NEW MOTION, INC. CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT
NEW
MOTION, INC. CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT
Effective
January 11th 2006, Xxx Xxxxx ("Contractor") and New Motion, Inc. (the "Company")
agree as follows:
1. Services
and Payment.
Contractor agrees to undertake and complete the Services (as defined in
Exhibit A)
in
accordance with and on the schedule specified in Exhibit
A.
As the
only consideration due Contractor regarding the subject matter of this
Agreement, Company will pay Contractor in accordance with Exhibit A.
Contractor will determine the method, details and means of performing the
Services defined on Exhibit
A.
Company
shall have no right to, and shall not, control the manner or determine the
method of accomplishing Contractor's services. In furtherance of the foregoing,
Contractor shall perform the Services required by this Agreement at any place
and at such times as Contractor shall determine.
2. Ownership;
Rights; Proprietary Information; Publicity.
a. Company
shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest
(including patent rights, copyrights and copyright renewals, trade secret
rights, mask work rights, trademark rights, database rights and all other
intellectual and industrial property rights of any sort throughout the world)
in, to and relating to any and all inventions (whether or not patentable),
works
of authorship, designations, designs, know-how, ideas and information made
or
conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by Contractor in
connection with Services and/or any Proprietary Information (as defined below),
from the moment of creation and/or inception, and all results and proceeds
of
Contractor's Services and/or any Proprietary Information and all elements of
any
of the foregoing (collectively, "Inventions") and Contractor will promptly
disclose and provide all Inventions to Company. The Inventions are and shall
be
a "work-made-for-hire" for Company under United States copyright law. To the
extent that the Inventions are not deemed to be a "work-made-for-hire,"
Contractor hereby makes all assignments necessary to accomplish the foregoing
ownership. Contractor shall further assist Company, at Company’s expense, to
further evidence, record and perfect such assignments, and to perfect, obtain,
maintain, enforce, and defend any rights assigned. Contractor hereby irrevocably
designates and appoints Company as its agents and attorneys-in-fact to act
for
and in Contractor’s behalf to execute and file any document and to do all other
lawfully permitted acts to further the foregoing with the same legal force
and
effect as if executed by Contractor.
b. Contractor
agrees that all Inventions and all other business, technical and financial
information (including, without limitation, the identity of and information
relating to customers or employees) Contractor develops, learns or obtains
in
connection with Services or that are received by or for Company in confidence,
constitute "Proprietary Information." Contractor will hold in confidence and
not
disclose or, except in performing the Services, use any Proprietary Information.
However, Contractor shall not be obligated under this paragraph with respect
to
information Contractor can document is or becomes readily publicly available
without restriction through no fault of Contractor. Upon termination and as
otherwise requested by Company, Contractor will promptly return to Company
all
items and copies containing or embodying Proprietary Information, except that
Contractor may keep its personal copies of its compensation records and this
Agreement. Contractor also recognizes and agrees that Contractor has no
expectation of privacy with respect to Company’s telecommunications, networking
or information processing systems (including, without limitation, stored
computer files, email messages and voice messages) and that Contractor’s
activity, and any files or messages, on or using any of those systems may be
monitored at any time without notice.
c. As
additional protection for Proprietary Information, Contractor agrees that during
the period over which it is (or is supposed to be) providing Services and for
one year thereafter, Contractor will not encourage, solicit, recruit or hire
any
employee or Contractor of Company to leave Company for any reason. In the event
Contractor does encourage, solicit, recruit or hire an employee or Contractor
of
Company during the period of time specified in the foregoing sentence,
Contractor shall pay to Company a cash fee equal to one hundred percent (100%)
of such hired employee's first year salary or one hundred percent (100%) of
the
gross payments made to such hired Contractor, whichever is less.
d. To
the
extent allowed by law, Section 2.a includes all rights of paternity, integrity,
disclosure and withdrawal and any other rights that may be known as or referred
to as "moral rights," "artist’s rights," "droit moral," or the like. Contractor
hereby grants to Company the right to change, add to, take from, translate,
reformat, or reprocess, subtract from, alter, amend, modify, use or no use
the
whole or any part of the Inventions free of any so-called "moral rights." To
the
extent any of the foregoing is ineffective under applicable law, Contractor
hereby provides any and all ratifications and consents necessary to accomplish
the purposes of the foregoing to the extent possible. Contractor will confirm
any such ratifications and consents from time to time as requested by Company.
If any other person provides any Services or provides services similar to any
of
those referred to in clause (ii) above in this paragraph in connection with
the Services, Contractor will obtain the foregoing ratifications, consents
and
authorizations from such person for Company’s exclusive benefit.
e. If
any
part of the Services or Inventions is based on, incorporates, or is an
improvement or derivative of, or cannot be reasonably and fully made, used,
reproduced, distributed and otherwise exploited without using or violating
technology or intellectual property rights owned or licensed by Contractor
and
not assigned hereunder, Contractor hereby grants Company and its successors
a
perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide royalty-free, non-exclusive, sublicensable
right and license to exploit and exercise all such technology and intellectual
property rights in support of Company’s exercise or exploitation of the
Services, Inventions, other work performed hereunder, or any assigned rights
(including any modifications, improvements and derivatives of any of them).
3. Warranty.
Contractor warrants that: (i) the Services will be performed in a
professional and workmanlike manner and that none of such Services or any part
of this Agreement is or will be inconsistent with any obligation Contractor
may
have to others; (ii) all work under this Agreement shall be Contractor’s
original work and none of the Services or Inventions or any development, use,
production, distribution or exploitation thereof will infringe, misappropriate
or violate any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity
(including, without limitation, Contractor); and, (iii) Contractor has the
full right to allow it to provide the Company with the assignments and rights
provided for herein.
4. Termination.
Either
party may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause,
immediately upon written or oral notice. Company shall upon termination pay
Contractor all unpaid amounts due for Services completed prior to termination.
Sections 2 (subject to the limitations on Section 2.c stated therein)
through 8 of this Agreement and any remedies for breach of this Agreement shall
survive any termination or expiration. Company may communicate such obligations
to any other (or potential) client or employer of Contractor.
From
time
to time, Contractor and Company may execute another agreement in order that
Contractor may continue to work for Company. However, in all circumstances,
the
maximum length of time Contractor may work for Company including all wholly
owned or majority owned subsidiaries or divisions of Company is a cumulative
aggregate total of 11 months, regardless of whether the total amount of time
is
consecutive. At such time, this Agreement and all agreements shall automatically
expire and neither Contractor nor Company has any expectations or intentions
that Contractor will to continue to work for Company.
5. Relationship
of the Parties.
Notwithstanding any provision hereof, for all purposes of this Agreement each
party shall be and act as an independent contractor and not as partner, joint
venturer, or agent of the other and shall not bind nor attempt to bind the
other
to any contract. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed
as
creating or establishing the relationship of employer and employee between
Contractor and Company and any employee or agent of Contractor. Both parties
acknowledge that Contractor is not an employee for state, federal or other
tax
purposes. Contractor shall retain the right to perform services for others
during this term of this Agreement provided it is not in breach of any provision
of this Agreement or any other agreement between the parties hereto, including
without limitation Section 2.c. above. Contractor may employ, at Contractor's
expense, such assistants and employees as Contractor deems necessary to perform
the services required of Contractor by this Agreement. Company may not control,
direct or supervise Contractor's assistants and employees in the performance
of
this services. Contractor assumes full and sole responsibility for the payment
of all compensation and expenses of these assistants and employees and for
all
state and federal income tax, unemployment insurance, Social Security, worker's
compensation insurance, disability insurance and other applicable
withholdings.
6. Taxes
and Insurance.
Contractor
is an independent contractor and is solely responsible for all taxes,
withholdings, and other statutory or contractual obligations of any sort,
including, but not limited to, Workers’ Compensation Insurance. In furtherance
of the foregoing, because Contractor is not Company's employee, Contractor
is
responsible for determining the timing, amount and applicability of all local,
state and federal taxes and required contributions and is responsible for
payment of all of the same for himself or herself and all of Contractor's
employees.
For
example, the parties understand and acknowledge that:
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Company
will not withhold FICA (Social Security) from Contractor's payments.
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Company
will not make state or federal unemployment insurance contributions
on
Company's behalf.
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Company
will not withhold state or federal unemployment insurance contributions
on
Contractor's behalf.
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Company
will not withhold state or federal income tax from payment to
Contractor.
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Company
will not make disability insurance contributions on behalf of
Contractor.
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Company
will not obtain workers' compensation insurance on behalf of
Contractor.
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7. Indemnification.
Contractor agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Company harmless from any and
all claims, damages, liability, attorneys’ fees and expenses on account of
(i) an alleged failure by Contractor to satisfy any obligations under this
Agreement or otherwise or (ii) any allegations relating to the Contractor’s
gross negligence or willful misconduct.
8. Assignment.
This
Agreement and the services contemplated hereunder are personal to Contractor
and
Contractor shall not have the right or ability to assign, transfer, or
subcontract any obligations under this Agreement without the written consent
of
Company. Any attempt to do so shall be void.
9. Notice.
All
notices under this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be deemed given
when
personally delivered, or three days after being sent by prepaid certified or
registered U.S. mail to the address of the party to be noticed as set forth
herein or such other address as such party last provided to the other by written
notice.
10. Miscellaneous.
Any
breach of Section 2 or 3 will cause irreparable harm to Company for which
damages would not be an adequate remedy, and, therefore, Company will be
entitled to injunctive relief with respect thereto in addition to any other
remedies. The failure of either party to enforce its rights under this Agreement
at any time for any period shall not be construed as a waiver of such rights.
No
changes or modifications or waivers to this Agreement will be effective unless
in writing and signed by both parties. In the event that any provision of this
Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable, that provision
will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this
Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of California without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof.
In any action or proceeding to enforce rights under this Agreement, the
prevailing party will be entitled to recover costs and attorneys fees. Headings
herein are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way affect
interpretation of the Agreement.
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New
Motion
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(Contractor)
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(Company)
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By
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By
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Printed
(Name, Title and Address)
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Printed
(Name, Title and Address)
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EXHIBIT
A: WORK STATEMENT
General
This
Work
Statement defines work to be done for New Motion (“Company”) by Xxx
Xxxxx("Contractor") under that certain Consulting Services Agreement dated
January
11, 2006.
Services
The
"Services" to be performed by Contractor shall consist of the
following:
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Aiding
the company in internal, operational, and financial
structure.
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Aiding
the company in any sort of M&A
transaction.
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Aiding
the company through any due diligence
process
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Aiding
the company with any audit/review
activities
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Fees
Company
agrees to pay Contractor a monthly
fee of $30,000.
Contractor
agrees to submit an invoice for the fee in two week increments per month of
$15,000 each with a 7-day billing cycle specified.
Should
the Company conclude any transaction, specifically a sale, acquisition, or
merger of the company or its assets during the Term of Work (60 days from the
effective date) or within 120 days following the Term of Work, the Consultant
shall receive, in additional to any other form compensation provided under
this
agreement, a cash payment of $100,000 payable within 15 days of closing any
such
transaction.
Expenses
All
expenses related to travel to and from Orange County offices are covered within
the monthly retainer. Any out of the ordinary expenses must receive prior
approval and be submitted on a monthly basis using a New Motion expense form
(to
be provided).
Term
of Work Statement:
Begin:
Janury
11th,
2006
End:
60
days from effective date