MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT
ATRINSIC
This Master Services Agreement is made
as of March 26, 2010 and effective as of July 1, 2009 (“Effective Date”),
between:
(1) Atrinsic, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, with its principal place of business located at 000 0xx Xxxxxx,
00xx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx XX 00000 (“Atrinsic”) and
(2) Brilliant Digital Entertainment,
Inc., a Delaware corporation whose principal place of business is located
at 00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (together with and on
behalf of its subsidiaries, including but not limited to Altnet, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, “BDE”).
Atrinsic
and BDE may be referred to herein individually as a “Party” or jointly as the
“Parties”.
WHEREAS, Atrinsic is engaged
in the business of providing mobile messaging and Billing Method (as defined
herein) services;
WHEREAS, BDE desires to create
a new online channel, product and service providing its end-users, buyers and
customers with content subscription services to be billed through a Billing
Method aggregator providing billing and collection services; and
WHEREAS, BDE desires to engage
Atrinsic to perform certain messaging, billing and collection services in
connection with BDE’s content subscription service.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing premises and the covenants hereinafter contained
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
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Definitions
and Interpretation
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1.1.
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The
following Definitions shall apply to this
Agreement:
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1.1.1.
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“Affiliates”
of a Party shall mean any corporation, company, or other entity more than
fifty percent (50%) of whose outstanding shares or securities
(representing the right to vote for the election of directors or managing
authority) are owned, directly or indirectly (beneficially or of record)
or controlled by such Party for so long as such control
exists;
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1.1.2.
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“Agreement”
shall mean this Master Service Agreement and any Service Order Forms
executed among the Parties, as such may be amended or supplemented from
time to time by written agreement of the
Parties;
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1.1.3.
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“Allocated
Number” means any specific telephone or text number or code (such as a
short code) to be entered by Subscribers, allocated to the BDE for the BDE
Services, either dedicated to the BDE or to be shared with one or more
other customers of Atrinsic;
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1.1.4.
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“Ancillary
Websites” means the websites, other than the Website or any other website
operating under the BDE brand, offering, referring or in any way
advertising or marketing the Website or BDE
Services;
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1.1.5.
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“Atrinsic
Data” means data, which is provided or generated in the course of
Atrinsic’s provision of the Atrinsic Services, excluding BDE
Data;
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1.1.6.
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“Atrinsic
Rights” means all Intellectual Property Rights owned by or licensed to
Atrinsic prior to or after the Effective Date, including but not limited
to those Intellectual Property Rights involved in any aspect of the
Atrinsic Services, the Platform or any device, software or data used in
connection therewith, including without limitation the Atrinsic
Data;
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1.1.7.
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“Atrinsic
Services” means Billing Method services and/or other services set forth in
Section 2 of this Agreement or a Service Order Form provided by Atrinsic
to BDE in accordance with Section 2 of this
Agreement;
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1.1.8.
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“Billing
Method” means LEC, credit card, mobile and/or other direct to consumer
billing and collection methods as agreed between the Parties from time to
time through which Subscribers are billed for the Subscription
Service.
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1.1.9.
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“Billing
Operator” means any (i) mobile network operator, (ii) LEC operator, (iii)
credit card company, or (iv) other third party which is directly or
indirectly engaged in the performance of any of the Atrinsic Services or
the BDE Services;
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1.1.10.
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“Billing
Operator Change” means any change in the services, prices, conditions or
terms for services provided to Atrinsic or the BDE by a Billing
Operator;
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1.1.11.
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“Change”
shall mean a Change in Law or a Billing Operator
Change;
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1.1.12.
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“Change
in Law” shall mean the enactment or amendment of any law or regulation by
any Governmental Body after the Effective
Date;
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1.1.13.
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Intentionally
deleted;
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1.1.14.
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“BDE
Content” means any information, data, files, or messages, including any
Content (as defined in Section 3.1.1) provided by or on behalf of the BDE,
any Third Party Provider, or a Subscriber using BDE Services for (i)
transmission by Atrinsic, directly or indirectly, to a Billing Operator or
Subscribers or (ii) transmission to the BDE, any Third Party Provider or a
Subscriber in connection with the Subscription
Service;
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1.1.15.
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“BDE
Data” means data relating to the BDE Services or use of the BDE Services,
which is provided by BDE or generated in the course of Atrinsic’s
provision of the Atrinsic Services;
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1.1.16.
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“BDE
Rights” means all Intellectual Property Rights owned or licensed by BDE,
including but not limited to those Intellectual Property Rights involved
in any aspect of the BDE Services, including, without limitation, the BDE
Data;
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1.1.17.
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“BDE
Services” means the service(s) operated or offered by BDE for providing
the Subscription Service to Subscribers, including the distribution and/or
transmission of any BDE Content;
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1.1.18.
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Intentionally
deleted;
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1.1.19.
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“Intellectual
Property Rights” means all copyright (including but not limited to rights
in computer software), patents, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets,
registered and unregistered design rights, database rights and topography
rights, all rights to bring an action for passing off, any other similar
form of intellectual property or proprietary rights, statutory or
otherwise, whether registrable or not and shall include applications for
any of them, all rights to apply for protection in respect of any of the
above rights and all other forms of protection of a similar nature or
having equivalent or similar effect to any of these which may subsist
anywhere in the world;
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“Governmental
Body” means any foreign, federal, state, municipal, political subdivision
or other governmental department, commission, regulatory authority or
board, bureau, agency or
instrumentality;
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1.1.21.
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“LEC”
means a local exchange carrier;
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1.1.22.
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“Marketing
Services Agreement” means that certain Marketing Services Agreement of
even date herewith between BDE and
Atrinsic;
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1.1.23.
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“Outpayment”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.1;
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1.1.24.
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“Platform”
means the application services platform(s), and associated systems and
network connections, owned and operated by Atrinsic or by suppliers or
partners of Atrinsic, which is used to provide the Atrinsic
Services;
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1.1.25.
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“Protocol
Specification” means the protocols to be used by the BDE in order to
access the Atrinsic Services, as notified by Atrinsic to the BDE from time
to time;
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“Service
Interface” means the method to be used by the BDE to connect to the
Platform;
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1.1.27.
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“Service
Order Form” means any documents regarding the Atrinsic Services to be
provided hereunder agreed to between the Parties in a writing that is made
a part of this Agreement from time to
time;
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1.1.28.
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“Subscriber”
means any end-user, customer or other buyer of the Subscription
Service;
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1.1.29.
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“Subscription
Service” means the music subscription service offered by the BDE on
Website which requires the payment of a recurring subscription
fee;
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1.1.30.
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“Taxes”
means any federal, state, local or foreign government tax, fee, duty,
surcharge, or other tax-like charge that is required by applicable law to
be collected from BDE by Atrinsic or payable by Atrinsic in connection
with the BDE Services or Atrinsic Services (excluding any taxes based on
Atrinsic’s income);
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1.1.31.
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“Term”
means the duration of this Agreement, as set forth in Section 10.1 of this
Agreement;
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1.1.32.
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“Third
Party” means any and all persons or entities not a Party to this
Agreement;
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1.1.33.
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“Third
Party Provider” means any Third Party that has entered into an agreement
with BDE to provide any or all of the BDE Services;
and
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1.1.34.
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“Website”
means the website, located at xxx.xxxxx.xxx,
operated by or for BDE to market and/or provide or otherwise make
available the BDE Services.
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1.2.
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Headings
are included in this Agreement for ease of reference only and shall not
affect the interpretation or construction of this
Agreement.
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1.3.
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Unless
the context otherwise requires, the singular includes a reference to the
plural and vice versa.
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2.
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Atrinsic
Responsibilities
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2.1
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During
the Term, Atrinsic, or a Third Party directed by Atrinsic,
will:
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2.1.1
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Use
commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Atrinsic Services to BDE
within North America (the particular territories to be serviced within
North America and the Billing Operators to be utilized therein are to be
determined by mutual agreement of the Parties) and Atrinsic shall comply
with all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations in providing the Atrinsic
Services;
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2.1.2
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Use
commercially reasonable efforts to operate any online storefront of the
BDE Services on the Website or any Ancillary Websites as described in the
applicable Service Order Form;
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2.1.3
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Use
commercially reasonable efforts to provide Billing Method services and
manage Billing Method-related relationships including, but not limited to,
applicable Billing Operators and aggregators as described in the
applicable Service Order Form;
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2.1.4
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Use
commercially reasonable efforts to manage all messaging services in
compliance with all applicable FTC Rules and Regulations, the CAN-SPAM
Act, the standards of practice established by the Mobile Marketing
Association from time to time (“MMA Guidelines”) and other applicable
state and federal laws, each as amended and current at the time of the
applicable messaging;
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2.1.5
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Use
commercially reasonable efforts to manage all first level customer care,
as may be determined by mutual agreement of the Parties from time to time,
provided to Subscribers;
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2.1.6
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And
hereby does grant to BDE with a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable
(except as provided in Section 7.2 hereof) and royalty-free license, to
use the Platform for all BDE Services in compliance with this
Agreement;
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2.1.7
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Use
commercially reasonable efforts to promptly notify BDE of Billing Operator
Changes following Atrinsic’s notification by the Billing Operator of the
Billing Operator Change; and
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2.1.8
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Provide
BDE, on a daily basis, with data pertaining to the volume of Subscriber
confirmed subscribed, message confirmed received by a Billing Operator and
users confirmed successfully
billed.
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2.2
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During
the Term, Atrinsic will be responsible for obtaining all short codes to be
used in connection with the Atrinsic Services provided to
BDE. As between Atrinsic and BDE, Atrinsic shall exclusively
own all right, title and interest in and to all such short codes and
during the Term all rights to use and exploit short codes will be for the
benefit of the BDE Services. Upon expiration or any termination
of the Agreement, Atrinsic shall be entitled to continue use of such short
codes with another content services provider;
and
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2.3
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Subject
to the representations and warranties of BDE contained herein and BDE’s
performance of its obligations hereunder, Atrinsic will ensure that its
collection, access, use and disclosure of Subscriber information shall
comply with all applicable foreign, federal, state, and local laws, rules
and regulations as they may be amended from time to time, including
without limitation (i) the Federal Communications Commission’s Customer
Proprietary Network Information rules and regulations implementing 47 USC
222 (the CPNI rules) (ii) the California Online Privacy and Disclosure Act
of 2003, and (iii) laws governing marketing by telephone, direct mail,
e-mail, wireless text messaging, fax , and any other mode of communication
(collectively, “Privacy Laws”). Atrinsic shall at all times perform its
obligations hereunder and make available the Atrinsic Services in such a
manner as not to knowingly cause Atrinsic to be in material violation of
any applicable laws or regulations, including any Privacy
Laws. For purposes of its obligations under this Section 2.3,
the acts or omissions of Atrinsic’s employees, agents, representatives,
contractors other than BDE and Airarena Pty Ltd., subcontractors, or
Affiliates (and such Affiliates’ employees, agents, representatives,
contractors, or subcontractors) shall also be deemed the acts or omissions
of Atrinsic.
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2.4
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During
the Term, Atrinsic shall not solicit licenses to Content from the
Labels.
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Conditions
to Atrinsic Provision of Atrinsic Services to
BDE
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3.1
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During
the Term, BDE, or a Third Party Provider directed by BDE,
will:
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3.1.1
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Provide
at its own expense, all necessary rights and licenses from content owners
(the “Labels”) for music, audio and other content files and offerings (the
“Content”) to be provided as part of the Content Services. BDE shall
thereafter supply said licensed content as part of the Subscription
Services;
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3.1.2
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Be
responsible for integrating, incorporating and making available on the
Website all Content in connection with the Content
Services;
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3.1.3
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Report
and pay to the Labels all royalties, licenses, fees and expenses related
to the licensed Content
(“Royalties”);
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3.1.4
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Be
responsible for obtaining any and all rights necessary to provide BDE
Services within the agreed territories and with the agreed Billing
Operators;
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3.1.5
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Conform
to the Protocol Specification for the relevant Service Interface as
provided to BDE by Atrinsic from time to time. Atrinsic will
notify BDE at least thirty (30) days in advance of any change in the
Protocol Specification;
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3.1.6
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Connect
only to the Service Interface specified for BDE by Atrinsic using only the
names and passwords notified to BDE by Atrinsic from time to
time;
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3.1.7
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Supply
complete and accurate instructions and information to Atrinsic to the
extent reasonably necessary for the performance of the Atrinsic Services,
in accordance with such timescales as Atrinsic may reasonably
require;
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3.1.8
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Promptly
notify Atrinsic of Billing Operator Changes following BDE’s notification
by the Billing Operator of the Billing Operator
Change;
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3.1.9
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Ensure
that the BDE Services and BDE Content shall comply with all applicable
foreign, federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations as they may
be amended from time to time, including without limitation those that
apply to advertising or marketing practices. For purposes of
its obligations under this Section 3.1.10, the acts or omissions of BDE’s
employees, agents, subcontractors, Third Party Providers, representatives
or Affiliates (and such Affiliates’ employees, agents or representatives)
shall also be deemed the acts or omissions of
BDE;
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3.1.10
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Provide
all reasonable assistance to Atrinsic, including providing copies of
relevant documentation, books and records, in connection with Atrinsic’s
compliance with any requirements or conditions which are at any time
imposed by any Governmental Body and which are applicable to or affect the
BDE Services, BDE Content and/or the Atrinsic
Services;
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3.1.11
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Provide,
subject to reasonable confidentiality protections, any Governmental Body
or Atrinsic with such information or material relating to the BDE Services
or a future BDE Services as any Governmental Body may reasonably request
in order to carry out any investigation in connection with (i) the BDE
Services or (ii) BDE's relationship with Atrinsic or with a Third Party
Provider.
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3.2
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BDE
will submit a reasonably detailed description of each BDE Service before
commercial launch to Atrinsic for Atrinsic’s and each Billing Operator’s
review and approval by filling out a form supplied by Atrinsic, in a
format determined by Atrinsic, which will assist Atrinsic and the Billing
Operators in evaluating whether the BDE Services fulfill the requirements
of this Agreement and the requirements of the relevant Billing
Operators. Atrinsic may in its sole and reasonable discretion
reject any or all BDE Services submitted for approval. After
the date that Atrinsic notifies BDE in writing of its acceptance of such
BDE Service, BDE will not make any changes to such BDE Services without
obtaining prior approval from
Atrinsic.
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3.3
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BDE
will be solely responsible for its Third Party Providers and
subcontractors and their compliance with the terms of this
Agreement. BDE agrees that Atrinsic shall not be responsible
for making any payments to any Third Party Provider or BDE subcontractor,
except as expressly provided
herein.
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3.4
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BDE
will be solely responsible for any legal liability arising out of or
relating to the BDE Content and BDE Services (whether transmitted on its
own or on any Third Party’s behalf). If Atrinsic is notified or
otherwise becomes aware of BDE Content which violates the material
requirements of this Agreement, Atrinsic may (but shall not be required
to) investigate the allegation and determine, in its sole and reasonable
discretion, whether to send BDE a written request to remove such BDE
Content from the BDE Services including a description of the violation of
this Agreement resulting from the BDE Content. If BDE does not
dispute the alleged violation and refuses such request or fails to cure
the violation within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt of the request,
Atrinsic may (but shall not be required to), in its sole and reasonable
discretion, immediately block such BDE Content. Atrinsic shall
not be liable for any damages incurred by BDE because of any such action
in accordance with this Section
3.4.
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3.5
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BDE
will ensure that its collection, access, use and disclosure of Subscriber
information shall comply with all applicable foreign, federal, state, and
local laws, rules and regulations as they may be amended from time to
time, including without limitation Privacy Laws. BDE shall at all times
perform its obligations hereunder and make available the BDE Services in
such a manner as not to knowingly cause Atrinsic to be in material
violation of any applicable laws or regulations, including any Privacy
Laws. For purposes of its obligations under this Section 3.5,
the acts or omissions of BDE’s employees, agents, representatives,
contractors other than Atrinsic, subcontractors, Third Party Providers, or
Affiliates (and such Affiliates’ employees, agents, representatives,
contractors, or subcontractors) shall also be deemed the acts or omissions
of BDE.
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3.6
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Without
limiting Section 3.1 above, BDE agrees that BDE and its Third Party
Providers will not offer or provide BDE Services
that:
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3.6.1
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To
the best of its knowledge, transmit or allow to be transmitted any BDE
Content that violates the requirements of any Billing Operator through
which BDE Content is transmitted;
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3.6.2
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To
the best of its knowledge, transmit or allow to be transmitted any BDE
Content that is false, inaccurate, misleading, unlawful, harmful,
threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene,
libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically,
or otherwise objectionable;
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3.6.3
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Transmit
or allow to be transmitted any BDE Content that it does not have a right
to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary
relationships;
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3.6.4
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To
the best of its knowledge, transmit or allow to be transmitted any Content
or any BDE Content, that infringes any Intellectual Property Rights or
rights of publicity or privacy of Atrinsic or any third
party;
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3.6.5
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Utilize
any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk
mail”, “spam”, or any other forms of
solicitation;
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3.6.6
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Violate
the MMA Guidelines;
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3.6.7
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Interfere
with or disrupt the Atrinsic Services or servers or Billing Operator
networks connected to the Atrinsic Services, or disobey any requirements,
procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the Atrinsic
Service;
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3.6.8
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To
the best of its knowledge, transmit or utilize any (a) viruses, worms,
Trojan horses, or other code that might disrupt, disable, harm, erase
memory, or otherwise impede the operation, features, or functionality of
any software, firmware, hardware, wireless device, computer system or
network, (b) traps, time bombs, or other code that would disable any
software based on the elapsing of a period of time, advancement to a
particular date or other numeral, (c) code that would permit any Third
Party to interfere with or surreptitiously access any Subscriber personal
information, or (d) content that causes disablement or impairment of
Atrinsic or Billing Operator services or
equipment;
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3.6.9
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Intentionally
or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or
international law, or any regulations having the force of law;
or
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3.6.10
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Provide
any material support or resources (or conceal or disguise the nature,
location, source, or ownership of material support or resources) to any
organization designated by the United States government as a foreign
terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act.
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Other
Responsibilities of the Parties
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4.1
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Neither
Party shall make any public announcement regarding this Agreement and/or
the subject matter of this Agreement, unless such announcement has been
approved in writing in advance by both Parties, provided that such
approval shall not be required in the event such public announcement is
required by law, including the rules and regulations of the Securities
Exchange Commission.
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Price,
Payment and Currency
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5.1
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Atrinsic
shall furnish BDE with monthly invoice reports beginning October 1, 2009
(which such first report shall include all such relevant information for
the period beginning on the Effective Date through August 31, 2009) from
each relevant Billing Operator showing the payment amounts received by
such Billing Operator from Subscribers of the BDE Services and the
chargebacks by such Billing Operator for such BDE Services not more than
60 days in arrears as well as an anticipated budget for the following
three month period. Atrinsic shall issue a statement to BDE calculating
the monthly Net Profit (as defined below), which shall include amounts set
forth in Section 5.2, and shall pay to BDE the “Outpayment” which shall
equal (i) the actual amount of any Royalties payable to the Labels as a
result of the provision of BDE Services under this Agreement monthly
without offset, plus (ii) 50% of Net Profit for the applicable period,
subject to reduction and offset pursuant to Section 5.3. BDE shall be
responsible for calculating and reporting the amount of such Royalties to
Atrinsic prior to the payment of any
Outpayment.
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5.2
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“Net
Profit” means:
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5.2.1
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All
amounts actually received and collected by Atrinsic from Billing Operators
with respect to the BDE Services,
plus
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5.2.2
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All
amounts (net of costs as agreed between the Parties) actually received and
collected by Atrinsic with respect to any other Kazaa-branded products or
services other than the BDE Services,
less
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5.2.3
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Amounts
incurred (including any such amounts which were unpaid and/or unrecouped
by Atrinsic during any prior months) with respect
to:
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5.2.3.1
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Any
Taxes,
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5.2.3.2
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All
verified charges and fees assessed by Third Parties relating to such
payments (including, without limitation, those levied by any aggregator,
the paying and payee bank or other financial institution or any credit
card merchant payment processor) (collectively, the “Charges and
Fees”),
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5.2.3.3
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Any
charge or deduction made by any Billing Operator from payments due to
Atrinsic relating to BDE Services (collectively, the “Billing Operator
Deductions”),
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5.2.3.4
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Any
refunds, rebates, uncollectible amounts, bad debt, fraud, and chargebacks
other than Billing Operator
Deductions,
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5.2.3.5
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Any
Royalties,
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5.2.3.6
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All
other charges or expenses approved in advance by Atrinsic and BDE and
incurred by Atrinsic or advanced by Atrinsic to BDE in connection with the
provision of the Atrinsic Services or the BDE Services, including, but not
limited to, (i) Third Party charges and advanced funds which were
previously invoiced to BDE, (ii) any costs or expenses advanced by
Atrinsic to BDE in respect of any costs or expenses incurred in connection
with the Management Services Agreement between BDE and Airarena Pty Ltd.
(the “Airarena Agreement”), and (iii) any costs or expenses which are
preapproved by BDE and incurred in connection with Atrinsic’s provision of
support services on behalf of BDE pursuant to Section 6,
and
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5.2.3.7
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Any
amounts payable to Atrinsic pursuant to any other agreement between BDE
and Atrinsic including the Marketing Services
Agreement.
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5.3
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Payments
of any Outpayment may be offset in whole or in part and retained by
Atrinsic in the event and to the extent of any amounts that remain
outstanding and unpaid to Atrinsic by BDE pursuant to Section 15
hereof.
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5.4
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During
the Term and for two (2) years following the expiration or termination of
this Agreement, BDE shall have the right to conduct an inspection and
audit, through a designated national independent certified public
accounting firm, of relevant records in order to verify the correctness of
the Outpayments reported by Atrinsic and Atrinsic shall promptly pay BDE
the amount of any underpayment revealed by the audit; provided that, (i)
such audits are conducted at reasonable times during regular business
hours and with reasonable advance written notice, (ii) such audits are
conducted not more than once every year, (iii) BDE shall be responsible
for payment of all fees and expenses associated with such audit, unless
the auditor finds a discrepancy of greater than ten percent (10%) of the
audited amount, in which event Atrinsic shall reimburse BDE the amount of
the audit fees and expenses, (iv) and the information and materials
reviewed or obtained in such audit shall be protected as Atrinsic’s
Confidential Information (as defined in Section
11.1).
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5.5
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In
the event that any Billing Operator or Governmental Body advises Atrinsic
that the BDE is or has been in violation of any law or regulation which in
good faith is not disputed, through no fault of Atrinsic, Atrinsic shall
be entitled to act on any request, recommendation, order or directive by
such Billing Operator or Governmental Body to withhold any sums payable to
the BDE until the BDE pays to the Billing Operator or Governmental Body
(as the case may be) all sums due for payment of fines, penalties,
administrative charges or other sums payable to the Billing Operator or
Governmental Body or to one or more Subscribers by reason of a final and
non-appealable order of a Governmental Body, and, if BDE refuses to pay
such amount, Atrinsic shall be entitled to pay the same out of the monies
withheld.
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8
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5.6
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Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, in no event shall Atrinsic be
required to incur any cost, expense, charge or fee hereunder or advance
any funds to BDE or any Third Party in respect of any Atrinsic Services,
BDE Services or otherwise if greater than $5,000,000 (or such other amount
as mutually agreed in writing) remains unrecouped by Atrinsic and/or
unpaid to Atrinsic pursuant to Sections 5.2.3 or 5.3
hereof.
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6
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Subscriber
Communications. Except as expressly provided herein and
to the extent such services are not provided by Atrinsic on behalf of
BDE: (a) BDE will be responsible for providing, or arranging
for the provision of, all support services with respect to the BDE
Services; (b) BDE agrees that it will prominently provide contact
information (at a minimum an e-mail address) for BDE’s customer service
(i) at the same time and location (i.e. on the same web page or in the
same message) as Subscribers register for the BDE Services or otherwise
opt-in to receiving BDE Content, and (ii) at a location easily accessible
to a Subscriber to allow the Subscriber to access the contact information
after the Subscriber has registered for the BDE Services or opted in to
receiving BDE Content. BDE acknowledges that, except as
expressly provided herein or to the extent such services are not provided
by Atrinsic on behalf of BDE, Atrinsic has no obligation to provide any
Subscriber support services. Atrinsic shall give BDE ninety
(90) days prior written notice before Atrinsic may materially
diminish the support services provided on behalf BDE
hereunder. Under such circumstances whereby Atrinsic no
longer provides such services on behalf of BDE, if a Subscriber contacts
Atrinsic in relation to the BDE Services, Atrinsic shall redirect or
transfer such Subscriber to the support facilities of BDE, or, if such a
transfer is not, in Atrinsic’s opinion, reasonably practicable, for any
reason (including, without limitation, by reason of any unwillingness by
the Subscriber to be redirected to the BDE), then Atrinsic may itself
provide an initial response to the query or complaint. Without
limiting the foregoing, BDE acknowledges that Billing Operators may levy
fees or charges for Subscriber support services relating to BDE Services,
regardless of whether the Billing Operator, Atrinsic, or BDE has provided
Subscriber support, and that Atrinsic may recover from BDE or offset
against amounts payable to BDE hereunder any and all such fees and charges
assessed by a Billing Operator. Further, BDE and Atrinsic
acknowledge and agree that Atrinsic may recover any and all preapproved
costs and expenses incurred by Atrinsic in providing the services
described in this Section in accordance with Section 5.2.3.6 and Section
10.5.
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7
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Assignment
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7.1
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This
Agreement may not be assigned by a Party without the prior written consent
of the other Party.
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7.2
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Notwithstanding
Section 7.1,
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7.2.1
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Either
Party may assign this Agreement and such Party’s rights and obligations
hereunder without the consent of the other Party to an Affiliate so long
as such Party remains liable for its obligations
hereunder.
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7.2.2
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Either
Party may assign this Agreement, and its rights and obligations hereunder,
to any Third Party that acquires all or substantially all of such Party’s
stock or assets relating to that portion of such Party’s business that is
related to the subject matter of this Agreement, provided that the Third
Party to whom the Agreement is assigned assumes all of the obligations of
the assigning Party under this
Agreement.
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7.3
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Any
attempted assignment, delegation, or transfer in contravention of this
Section 7 shall be null and void.
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9
8
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Amendments to the Agreement as
Required by Law or Billing Operators. The BDE Services,
BDE Content and Atrinsic Services are subject to requirements imposed by
the relevant Billing Operators, and to laws or regulations imposed by
Governmental Bodies, which may change or be amended from time to
time. The Parties agree to work together in good faith to amend
the terms of this Agreement that do not comply with any such changes or
amendments so that this Agreement complies with such requirements, laws
and regulations.
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9
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Suspension
of Service
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9.1
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Atrinsic
may, in its sole discretion, suspend provision of any or all of the
Atrinsic Services at any time, but for a period of no longer than thirty
(30) days, in the event that:
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9.1.1
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Atrinsic
is entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section
10.2;
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9.1.2
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Atrinsic
is obliged or advised to comply with an order, instruction, directive or
request of a Governmental Body or Billing Operator which necessitates that
it do so, in the reasonable judgment of Atrinsic;
or
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9.1.3
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BDE
is in material breach of any of its obligations under Section 3 of this
Agreement and BDE fails to cure such breach within fifteen (15) days of
BDE’s receipt of notice of the
breach.
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9.2
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Atrinsic
and the Billing Operators shall have the right (but not the obligation) to
access and review BDE Content transmitted through the Atrinsic Services,
provided that the Parties acknowledge and agree that Atrinsic has no
obligation to review or filter such content, solely as necessary to
identify a potential breach of the terms of this Agreement, including
Section 3.5. To the extent that Atrinsic discovers an actual or potential
breach, Atrinsic may suspend any or all of the Atrinsic Services to BDE
for as long as it reasonably deems necessary, in its sole discretion,
until Atrinsic determines BDE is not in breach or BDE corrects such
non-compliance.
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9.3
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Where
Atrinsic determines, in its discretion, it is practicable to do so, then
Atrinsic shall effect any such suspension only in respect of those BDE
Services which are affected by the matters referred to in this Section 9.
Atrinsic will notify BDE a reasonable amount of time in advance of any
suspension of the BDE Services affected under this
Agreement.
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10
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Term
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10.1
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This
Agreement shall become effective as of the date hereof and will, unless
sooner terminated as provided below, remain in effect for three (3) years
after the Effective Date and will automatically renew for successive one
year periods, unless either Party provides written notice of termination
at least 90 days prior to the expiration of a term (the
“Term”).
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10.2
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Either
Party may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other Party
immediately, in the event that (i) the other Party becomes insolvent,
files a petition in bankruptcy or makes an assignment for the benefit of
its creditors; (ii) the other Party materially breaches its obligations
under this Agreement and fails to cure the breach within thirty (30) days
after receiving written notice; or (iii) one or more of the Billing
Operators upon which the provision of Atrinsic Services hereunder is
dependent and which account for a substantial portion of the revenues
collected from Billing Operators terminates its provision of services to
Atrinsic.
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10.3
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Intentionally
deleted.
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10.4
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the provisions of
this Section and Sections 1, 5.4 (for 2 years only), 10.4, 10.5, 11, 12,
14, 15 and 16 of this Agreement will survive the termination of this
Agreement. Further, any other provisions that by their nature
are intended to survive will also survive termination of this
Agreement. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement,
each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with
the other to effect a smooth and orderly transition. From the
time that a notice of termination is received by either Party until the
effective termination date, each Party shall use it commercially
reasonable efforts to cooperate fully with any newly appointed Party
performing the duties contemplated hereunder. Any costs and
expenses incurred in the transition of services contemplated hereunder
shall be borne by BDE.
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10.5
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BDE’s
obligation to pay Atrinsic any and all accrued payment obligations which
remain unrecouped and/or unpaid from time to time and/or upon the
expiration or termination of the Term for any reason (the “Unrecouped
Amounts”) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall be secured
pursuant to the terms of that certain Security Agreement by and between
BDE and Atrinsic of even date herewith. Such Unrecouped Amounts
shall include, but are not limited to (i) any verified and pre-approved
charges, including, but not limited to Third Party charges and advanced
funds which were previously invoiced to BDE, payable by Atrinsic in
connection with the provision of the Atrinsic Services or the BDE Services
(including any such charges which were unpaid and/or unrecouped by
Atrinsic during any prior periods during the Term), (ii) any costs or
expenses incurred in connection with Atrinsic’s provision of support
services on behalf of BDE pursuant to Section 6 (including any such
charges which were unpaid and/or unrecouped by Atrinsic during any prior
periods during the Term), (iii) any costs or expenses paid by Atrinsic on
behalf of BDE or advanced to BDE in respect of any costs or expenses
incurred pursuant to the Airarena Agreement (including any such charges
which were unpaid and/or unrecouped by Atrinsic during any prior periods
during the Term and any charges which are payable following the
termination of the Airarena Agreement), and (iv) any amounts payable to
Atrinsic pursuant to any other agreement between BDE and Atrinsic
including, without limitation, the Marketing Services Agreement (including
any such amounts which were unpaid and/or unrecouped by Atrinsic during
any prior periods during the Term). All Unrecouped Amounts (if
any) remaining upon the expiration or termination of the Term shall be
paid by BDE on a monthly basis over a period of six (6) months until
repaid against monthly net profit generated by the BDE Services following
the end of the Term (the “Tail Period”). Following the
expiration of the Tail Period, any remaining Unrecouped Amounts shall
become due and payable by BDE to Atrinsic in
full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall BDE be
required to pay any Unrecouped Amounts in excess of $2,500,000 in the
aggregate (less any other amounts paid to Atrinsic as ‘Unrecouped Fees’
pursuant to the Marketing Services
Agreement).
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11
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Confidentiality
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11.1
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Confidentiality
Obligations. Each Party agrees to regard and preserve as
confidential all information related to the rights and obligations of the
other Party under this Agreement and the business and activities of the
other Party, their clients, licensors, suppliers and other entities with
whom such other Party does business, which may be obtained by such Party
from any source or may be developed or disclosed as a result of this
Agreement, including the economic and financial terms and conditions
contained in or otherwise referenced by this Agreement (the “Confidential
Information”). Each Party agrees to use the Confidential
Information of the other Party hereto solely to perform its obligations
under this Agreement and not for any other purpose (whether for its own
benefit or the benefit of any other Party), agrees to hold the
Confidential Information of the other Party hereto in trust and confidence
and agrees not disclose Confidential Information of the other Party hereto
to any person, firm or enterprise. Each Party agrees to protect
the Confidential Information of the other Party hereto with at least the
same security measures (but no less than commercially reasonable security
measures) that such Party uses to protect its own Confidential Information
or trade secrets. Even when disclosure is permitted, each Party
agrees to limit access to and disclosure of each other Party’s
Confidential Information solely to its employees on a “need to know” basis
for purposes directly related to the performance of the Party’s
obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party may
disclose the other Party’s Confidential Information pursuant to applicable
law or regulation or compulsion of proper judicial or other legal process
including, without limitation, to satisfy a Party’s public disclosure
requirements under state and federal securities laws; provided, however,
that, if legally permitted to do so, the disclosing Party shall provide
prompt notice of the same prior to such required disclosure such that the
other applicable Party may seek a protective order or other appropriate
remedy to safeguard, restrict and/or limit the disclosure of such
Confidential Information.
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11
11.2
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Exceptions. For
purposes of this Agreement, Confidential Information includes, without
limitation, information about
each Party’s operations, services, trade secrets, proprietary and
competitive information, financial
information, computer programs, algorithms, application programming
interfaces, design, technology, ideas, know-how, processes, formulas,
compositions, data, techniques, improvements, inventions (whether
patentable or not), works of authorship, business and product development
plans, customers and other information concerning each Party’s actual or
anticipated business, research or development, information that is marked
“Confidential” or information which is received in confidence by a Party
or for a Party from any other person or entity; provided, however,
that information shall not be considered Confidential Information to the
extent, but only to the extent that such information (a) is or becomes
publicly available through no fault, default or breach of or by the
receiving Party, (b) is or was rightfully acquired by the receiving Party
from another without restriction or obligation of confidentiality or (c)
if such information is or was independently developed by the receiving
Party without use of or reference to Confidential Information of the other
Party. The foregoing notwithstanding, either Party may disclose
the other Party’s Confidential Information as required by applicable law
or regulation or by a valid order of a court or government agency with
appropriate jurisdiction over the Parties and the subject matter of the
information, but only to the extent of and for the purposes of such law,
regulation or order and only after the other Party is afforded a
reasonable opportunity, to the extent permitted by law, to oppose such
disclosure or seek protection against further disclosure of the
information.
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11.3
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Non
Solicitation. Each Party agrees that during the Term of
this Agreement and for a one (1) year period after termination of this
Agreement, such Party will not (1) directly or indirectly solicit, induce,
encourage or attempt to solicit or induce any employee of the other Party
to discontinue his or her employment with such Party; (2) usurp any
opportunity of the other Party that such Party becomes aware of from any
other Party during the term of this Agreement; or (3) directly or
indirectly interfere with, solicit, induce or attempt to influence any
person or business that is an account, customer or client of the other
Party that such Party becomes aware of from the otherParty except for the
benefit of such other Party.
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11.4
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Upon
expiration or termination of this Agreement, each receiving Party shall
return or destroy, at the disclosing Party’s election, all Confidential
Information of the disclosing Party in the receiving Party’s possession or
control, provided, however, that Atrinsic shall be entitled to retain SMS
message logs, accounting records and related documentation containing
BDE’s Confidential Information for seven (7) years following the date such
materials were created. Subject to the limitations of Section
11.3, the obligations described in this Section 11 shall survive the
termination or expiration of this
Agreement.
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11.5
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Both
Parties agree that a breach of any of the obligations set forth in this
Section 11 would irreparably damage and create undue hardships for the
other Party. Therefore, the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to seek
immediate court ordered injunctive relief to stop any apparent breach of
this Section 11, such remedy being in addition to any other remedies
available to such non-breaching
Party.
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12
12
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Intellectual
Property Rights
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12.1
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Ownership
of all Atrinsic Rights shall vest in and remain with Atrinsic. Subject to Section
12.2 and Section 2.1.6, Atrinsic does not by this Agreement grant BDE any
right, title, license or interest in or to any Atrinsic Rights, including
any software or documentation, or in any related patents, copyrights,
trade secrets or other proprietary or intellectual property
rights. BDE shall acquire no rights of any kind in or to any
Atrinsic trademark, service xxxx, trade name, logo or product or service
designation under which Atrinsic’s products or services were or are
marketed (whether or not registered) and shall not use the same for any
reason, except as expressly authorized in writing by Atrinsic prior to
such use, but in no event for a period longer than the
Term.
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12.2
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Atrinsic shall and hereby does license to the BDE for the
Term only such use of the Atrinsic Rights as are required by the BDE to
use the Atrinsic Services (including any documentation or software which
Atrinsic makes available to the BDE for use pursuant to this Agreement)
for the Term.
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12.3
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Ownership
of all BDE Rights shall vest in and remain with BDE. Subject to Section
12.4, BDE does not by this Agreement grant Atrinsic any right, title,
license or interest in or to any BDE Rights, including any software or
documentation, or in any related patents, copyrights, trade secrets or
other proprietary or intellectual property rights. Atrinsic shall acquire
no rights of any kind in or to any BDE trademark, service xxxx, trade
name, logo or product or service designation under which BDE’s products or
services were or are marketed (whether or not registered) and shall not
use same for any reason except as expressly authorized in writing by BDE
prior to such use, but in no event for a period longer than the
Term.
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12.4
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, BDE shall and hereby does license to Atrinsic only such use
of BDE Rights as are required by Atrinsic to provide the Atrinsic Services
for the Term.
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12.5
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Any
license granted under this Section 12 as well as Section 2.6 shall be
non-transferable (except as provided in Section 7.2 hereof),
non-sublicensable, non-exclusive and royalty-free and shall be limited to
the Term in respect of the Atrinsic Services or BDE Services to which the
license relates and shall be granted only for the purpose of fulfilling
the respective Party’s rights and obligations under this
Agreement.
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12.6
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Neither
Party shall reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any software
covered by the other Party’s Intellectual Property
Rights.
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13
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Warranties;
Disclaimers
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13.1
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Each
Party represents and warrants to the other Party
that:
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13.1.1
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it
has the full corporate right, power, and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder;
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13.1.2
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its
execution of this Agreement and performance hereunder do not and will not
violate any agreement to which it is a party or by which it is
bound; and
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13.1.3
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when
executed and delivered, this Agreement will constitute the legal, valid
and binding obligation of such Party, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms.
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13.2
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BDE
represents and covenants that neither BDE nor any Third Party Provider
will access or use the Atrinsic Services, except in accordance with this
Agreement, and that the BDE Services and BDE Content will comply with the
requirements of Section 3.6 above.
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13.3
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Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, Atrinsic expressly disclaims, and shall
have no responsibility or any liability of any kind for transmission
errors in, corruption of, or the security of BDE’s data or content carried
over wireline or wireless telecommunication providers’ facilities and
networks. Without limiting the foregoing, Atrinsic expressly
disclaims and shall in addition have no responsibility or any liability of
any kind for the acts or omissions of any Billing Operator in connection
with the Atrinsic Services or the BDE
Services.
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13.4
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Notwithstanding
anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, Atrinsic’s entire
liability and BDE’s sole and exclusive remedy for nonperformance of the
Atrinsic Services shall be the termination of this Agreement as set forth
in Section 10 of this Agreement.
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13.5
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EXCEPT
FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 13, ATRINSIC
DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE ATRINSIC SERVICES AND/OR
ATRINSIC RIGHTS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, QUIET ENJOYMENT, SATISFACTORY
QUALITY, AND ACCURACY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, ATRINSIC
DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE,
AND ATRINSIC EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS (A) ANY LIABILITY RESULTING FROM ANY
SUBSCRIBER OR OTHER MOBILE OPERATOR SUBSCRIBER SENDING MESSAGES TO AN
ALLOCATED NUMBER INSTEAD OF ANOTHER NUMBER OR CODE, OR VICE VERSA, AND (B)
ANY LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF ANY BDE CONTENT, OR INSTRUCTIONS SUPPLIED BY
BDE THAT ARE INCORRECT, INACCURATE, ILLEGIBLE, OUT OF SEQUENCE, OR IN THE
WRONG FORM, OR ARISING FROM THEIR LATE ARRIVAL OR NON-ARRIVAL, OR ANY
OTHER ACT OR OMISSION OF BDE OR ANY OF ITS
CUSTOMERS.
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13.6
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EXCEPT
FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 13, BDE DISCLAIMS ANY
AND ALL WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE BDE SERVICES AND/OR BDE RIGHTS, WHETHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, QUIET ENJOYMENT, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, AND
ACCURACY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, BDE DOES NOT WARRANT
THAT THE BDE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR
ERROR-FREE.
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14
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Limitation of
Liability EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY OR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY UNDER ANY CONTRACT
NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR (I)
CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR ANY
LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR LOSS OF USE EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS
BEEN APPRISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES OCCURRING, (II) THE COST
OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OR (III) ANY AMOUNT IN EXCESS
OF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNTS PAID OR PAYABLE TO BDE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
DURING THE TWELVE (12)-MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO THE DATE ON WHICH THE CLAIM
OR CAUSE OF ACTION RESULTING IN LIABILITY AROSE. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY SHALL NOT APPLY WITH RESPECT TO EITHER PARTY’S
CONFIDENTIALITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT.
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15
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Indemnity
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15.1 BDE,
at its own expense, shall indemnify, defend, and hold Atrinsic, its Affiliates,
and their respective employees, officers, directors, representatives and agents
harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, settlements,
costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and other legal expenses) arising
out of or related to any claim, demand, suit, action, or proceeding initiated by
a Third Party arising out of or relating to: (a) any breach by BDE of this
Agreement, (b) any BDE Services, BDE Content or other materials or services
provided by BDE or its Third Party Providers to the extent not otherwise caused
by Atrinsic or subject to indemnification by Atrinsic pursuant to Section 15.2
hereof, or (c) an allegation that the services or content provided by BDE to its
customers violates any local, state, federal or foreign law, rule or regulation
(each, a “BDE-Covered Claim”). Atrinsic will provide BDE with written
notice of the BDE-Covered Claim and permit BDE to control the defense,
settlement, adjustment or compromise of the BDE-Covered Claim, and will
cooperate and, at BDE’s expense and request, assist in the defense of the
BDE-Covered Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Atrinsic will have the right
to employ separate counsel and participate in the defense of any BDE-Covered
Claim, provided, however, that if such counsel is necessary because of a
conflict of interest of either BDE or its counsel or because BDE does not assume
control of the defense of a BDE-Covered Claim, as reasonably determined by
Atrinsic, BDE will bear the expense of such counsel.
15.2 Atrinsic,
at its own expense, will indemnify, defend, and hold BDE, its Affiliates, and
their respective employees, officers, directors, representatives, and agents
harmless from and against any claim, demand, suit, action or proceeding
initiated by a Third Party to the extent not caused by BDE or subject to
indemnification by BDE pursuant to Section 15.1 and arising out of or relating
to: (a) any breach by Atrinsic of this Agreement, (b) an allegation that the
delivery of the Atrinsic Services infringes or misappropriates any U.S. patent,
U.S. copyright, U.S. trademark or any trade secret recognized as such under the
U.S. Uniform Trade Secret Act, or (c) an allegation that the Atrinsic Services
violates any local, state, federal or foreign law, rule or regulation (each, a
“Atrinsic-Covered Claim”). BDE will provide Atrinsic with written notice of the
Atrinsic-Covered Claim, permit Atrinsic to control the defense, settlement,
adjustment, or compromise of the Atrinsic-Covered Claim, and will cooperate and,
at Atrinsic’s expense and request, assist in the defense of the Atrinsic-Covered
Claim. If the Atrinsic Services become, or in Atrinsic’s opinion are likely to
become, the subject of an infringement claim, Atrinsic may, at its sole option
and expense, either (i) procure for BDE the right to continue using the Atrinsic
Services, (ii) replace or modify the Atrinsic Services so that they become
non-infringing, or if Atrinsic reasonably determines that neither of the
foregoing options commercially feasible, Atrinsic may (iii) terminate this
Agreement without any further obligation or liability to BDE. THIS
SECTION STATES ATRINSIC’S ENTIRE LIABILITY AND BDE’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY
FOR INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS AND ACTIONS.
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Miscellaneous
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16.1
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Force Majeure. Except
for obligations of payment, either Party’s performance of any part of this
Agreement shall be excused to the extent that it is hindered, delayed or
otherwise made impractical by the acts or omissions of the other Party or
any network operator, flood, fire, earthquake, strike, stoppage of work,
or riot, failure or diminishment of power or of telecommunications or data
networks or services not under the control of a Party, governmental or
military acts or orders or restrictions, terrorist attack; or any other
cause (whether similar or dissimilar to those listed) beyond the
reasonable control of that Party and not caused by the negligence of the
non-performing Party (collectively referred to as “Force Majeure”
below. If any Force Majeure condition(s) occur(s), the
non-performing Party shall make reasonable efforts to notify the other
Party of the nature of any such condition and the extent of the delay, and
shall make reasonable, good faith efforts to resume performance as soon as
practicable.
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16.2
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No Waivers. No waiver of
any provision of this Agreement by either Party shall be effective unless
made in writing. Any waiver made by such Party of any term or condition of
this Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of such
term or condition for the future, or any subsequent breach thereof. The
waiver of either Party of any default or breach of this Agreement shall
not constitute a waiver or any other or subsequent default or
breach.
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16.3
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Notices. All
notices, requests, demands or other communications that are required or
may be given pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) on the date of delivery,
if personally delivered by hand, (ii) upon the third day after such notice
is deposited in the United States mail, if mailed by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, (iii) upon the
date of delivery, if notice is sent by a nationally recognized overnight
express courier with tracking capabilities, (iv) by fax upon written
confirmation with a confirmation copy sent by mail, or (v) on the day of
transmission if by email delivery. Such notices shall be given
to the Parties at the address set forth above with a confirmation copy
sent by mail. Any Party may, at any time by giving five (5)
days’ prior written notice to the other Party, designate any other address
in substitution of the foregoing address to which such notice will be
given.
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16.4
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Severability. If any
provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under
applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of
such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this
Agreement.
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16.5
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Relationship of the
Parties. The relationship
of the Parties established by this Agreement is that of independent
contractors, and this Agreement does not create an agency, employment,
partnership or joint venture relationship between the
Parties. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that the business
relationship and activities contemplated by this Agreement are
non-exclusive and that nothing in this Agreement prohibits either Party
from participating with Third Parties in similar business arrangements as
those described herein.
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16.6
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Dispute Resolution. The Parties
agree to attempt to resolve any disputes arising out of this Agreement
pursuant to the terms of this
Section.
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16.6.1
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Management
Resolution. Any dispute arising under this Agreement shall first be
referred to BDE’s President and Atrinsic’s CEO (“Management Resolution”)
for resolution.
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16.6.2
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Mediation. In
the event the attempt at Management Resolution fails to resolve the
dispute within thirty (30) days of either Party providing written notice
to the other Party of the commencement of the Management Resolution
process, either Party may refer the dispute to non-binding mediation
(“Mediation”) for resolution. The Mediation shall be held at a mutually
agreed to location and at a mutually agreed to time before a mutually
agreed to certified mediator.
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16.6.3
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Arbitration. In
the event the attempt at Mediation fails to resolve the dispute within
thirty (30) days of either Party providing written notice to the other
Party requesting Mediation to resolve the applicable dispute, either Party
may refer the dispute to binding arbitration in Los Angeles, California
(“Arbitration”) for final resolution administered by the American
Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration
Rules.
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16.7
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Governing Law; Venue;
Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of California without giving effect
to the conflicts of law provisions thereof. For any action to
compel arbitration or enforce an arbitration award or seek injunctive
relief pursuant to this Agreement, the Parties hereby expressly consent to
the jurisdiction and venue of the state and/or federal courts located in
Los Angeles County, California and BDE hereby expressly waives any
objection to such venue based upon forum non-conveniens or
otherwise.
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16.8
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Attorneys’ Fees and
Costs. In the event of any arbitration, action to compel
arbitration or enforce an arbitration award or seek injunctive relief
pursuant to this Agreement, the prevailing Party in such action shall be
entitled to an award of their reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs through
arbitration, trial and all levels of
appeal.
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16.9
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Entire Agreement. This
Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of agreement
among the Parties with respect to the subject matter in this Agreement and
replaces and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements,
understandings and statements by and between the Parties. No
representation, statement, condition or warranty not contained in this
Agreement will be binding on the Parties or have any force or effect
whatsoever.
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16.10
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Amendments. Except as
otherwise provided herein, no amendment, modification or change to this
Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by both
Parties
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16.11
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Counterparts. This
Agreement may be signed and executed in one (1) or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall
constitute one Agreement. A facsimile signature shall be deemed
an original for purposes of evidencing execution of this
Agreement.
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Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the
undersigned Parties has caused its duly authorized representative to execute
this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
BDE:
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Brilliant
Digital Entertainment, Inc.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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ATRINSIC
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Atrinsic,
Inc., a Delaware corporation
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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