WEBCAST DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This Webcast Distribution
Agreement ("Agreement") is made on _________________________
("Service Commencement Date"), by and between
_________________________________, a ___________________ corporation
("Webcast Distributor"), with offices at _______________________, and
___________________________, a _______________________ corporation
("Content Provider"), with offices at __________________________.
WHEREAS, Content Provider desires to have Webcast Distributor distribute, and Webcast Distributor desires to distribute, certain portions of Content Provider's content and Internet websites to providers of Internet access services.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, for the below mentioned consideration and other good and valuable consideration recognized by the parties, hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
(a)
WEBCAST DISTRIBUTION SERVICE: a service incorporating the Content
Distri[portion deleted - included in fully licensed
version]d Ancillary Service.
(b)
CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE: The service provided by Webcast
Distributor, whereby Webcast Distributor distributes Content through a system
of satellite communications and/or terrestrial comm[portion
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servers, and appropriate software to Webcast Distributor defined entities
which may include entities which provide access to the Internet to consumers,
commercial e[portion deleted - included in fully licensed
version] intranets, and other third parties, both domestic and international,
regardless of the means of access to the Internet offered thereby.
(c)
CENTRALIZED DISTRIBUTION SERVICE: The service will generally
conform to a service which allows users of the Internet to connect to an Webcast
Distributor operated server/servers which contains the Content. Such access
by Internet users will be effectuated through the use of an Webcast Distributor
specifie[portion deleted - included in fully licensed
version] served, amounts to be kept as static, on demand or HTTP, and
bit-rate at which such streams will be served will be as mutually agreed between
the Parties and as are reasonable.
(d) ANCILLARY SERVICE:
Any service provided by Webcast Distributor beyond that covered in the Content
Distribution Service and Centralized Distribution Service.
(e)
CONTENT: The Content Provider's Internet Web site (s) or other
media as agreed upon mutually by the parties and provided by Content Provider
to Webcast Distributor. Webcast Distributor will accept [portion
deleted - included in fully licensed version]dows Media Player format
and Real format on the Centralized Distribution Service and, as it becomes
available on the Content Distribution Service, including streaming MPEG for
the[portion deleted - included in fully licensed version]tes
for the aforementioned formats will be as mutually agreed between the Parties.
(f) TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER: Any
entity with which Webcast Distrib[portion deleted -
included in fully licensed version] for telecommunications services
for the purpose of providing the Webcast Distribution Service.
2. CONTENT
PREPARATION, DISTRIBUTION, SERVICE, LICENSE AND OWNERSHIP.
(a)
CONTENT PREPARATION: Webcast Distributor shall prepare the Content
for such services as Content provider has elected to have Webcast Distributor
provide. Content Provider shall provide Webcast Distributor with the access,
to Content Provider facilities and/or the Content, needed for Webcast Distributor
to prepare said C[portion deleted - included in fully
licensed version]that Content Provider has elected to use. Content
Provider understands that certain equipment may need to be installed at Content
Provider facilities and that such equipment is wholly owned by Webcast Distributor
or its assigns. Content Provider understands that Webcast Distributor's[portion
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use reasonable efforts to timely provide Webcast Distributor with the items,
access and assistance required to complete such activities, and any dates
or time periods relevant to performance by a Party shall be appropriately
and equitably extended to account for any delays due to the other Party.
All information contained
with this document is confidential to the Parties hereto and shall not be
reproduced or disclosed to any third party without written consent of the
Parties.
(b)
WEBCAST DISTRIBUTION SERVICE: Subject to availability and the
terms and conditions hereto, Webcast Distributor undertakes to provide such
Services as are elected by the Content [portion deleted
- included in fully licensed version]of this Agreement and specified
below. However, in the event that Content Provider materially breaches any
provision of this Agreement, Webcast Distributor shall not be under any obligation
to provide any service.
(i)
Content Distribution Service: Webcast Distributor shall provide the
Content Distribution Service subject to the terms herein for payment as specified
in Articles 5(a). Included in the Content Distribu[portion
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retrieval of pre-encoded streaming media in a form and format mutually agreed
by the Parties. Content Provider and
Webcast Distributor will work in good faith to agree on reasonable time limits
for on demand file storage at MaxCasters.
(ii)
Centralized Distribution Service: Webcast Distributor shall providethe
Centralized Distribution Service subject to the terms herein for payment as
specified in Articles 5(b). Included in the Centr[portion
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reasonable and mutually agreeable manner, acquisition of Static, on-demand
or HTTP Content in a mutually agreeable size and time of transfer over the
Internet or by physical trans[portion deleted - included
in fully licensed version]specified format.
(iii) Ancillary Service:
Subject to availability, Webcast Distributor shall provide such services as are
mutually agreed by the Parties at the then current negotiated price for payment
in a form and manner as set forth in Article 5(b).
(c)
LICENSE: Content Provider hereby grants to Webcast Distributor,
solely for distribution through Webcast Distributor services that allow viewers
to select the Content from Content Provider web site and are redirected to
Webcast Distributor equipment, and Webcast Distributor accepts, a worldwide,
non-exclusive, [portion deleted - included in fully
licensed version]t Distribution Service for the purposes of this Agreement.
This license includes the right to allow Telecommunications Providers to perform
the same functions as Webcast Distributor as pa[portion
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Content, while being transported in the Webcast Distributor network, and will
take reasonable security measures to prevent such unauthorized and unlawful
use or copying by third parties not intended under this Agreement to receive
said Content.
(d)
OWNERSHIP: Content Provider or its licensors retains all right,
title and interest to the Content. Webcast Distributor or its assigns retains
all right, title and interest to all software, products, equipmen[portion
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created, used or provided by Webcast Distributor in connection with the Webcast
Distribution Service, and other activities performed by Webcast Distributor
pursuant to this Agreement.
3. PROMOTION.
Each Party shall have the right to make public announcem[portion
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other Party's name provided they have obtained prior written approval, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
4. TERM
AND TERMINATION. This Agreement shall continue with full force and effect
fo[portion deleted - included in fully licensed version]nths
from the Service Commencement Date (the "Initial Term") and shall
thereafter renew for successive one (1) year terms (each, a "Renewal
Term") unless terminated by either Party for any reason upon thirty (30)
days notice prior to the end of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, as the
case may [portion deleted - included in fully licensed
version]erm"). In the event Webcast Distributor changes its pricing
or services as set forth in Exhibit A, Content Provider may, prior to the
effective date of the new pricing, terminate, with thirty (30) days notice,
during which current pricing would apply, otherwise the Agreement will continue
to the next Renewal Term unless terminated pursuant to another provision of
this Agreement. Either Party may terminate this Agreement at any time, effective
immediately, upon writte[portion deleted - included
in fully licensed version]he other Party, if such other Party: (i)
breaches any of its material obligations hereunder and fails to cure such
breach (or to provide evidence, to the other Party's reasonable satisfaction,
that it is working diligently towards curing and will have cured within an
agreed-upon timeframe) within sixty (60) days of receipt [portion
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shall be without any liability to or obligation of the terminating Party,
other than with respect to any breach of obligations under this Agreement
prior to termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement fo[portion
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shall remain in full force and effect: Article 2(d), and Articles 6, 7, and
8.
5. PAYMENT
a) Webcast Distributor will
provide the Content Distribution Service at pricing set forth within Schedule
A. Payments shall be made in a manner consistent with Articles 5(c), 5(d) and
5(e).
b) Any Centralized Distribution Service or Ancillary Service elected by Content Provider and provided by Webcast Distributor hereunder shall be at Webcast Distributor's then current negotiated rate[portion deleted - included in fully licensed version]ervice elected. Payments shall be made in a manner consistent with Articles 5(c), 5(d) and 5(e).
c)
Invoicing shall be on a monthly basis and all payments shall be made
net 30 days up[portion deleted - included in fully licensed
version] of invoice to the address specified on each invoice.
d)
All prices set forth herein are exclusive of taxes with[portion
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Provider is responsible for any taxes associated with the Webcast Distribution
Services.
e)
Notwithstanding the above any Content Provider located outside the
Unite[portion deleted - included in fully licensed version]yments
via wire transfer to the account specified within each invoice in US dollars.
6. WARRANTIES
AND INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) Content Provider warrants and represents that: (i) it owns or has properly licensed all rights in the Content necessary to grant the rights and licensed granted hereunder; (ii) the Content is[portion deleted - included in fully licensed version]ll applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
(b)
Webcast Distributor warrants and represents that: (i) it owns or has
properly licensed all rights in all technology used to implement the Webcast
Distribution Service necessary to grant the rights and lice[portion
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technology used to implement the Webcast Distribution Service infringes or
misappropriates any intellectual property right of a third party; and (iii)
operation of th[portion deleted - included in fully
licensed version]plies with all applicable federal, state and local
laws and regulations.
(c)
Each party ("Indemnifying party") shall indemnify and
hold harmless the other party ("Indemnified party") for any breach
or claim arising out of or related to the Indemnifying party's warranties,
including payment of all damages, losses, expenses, costs and attorney's fees;
provided that: (i) the Indemnified part[portion deleted
- included in fully licensed version]reasonable assistance to the Indemnifying
party in defending the claim, at the Indemnifying party's expense; and (iii)
the Indemnifying party shall have sole control over the defense of the claim
and all settlement negotiations. No settlement shall be effective (or indemnified)
unless it is approved in writing by the Indemnifying party. T[portion
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a party's sole remedy for a breach of any warranty given by such party hereunder.
(d) EXCEPT FOR THE WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY OTHER WARRANTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, [portion deleted - included in fully licensed version]ND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WEBCAST DISTRIBUTOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES THAT THE WEBCAST DISTRIBUTION SERVICE WILL MEET ANY STAN[portion deleted - included in fully licensed version]D OF PERFORMANCE OR ACCURACY OR THAT IT WILL BE ERROR-FREE.
7. LIMITATION
OF LIABILITIES. IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER OR
ANYONE ELSE FOR DAMAGES IN EXCESS[portion deleted -
included in fully licensed version] COLLATERAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS O[portion deleted - included
in fully licensed version], LOSS OF SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, INTERRUPTIONS
OF BUSINESS, AND CLAIMS OF CUSTOMERS) WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES OCCUR
PRIOR OR SUBSEQUENT TO, OR ARE ALLEGED AS A RESULT OF, TORTIOUS CONDUCT OR BREACH OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF EITH[portion deleted - included in fully licensed version] BEEN ADVISED BY THE OTHER OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
8. NON
DISCLOSURE. Each party acknowlContents that during the term of this Agreement
it may receive Confidential Information of the other party. "Confidential
Information" shall mean all business, technical and financial information,
whether in tangible form or communicated orally, which is labeled or stamped
"confidential," "proprietary," or words to that effect.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any technology used by Webcast D[portion
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definition is information which: (i) is or becomes generally known or available
to the public other than as a consequence of a breach of this Agreement; (ii)
was properly known or otherwise available to the receiving party prior to
its disclosure; (iii) was properly disclosed by a third party to the receiving
party withou[portion deleted - included in fully licensed
version]dependently developed by the receiving party without access
to Confidential Information. The party receiving Confidential Information
shall not, during the term of this Agreement and for three (3) years after
the termination of this Agreement, disclose any Confidential Information of
the disclosing party to any third party or use any Confidential Information
for its benefit or for the benefit of any third party except as permit[portion
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precautions than the receiving party takes with its own similar Confidential
Information. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, each party
shall immediately return or destroy all Confidential Information of the other
party in its possession or control.
9. MISCELLANEOUS.
Force
Majeure: Neither Party shall be responsible for the effects of events of force
majeure, including, but not limited to, an act of God, strike, lockout or
other interference with work, war declared or undeclared, blockade, disturbance,
lightning, fire, earthquake, storm, flood, explosion, network failures, error
in the coding of elect[portion deleted - included in
fully licensed version]nt expropriation prohibition intervention direction
or embargo, unavailability or delay in availability of equipment or transport,
inability or delay in obtaining governmental or quasi-governmental approvals
consents permits licenses authorities or allocations, and any other cause
whether of the kind specified above or otherwise[portion
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of the Party affected.
Assignment:
Neither Party may assign or transfer this Agreement or any right, duty or
obligation hereunder to any third party without prior written consent of the
other Party, and any such attempt shall be[portion deleted
- included in fully licensed version]ntially all of the business or
assets of such Party.
Choice
of Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced
in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regards to
its choice of law provisions. The exclusive jurisd[portion
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Agreement shall be in the courts
Waiver:
A waiver of a breach or default under this Agreement shall not be a waiver
of any subsequent default. Failure of either Party to enforce compliance with
any term or condition of this Agreement shall no[portion
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Drafting:
If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining portions shall not in any way b[portion deleted
- included in fully licensed version]ereby.
No
Partnership: The Parties shall remain independent contractors to each
ot[portion deleted - included in fully licensed version]ve
the right or authority to bind the other Party to any obligation not expressly
and unambiguously stated herein.
Notices:
All notices hereunder shall be in writing, made via registered mail or facsimile
to[portion deleted - included in fully licensed version]s
first written above (or such replacement addresses provided by proper notice),
and shall be deemed to be received when: (i) in the case of registered mail,
on the date of registration or (ii) in the case of facsimile, on the date
indicated in the confirmation of transmission.
Integration:
This Agreement supercedes and replaces any and all prior agreements, understandings
or arrangements, whether oral or written, heretofore made between the Parties
an[portion deleted - included in fully licensed version]r
of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be altered or amended except by
an express written agreement signed by both parties hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF each party executes this Agreement
by an officer duly authorized to bind such party as of the date set forth
below.
SCHEDULE A
A: CONTENT
SERVING ON-DEMAND PRICING
B: CONTENT
STORAGE CHARGES FOR ON-DEMAND CONTENT