of the Shareholders, shall remain jointly and severally liable to satisfy the amount of such claims which exceed the Escrowed Amount. The Escrowed Amount shall be held by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms of the Indemnity Escrow Agreement which shall be agreed upon and entered into by the Escrow Agent, the Company, the Shareholders and Buyer on or before the Closing Date. Among other things, the Indemnity Escrow Agreement will provide that on March 31, 2000, the Escrow Agent shall deliver to the Company or its designee the Common Stock then being held by the Escrow Agent, if any, as has not previously been applied pursuant to the terms of said Indemnity Escrow Agreement, unless an indemnification claim by Buyer against the Company and/or the Shareholders is then pending.