EXHIBIT 10.41
AMENDMENT TO
MACROVISION CORPORATION
KEY EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT
FOR
XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX
Macrovision Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
("you") entered into a Key Employee Agreement, dated August 31, 2000, (the
"Agreement") setting forth the terms of your employment with Macrovision
Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("MVSN"), and Globetrotter Software, Inc., a
wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary of MVSN ("Globetrotter"). Pursuant to Section
12 of the Agreement, the parties hereto amend the Agreement, effective June 21,
2002, as set forth below:
1. Section 1 of the Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
1. DUTIES. During the remaining term of your employment under this
Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement,
you will make and hold yourself available at reasonable times and upon
reasonable notice as mutually agreed from time to time for consultation on
matters relating to the Globetrotter business with MVSN's Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, with the general
manager of Globetrotter, and with such other persons as any of the foregoing
individuals may direct, including employees, customers and vendors of
Globetrotter. Notwithstanding the above, you will not be required to relocate
your principal office to any location outside a 20-mile radius from your current
principal office located at 0000 Xx xx Xxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx.
2. Section 3 of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and
amended to read as follows:
3. [Intentionally omitted]
3. Subsection (a) of Section 4 of the Agreement is amended to read as
follows:
(a) For the period from July 1, 2002 through the end of the
Employment Period (August 31, 2003), you shall receive an annual
salary of $185,000 (or a prorated portion thereof for partial years)
payable twice monthly by Globetrotter through our normal payroll
process. Through the end of the Employment Period, you will also be
entitled to participate, to the extent eligible, in medical, dental,
disability, vacation, 401(k), life insurance, and other fringe
benefits comparable to those currently provided by MVSN to its
senior executives, with the exception of the EIP bonus plan.
4. Subsection (b) of Section 4 of the Agreement is hereby deleted.
5. Subsection (a) of Section 6 of the Agreement is hereby amended to
read in its entirety as follows:
(a) MVSN may terminate your employment hereunder at any time for your
material breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement, and, if
such breach is capable of being cured, your failure to cure such
breach as soon as practicable, but in any event within 30 days of
receipt of written notice thereof from MVSN. A termination
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pursuant to this Section 6(a) shall take effect immediately upon the
giving of notice contemplated hereby (subject to any applicable cure
period).
6. Subsection (b) of Section 6 of the Agreement is hereby deleted and
amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(b) Intentionally Omitted."
7. The first introductory phrase of Subsection (a) of Section 7 of the
Agreement is hereby deleted and amended to read in its entirety as
follows: "(a) Upon the effective date of a termination of your employment
pursuant to Section 6 (a) of this Agreement,..."
8. Subsections (b) and (c) of Section 7 of the Agreement are hereby
deleted.
9. All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect, without change, except that Section 10 shall apply only to Inventions
which were developed or acquired during the time of the Employment Period
through the date of this Amendment and, with respect to Inventions relating to
(i) the supply of electronic licensing, license management, electronic software
distribution, or software metering technology for B2B or B2C applications to
software vendors and (ii) the supply of software asset management products to
corporate end users, through December 31, 2002.
10. The parties hereto also agree as follows:
10.1 You shall be entitled to keep, and MVSN and Globetrotter hereby
transfer to you, your personal office computer, known as "pinball" and such
other MVSN and Globetrotter equipment as you currently have at your residence,
which the parties understand to be one or two other personal computers, an old
fax machine, an old answering machine and the like, except that you shall return
to Globetrotter any computers you have at your residence that were used for
porting FLEXlm from time to time.
10.2 You and your spouse Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx shall be entitled to continue to
use e-mail addresses "XXXX@XXXXXX.XXX" and "XXXXXX@XXXXXX.XXX" for so long as
MVSN continues to maintain the xxxxxx.xxx domain name. In the event that MVSN
determines to discontinue maintaining the xxxxxx.xxx domain name, you shall be
given a right of first refusal to acquire such domain name from MVSN for a
period of 30 days for the sum of $1.00 before MVSN ceases to use it or offers it
to any other person.
10.3 You, MVSN and Globetrotter agree to the following release
provisions:
(a) In exchange for the property, agreements and other consideration
described above, and the mutual releases contained herein, you release MVSN,
Globetrotter and their stockholders, subsidiaries, directors, employees, agents,
attorneys, legal successors and assigns (collectively, the "MVSN Indemnified
Parties")of and from any and all claims, actions and causes of action, in law,
equity or otherwise, whether now known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected,
disclosed and undisclosed, which you now have, or at any time had, or may have
against the MVSN Indemnified Parties based upon or arising out of your
employment by MVSN and/or Globetrotter and MVSN's determination not to extend
your employment beyond August 31, 2003, including the changes being made to your
compensation, position and duties, occurring or existing at any time to and
including the date hereof. This release specifically includes, but is not
limited to, any claims for compensation or benefits under the Agreement or apart
from the Agreement; any claims for wages, benefits, wrongful termination, breach
of contract, defamation, fraud, misrepresentation; any claims of discrimination
based upon national origin, race, color, religion, age, sex, marital status,
handicap, medical condition or other discrimination under the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, the Age Discrimination In Employment Act of 1967 as amended by the
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the
California Fair Employment and Housing Act, or any other applicable law;
including but not limited to tort law; contract law; wrongful discharge;
discrimination; harassment;
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fraud; defamation; emotional distress; and breach of the implied covenant of
good faith and fair dealing, and any claims arising under and/or violations of
any statutes, rules, regulations or ordinances whether federal, state or local.
This release does not include any claims or causes of action that you may have
in your capacity as a shareholder or director of MVSN or in any other capacity,
other than your employment by MVSN and/or Globetrotter, nor does this release
alter or adversely effect your right to indemnification from MVSN or
Globetrotter for activities as an employee or director or in connection with the
Rainbow litigation.
(b) In exchange for the agreements and other consideration described
above, and the mutual releases contained herein, MVSN and Globetrotter release
you and your agents, attorneys, legal successors and assigns of and from any and
all claims, actions and causes of action, in law, equity or otherwise, whether
now known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, which
they now have, or at any time had, or may have against you or any of such other
persons based upon or arising out of your employment by MVSN and/or
Globetrotter.
(c) You acknowledge and agree that you were provided 21 days to consider
these release provisions and to consult with legal counsel and have the
opportunity to receive independent legal advice with respect to the matters set
forth in this Agreement and have been encouraged to do so. To the extent that
you have taken less than 21 days to consider these release provisions, you
acknowledge that you have had sufficient time to consider this agreement and to
consult with counsel and that you did not desire or need additional time.
(d) You may revoke these release provisions as they relate to a release
of age discrimination claims for a period of seven calendar days following your
execution of this Agreement. The revocation must be in writing, must
specifically revoke this agreement, and must be directed to Ian Halifax at MVSN,
0000 Xx Xx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, or faxed to him at
facsimile number 000-000-0000. You understand that the release described in
these paragraphs (a) through (f) will not become effective until the seven-day
period has expired without revocation and that MVSN and Globetrotter shall have
no obligation to tender to you the consideration for such release until the
seven-day period has expired without revocation.
(e) You represent that you have not filed any notice, complaint or
charges against MVSN or Globetrotter, and MVSN and Globetrotter represent that
they have not filed any notice, complaint or charges against you, with any
local, state or federal court or agency based upon events occurring prior to the
date of execution of these release provisions. You agree that you will not, in
the future, file any proceeding or lawsuit against MVSN or Globetrotter, and
MVSN and Globetrotter agree that they will not, in the future, file any
proceeding or lawsuit against you, in any local, state or federal court or
agency with respect to any matter released under this agreement.
(f) YOU, MVSN AND GLOBETROTTER UNDERSTAND THAT THESE RELEASE PROVISIONS
INCLUDE A GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS BASED UPON OR ARISING
OUT OF YOUR EMPLOYMENT BY MVSN AND OR GLOBETROTTER AND MVSN. You, MVSN and
Globetrotter acknowledge that you and they have read and understand Section 1542
of the California Civil Code, which reads as follows:
"A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT
KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE
RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS
SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR."
You, MVSN and Globetrotter hereby expressly waive and relinquish all
rights and benefits under that section and any law of any jurisdiction of
similar effect with respect to the release of claims specified above.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have execute this Agreement.
MACROVISION CORPORATION
By /s/ W. A. Krepick
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: President/CEO
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
GLOBETROTTER SOFTWARE, INC.
By /s/ W. A. Krepick
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: CEO
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