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What is a Music Performance Agreement?

A music performance agreement gives a musician the right to establish the terms and conditions of performing at an event scheduled by an event organizer. A few examples of these terms and conditions include compensation, who will be a part of the performance team, and what equipment is required for the performance to take place. In addition to these basic terms, a section called a "rider" is also included in the agreement. This portion of the agreement covers miscellaneous terms, such as whether a performer requires water in the dressing room.

Overall, a music performance agreement, sometimes called an artist performance agreement, ensures that all of a performer's basic needs are met before the performance takes place. This lays the groundwork for a smooth, memorable event. Ultimately, the agreement paves the way for maximized profits and event-goer satisfaction.

Common Sections in Music Performance Agreements

Below is a list of common sections included in Music Performance Agreements. These sections are linked to the below sample agreement for you to explore.

Music Performance Agreement Sample

                                    WEB SITE
                           MUSIC PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT

     AGREEMENT,  made on  January 23, 2002, by and between BROADCAST MUSIC, INC.
("BMI"),  a  New  York  corporation  with its principal offices at 320 West 57th
Street,  New York, New York 10019 and iQuest Networks Inc. d/b/a Jackalope Audio
("LICENSEE"),  a  Wyoming  (State)
(check  one)
                   X     corporation
                         partnership
                         limited  liability  company
                         individual  d/b/a  _______________________________
                         (complete  if applicable) with its principal offices at
                         165  State  Street,  Suite  325,  New  London,  CT
                         06320  (the  "Agreement").

IT  IS  HEREBY  AGREED  AS  FOLLOWS:

1.     TERM

The  Term of this Agreement shall mean the period from either January 1, 2001 or
March  1,  2001  (date  after  January  1,  2001  on  which audio was launched),
whichever  is  later, through December 31, 2003 and continuing on a year-to-year
basis  thereafter.  Either party may terminate the Agreement upon 60 days' prior
written  notice  at  the end of December of any year beginning with December 31,
2003.  BMI  shall  have  the  right  to  cancel  this  Agreement  along with the
simultaneous  cancellation  of the Agreements of all other licensees of the same
class  and  category  as  LICENSEE as of the end of any month during the initial
term  or  any  subsequent  renewal  term,  upon  60  days' prior written notice.

2.     DEFINITIONS

As  used  in  this  Agreement,  the  following  terms  shall  have the following
respective  meanings:

(a)     "Allocation  of  Run-Of-Site  Revenue"  shall  mean  Run-Of-Site Revenue
multiplied  by  a  fraction  the  numerator  of  which  is  the total Music Page
Impressions  for the reporting period, and the denominator of which is the total
Page  Impressions  for the reporting period. (Run-Of-Site Revenue x (total Music
Page  Impressions  total  Page  Impressions))

(b)     "Direct  Music  Area  Revenue"  shall  mean  the total of: (1) In-Stream
Advertising  Revenue;  (2)  Music  Page  Banner  Advertising  Revenue; (3) Music
Subscriber  Revenue;  and  (4)  Other  Music  Revenue.

(c)     "Gross Revenue" shall mean all revenue, including all billings on behalf
of,  and  all  payments  made  to,  LICENSEE,  or as authorized by LICENSEE, its
employees,  representatives,  agents  or  any  other person acting on LICENSEE's
behalf,  and  all  billings  on  behalf  of,  and  payments made to, any person,
company, firm or corporation under the same or substantially the same ownership,
management and control as LICENSEE for: (1) access to and/or use of the Web Site
or  portions  thereof,  including  online  time,  subscriptions,  and  other
transactional  charges  (excluding  revenue generated by LICENSEE for the direct
sale  of  manufactured  products),  including  commissions from third parties on
transactions;  (2)  advertising (including sponsor "hot links") on the Web Site,
including  billings  to  and  payments  received from sponsors, less advertising
agency  commissions  not  to  exceed  15%  actually  incurred  to  a  recognized
advertising  agency  not  owned  or controlled by LICENSEE; (3) the provision of
time or space on the Web Site to any other person or company; (4) donations; (5)
the  fair market value of merchandise, services or any thing or service of value
which  LICENSEE may receive in lieu of cash consideration for the use of the Web
Site  (i.e.  trade  and barter); and (6) LICENSEE's proprietary software used to
access the Web Site, or download any aspect thereof. Gross Revenue shall include
such  payments  as  set  forth  in  (1)  through  (6) above to which LICENSEE is
entitled  but which are paid to a parent, subsidiary, or division of LICENSEE or


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any  third  party,  in  lieu  of  payment  to LICENSEE, for LICENSEE's Web Site.
LICENSEE may deduct from Gross Revenue any bad debts actually written off during
a  reporting  period  which are related to any billings previously reported, but
shall  increase  Gross  Revenue  by  any  recoveries  thereof.

(d)     "In-Stream Advertising Revenue" shall mean that portion of Gross Revenue
as  defined  in  Paragraph 2(c)(2) and 2(c)(5) which is derived from advertising
embedded  in  audio  or  audiovisual  programming on the Web Site which contains
music.

(e)     "Music  Area  Revenue"  shall  mean  Direct  Music Area Revenue plus the
Allocation  of  Run-Of-Site  Revenue.

(f)     "Music  Page"  shall mean a Web Page which presents one or more icons or
hyperlinks  that  may  be clicked on to access performances of music or at which
music  is  played  upon  loading  the  Web  Page.

(g)     "Music Page Banner Advertising Revenue" shall mean that portion of Gross
Revenue  as  defined  in  Paragraph  2(c)(2)  and  2(c)(5) which is derived from
advertisements  appearing  on  or  in  connection  with  Music Pages or portions
thereof  on  the  Web  Site.

(h)     A  "Music  Page  Impression"  shall mean a transfer request for a single
Music  Page.

(i)     "Music  Subscriber  Revenue" shall mean that portion of Gross Revenue as
defined  in  Paragraph  2(c)(1)  which  is  derived  from  granting  access  to
performances  of  music  or  Music  Pages  or  portions thereof on the Web Site.

(j)     "Online  Service"  shall  mean  a commercial computer online information
and/or entertainment programming packaging service including, but not limited to
America  Online,  @Home  Network, Road Runner, Microsoft Network, CompuServe and
Prodigy,  which  offers  consumers, for a fee, access to proprietary centralized
databases  and  remote  sources  of  audio  and  video programming and which may
provide  Internet  access.

(k)     "Other  Music  Revenue"  shall  mean  that  portion  of Gross Revenue as
defined  in  Paragraphs  2(c)(1)-(6)  (other  than  Gross  Revenue  defined  in
Paragraphs  2(d),  2(g) and 2(i)) which is directly attributable to performances
of  music  or  Music  Pages  or  portions  thereof  on  the  Web  Site.

(l)     "Page  Impression"  shall mean a transfer request for a single Web Page.

(m)     "Run-Of-Site  Revenue"  shall  mean  that  portion  of  Gross Revenue as
defined  in Paragraphs 2(c)(1)-(6) which is attributable to the entire Web Site,
or  any  part  or  parts of the Web Site that include one or more Music Pages or
portions  thereof.  Run-Of-Site  Revenue  shall  not  include  Direct Music Area
Revenue  or  other  revenue  derived  from  targeted  advertising  buys where an
advertiser  buys  advertising banners or other opportunities on or in connection
with,  or  LICENSEE charges for access to, specific Web Page(s) other than Music
Page(s)  or  portions  thereof.

(n)     "Territory" shall mean the United States, its Commonwealth, territories,
and  possessions,  and the territories represented by non-U.S. performing rights
licensing  organizations listed on Exhibit C as may be amended from time to time
by  BMI during the Term of this Agreement by adding to or deleting from the list
of  countries  posted  in  the  licensing section of the BMI web site located at
http://www.bmi.com/.  BMI  will  provide  notice  to  LICENSEE (by e-mail to the
address  provided  by  LICENSEE  on  the  profile attached hereto as such may be
amended  in  writing  by  LICENSEE)  of  the deletion of any non-U.S. performing
rights  licensing  organization  from  Exhibit  C  during  the  Term  hereof.

(o)     "U.S.  Territory"  shall  mean  the  United  States,  its  Commonwealth,


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territories,  and  possessions.

(p)     "Web Page" shall mean a set of associated files transferred sequentially
from  the  Web  Site to, and rendered more or less simultaneously by, a browser.
For  purposes  of this Agreement, such associated files shall include, but shall
not  be  limited  to,  'pop-up' windows that open upon accessing the Web Page as
well  as  proprietary  software  'players'  that open when accessing an audio or
audiovisual  file  associated  with  the  Web  Page.

(q)     "Web  Site"  shall mean an Internet computer service comprising a series
of  interrelated  Web Pages currently registered with a domain name registration
service  and known as Jackalope Audio that LICENSEE produces and/or packages and
then  transmits  or  causes  to  be transmitted either directly or indirectly to
persons  who receive the service from the URL http://www.jackalopeaudio.com over
the  Internet  by  means  of  a  personal computer or by means of another device
capable  of  receiving  Internet transmissions.  LICENSEE may license additional
Web  Sites  owned,  operated  and/or  controlled  by  LICENSEE  by  listing such
additional  sites on Exhibit A hereto, and may amend Exhibit A from time to time
during  the  Term  hereof  by written agreement signed by both parties. LICENSEE
must  comply separately with all reporting requirements and pay separate license
fees  under  this Agreement, including Annual Minimum License Fees, for each Web
Site  listed  on  Exhibit  A.  References herein to Web Site shall include those
additional  sites  listed  on  Exhibit  A.

3.     GRANT  OF  RIGHTS

(a)     BMI  hereby grants to LICENSEE, for the Term, a non-exclusive license to
perform  publicly within the Territory (subject to Paragraph 3(b) below), in and
as  part  of  LICENSEE's Web Site transmitted or caused to be transmitted either
directly  or  indirectly  by  LICENSEE  over the Internet all musical works, the
right  to  grant  public  performance  licenses  of  which  BMI  controls.  This
Agreement  shall  only  include  public performances in the Territory of musical
works  by  transmissions over the Internet received via personal computers or by
means  of  another  device  capable  of receiving the Internet through streaming
technologies  as  well  as those transmissions that are downloaded by persons on
personal  computers  or otherwise, where such transmissions are accessed through
the  Web  Site  simultaneous  to  viewing  a  page  on  the  Web  Site.  Public
performances  outside  of  the  Territory may be subject to appropriate separate
licensing.  This Agreement shall not license transmissions of musical works that
are  accessed  through  a  web  site  owned  or  controlled  by  a  third  party
simultaneous  to  viewing  a page on the third party's web site.  This Agreement
does not include dramatic rights or the right to perform dramatico-musical works
in  whole  or  in substantial part.  This Agreement also does not license public
performances  in  any  commercial establishments, including, but not limited to,
where  all  or  a  portion  of LICENSEE's Web Site is used as a commercial music
service  (as  that  term  is  customarily  understood  in  the  industry);  such
performances  of  BMI  music shall be subject to appropriate separate licensing.

(b)     Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  the  territorial scope of the grant of
rights with respect to any musical works which are affiliated with BMI through a
non-U.S. performing rights licensing organization not listed on Exhibit C hereto
is limited to public performances in the U.S. Territory.  Public performances of
such  musical  works outside of the U.S. Territory may be subject to appropriate
separate  licensing.

(c)     Nothing  herein shall be construed as the grant by BMI of any license in
connection  with  any  transmission  which  is  not  part of LICENSEE's Web Site
transmitted  or caused to be transmitted by LICENSEE and nothing herein shall be
construed as authorizing LICENSEE to grant to others (including, but not limited
to,  third  party  web sites, Online Services, cable television system operators
and  open  video  systems (acting as other than Internet service providers)) any
license  or  right  to  reproduce  or  perform  publicly by any means, method or
process  whatsoever,  any  of  the  musical  compositions  licensed  hereunder.


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(d)     This  Agreement  grants  only  public performing rights to LICENSEE, and
does  not  grant  any  reproduction,  distribution,  performance  right in sound
recordings  or  any other intellectual property right(s) in any musical works to
any  person  or  entity  that may receive and/or download or otherwise store the
transmission  of  musical  works.

(e)     In the event that all or a portion of LICENSEE's Web Site is offered for
resale  by a third party as a pay or premium audio or audiovisual service, or is
packaged  or  included  on  a  tier  of services by a third party for additional
revenue,  either  independently  or  with  other  web  sites,  LICENSEE  shall
immediately  notify  BMI  in writing of any such arrangements.  BMI and LICENSEE
expressly  agree  that  any  such uses are not licensed under this Agreement and
shall  be  subject  to  appropriate  separate  licensing.

4.     LICENSE  FEE

In  consideration  of  the license granted herein, LICENSEE shall pay to BMI for
each  calendar  quarter  of the Term hereof a license fee in accordance with the
following  rate  calculations  at  LICENSEE's  option:

(a)     Gross  Revenue  Calculation

LICENSEE  shall  pay  to  BMI  1.75%  of  LICENSEE's  Gross Revenue generated by
LICENSEE's  Web  Site  during  each  quarter  year  of the Term according to the
Payment  Schedule  below  (Gross  Revenue  X  1.75%);  or

(b)     Music  Area  Revenue  Calculation

LICENSEE  shall  pay  to  BMI  the greater of: (1) 2.5% of LICENSEE's Music Area
Revenue  generated  by  LICENSEE's Web Site during each quarter year of the Term
according  to  the  Payment  Schedule below (Music Area Revenue X 2.5%); and (2)
total  Music  Page Impressions during each quarter year of the Term according to
the Payment Schedule below divided by 1,000 and multiplied by $0.12 ((Music Page
Impressions  1,000)  X  $0.12).

(c)     Payment  Schedule:  LICENSEE  may  elect  between  the  Gross  Revenue
Calculation and Music Area Revenue Calculation upon filing each of its Financial
Reports  for  each  immediately  preceding  calendar  quarter  of  the  Term  in
accordance  with  Paragraph  6  according  to  the  following  Payment Schedule:


                                PAYMENT SCHEDULE

QUARTER  PERIOD ENDING  PAYMENT DUE DATE
First    March 31       April 30
Second   June 30        July 31
-------  -------------  ----------------
Third    September 30   October 31
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Fourth   December 31    January 31
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5. ANNUAL MINIMUM LICENSE FEE For each calendar year of the Agreement, LICENSEE shall pay to BMI an Annual Minimum License Fee as follows: 5 (a) Upon signing this Agreement, LICENSEE shall estimate its annual Gross Revenue and shall pay to BMI an estimated Annual Minimum License Fee in accordance with the Minimum Fee Table below prorated based on the number of months remaining in the first calendar year covered by the Agreement. Thereafter, LICENSEE shall pay to BMI any additional amount that may be due based on actual Gross Revenue upon filing its Financial Reports in accordance with Paragraph 6. Annual Minimum License Fee payments are credited against any additional license fees that LICENSEE shall owe to BMI in the same year to which the Annual Minimum License Fee shall apply. Overpayments shall be credited to LICENSEE's account. Web Sites paying only Annual Minimum License Fees must still submit Financial Reports under Paragraph 6. (b) The Annual Minimum License Fee due for 2001 is specified in the Minimum Fee Table below. For each year of this Agreement after 2001, the Annual Minimum License Fee shall be adjusted to reflect the increase (or decrease) in the United States Consumer Price Index (National, All Items) between October 2000 and October of the year preceding the year subject to the minimum fee, and shall be rounded to the nearest dollar amount. MINIMUM FEE TABLE Gross Revenue 2001 Annual Minimum Fee Up to $12,000 $ 259.00 12,001 to $18,500 $ 388.00 ------------------ ------------ 18,501+ $ 517.00 ------------------ ------------
6. FINANCIAL REPORTS AND AUDIT (a) LICENSEE shall submit to BMI separate Financial Reports as to Gross Revenue generated by LICENSEE's Web Site as follows: (i) For each calendar quarter of this Agreement, a report, certified by an authorized representative of LICENSEE, for the Web Site, in the form substantially the same as the Web Site Music Performance License Quarterly Report Form annexed to this Agreement as Exhibit B. LICENSEE's Financial Reports are due at the same time as the applicable quarterly license fee, including the Annual Minimum License Fee, as set forth in Paragraph 4. LICENSEE agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to use software which BMI may provide to LICENSEE to prepare and deliver such reports electronically, or such other commercially reasonable alternative method upon which the parties agree. LICENSEE's Financial Reports shall be treated as confidential. BMI will not disclose the contents of such reports except as may be required by law or legal process; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall limit or preclude BMI from providing affiliated or represented songwriters, composers, music publishers, and/or non-U.S. performing rights licensing organizations with itemized royalty statements and responding to inquiries from such affiliates or non-U.S. organizations related thereto. (ii) BMI shall have the right to estimate the fees due for a given quarter year on the basis of the highest quarterly fee during the previous twelve (12) months and bill LICENSEE therefor in the event that LICENSEE fails to report as required. Neither BMI's estimation of the fee for a reporting period nor anything else shall relieve LICENSEE of the obligation to report and make actual fee payments for the reporting period. If BMI's estimate was less than the actual license fee due, LICENSEE shall pay BMI, at the time the report is rendered, the difference between the actual fee due and the estimated fee paid. If LICENSEE's report reflects that the actual fee for the quarter year was less 6 than the estimated fee paid, BMI shall credit the overpayment to LICENSEE's account. If LICENSEE has submitted all contractually required prior reports and payments to BMI and this Agreement is terminated, BMI shall refund the overpayment to LICENSEE. (b) BMI shall have the right to require that LICENSEE provide BMI with data or information sufficient to ascertain the license fee due hereunder. (c) BMI shall have the right, at BMI's sole cost and expense, once with respect to each year of the Term (or portion thereof), by its duly authorized representatives, at any time during customary business hours and upon thirty (30) days' advance written notice, to examine the books and records of account of LICENSEE necessary to verify any and all statements, accounting and reports rendered and/or required by this Agreement and in order to ascertain the license fee due BMI for any unreported period. The period for which BMI may audit LICENSEE shall be limited to three (3) calendar years preceding the year in which the audit is made; provided, however, that if an audit is postponed at the request of LICENSEE, and BMI grants such postponement, BMI shall have the right to audit for the period commencing with the third calendar year preceding the year in which notification of intention to audit was first given by BMI to LICENSEE. In the event that an audit reveals a deficiency of ten percent (10%) or greater, BMI shall have the right to audit one (1) additional calendar year, for a total of four (4) calendar years preceding the year in which the audit is made. This limitation on the period for which BMI may audit LICENSEE shall not apply if: (i) LICENSEE fails to file its Financial Reports due under Paragraph 6(a)(i) in a timely manner; and/or (ii) LICENSEE fails or refuses after written notice from BMI to produce the material books and/or records of account necessary to verify any report or statement required under the Agreement. BMI shall treat as confidential all data and information coming to its attention as the result of any such examination of books and records, and shall not use any such information other than in connection with its administration of this Agreement. (d) In addition to any other remedy that BMI may have, in the event that BMI conducts an audit under Paragraph 6(c) and such audit reveals that LICENSEE has underpaid license fees to BMI, LICENSEE shall immediately pay the amount LICENSEE owes BMI and, in addition, if such underpayment amounts to ten percent (10%) or more of LICENSEE's annual fees for the audited period, LICENSEE shall pay BMI a late payment charge in the amount of one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) per month of all monies owed commencing on the actual date such monies were due. 7. LATE PAYMENT CHARGE BMI may impose a late payment charge of one and one-half percent (1 1/2 %) per month from the date payment was due on any quarterly payment that is received by BMI more than ten (10) days after the due date. 8. MUSIC USE REPORTS (a) LICENSEE shall provide BMI, in electronic form, quarterly Music Use Reports which shall contain detailed information from LICENSEE's Web Site usage logs concerning the transmission of all musical works on LICENSEE's Web Site. Such information shall identify each musical work by title, composer/writer, author, artist, record label, any unique identifier (e.g. ISWC, ISAN), length, type of use (i.e., theme, background or feature performance) and manner of performance (i.e. instrumental or vocal) (or any other methodology agreed to by BMI and LICENSEE) and specify the number of times each musical work was transmitted and whether such transmission was streamed or downloaded. In the event that a charge was made for an on-demand transmission where the user chose to access a particular work and paid a fee to LICENSEE for such service, LICENSEE shall include the gross price that the end user was charged to receive such transmission(s). With respect to transmissions of audiovisual works, such 7 information shall also include the title of each audiovisual work, and the primary author, director, and principal actor(s) of the audiovisual work. With respect to on-demand transmissions where users are able to access transmissions of specific works upon request, such information shall also include the country where the end-user received such transmission. LICENSEE shall request reports from its licensors or outside producers with respect to all content provided by others and transmitted by LICENSEE as part of LICENSEE's Web Site. LICENSEE shall notify BMI immediately in the event that LICENSEE is unable to obtain such reports, and BMI shall use commercially reasonable efforts to secure any missing reports from LICENSEE's licensors or outside producers, but nothing contained herein shall relieve LICENSEE of its obligation to deliver the reports to BMI in the event that BMI is unable to obtain such reports. (b) LICENSEE shall deliver to BMI Music Use Reports on or before the thirtieth day following the end of such quarter pursuant to the Payment Schedule set forth in Paragraph 4. LICENSEE agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to use software which BMI may provide to LICENSEE to prepare and deliver such reports electronically, or such other commercially reasonable alternative method upon which the parties agree. (c) BMI shall not disclose, other than as individualized music use information accompanying royalty statements, any specific music performance data contained in the Music Use Reports without LICENSEE's prior written consent. Nothing contained herein shall preclude BMI from using the music use information as part of aggregated, publicly disseminated market data, so long as the source of such information is not specifically identifiable as coming from LICENSEE, or disclosing any such data as may be required by law or legal process. 9. INDEMNIFICATION Provided that LICENSEE has not failed to cure a breach or default within thirty (30) days of receiving notification from BMI thereof under the Agreement, BMI shall indemnify, save and hold harmless and defend LICENSEE and its officers and employees from and against any and all claims, demands and suits alleging copyright infringement that may be made or brought against them or any of them with respect to the public performance within the Territory of any musical works licensed hereunder; provided, however, that such indemnity shall be limited to those claims, demands or suits that are made or brought within the U.S. Territory, and provided further that such indemnity shall be limited to works which are BMI-affiliated works at the time of LICENSEE's performance of such works. This indemnity shall not apply to transmissions of any musical work performed by LICENSEE after written request from BMI to LICENSEE that LICENSEE refrain from performance thereof. BMI shall, upon reasonable written request, advise LICENSEE whether particular musical works are available for performance as part of BMI's repertoire. LICENSEE shall provide the title and the writer/composer of each musical composition requested to be identified. LICENSEE agrees to give BMI immediate notice of any such claim, demand, or suit, to deliver to BMI any papers pertaining thereto, and to cooperate with BMI with respect thereto, and BMI shall have full charge of the defense of any such claim, demand, or suit; provided, however, that LICENSEE may retain counsel on its behalf and at its own expense and participate in the defense of such claim, demand or suit. 10. WARRANTY; RESERVATION OF RIGHTS This Agreement is experimental in nature. BMI and LICENSEE recognize that the license granted herein covers certain transmissions originating from and/or received in certain territories outside of the U.S. Territory pursuant to experimental agreements with certain non-U.S. performing rights licensing organizations around the world, and that this Agreement is broader in geographical scope than BMI's previous Internet licenses. Notwithstanding, BMI is offering this Agreement at the same rate as its previous Internet license on an experimental and non-prejudicial basis for the sole purpose of evaluating such international licensing initiatives. Nothing contained in this Agreement 8 is intended to reflect BMI's position with respect to the reasonable value of the license granted herein; BMI hereby expressly reserves its right to re-evaluate the appropriateness of the fees and terms herein, including, but not limited to, the reasonable value of a license that covers transmissions beyond the U.S. Territory, for periods following the Term. 11. BREACH OR DEFAULT Upon any breach or default of the terms and conditions of this Agreement by LICENSEE, BMI shall have the right to cancel this Agreement, but any such cancellation shall only become effective if such breach or default continues thirty (30) days after LICENSEE's receipt of written notice thereof. The right to cancel shall be in addition to any and all other remedies which BMI may have. No waiver by BMI of full performance of this Agreement by LICENSEE in any one or more instances shall be a waiver of the right to require full and complete performance of this Agreement thereafter or of the right to cancel this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Paragraph. 12. DISCONTINUANCE OF MUSIC In the event that LICENSEE ceases to publicly perform music in connection with its Web Site, LICENSEE may cancel this Agreement by sending written notice to BMI prior to the effective date of cancellation as specified in such notice by LICENSEE. BMI will cancel this Agreement, retroactive to the effective date of cancellation, but only if, within ninety (90) days after the effective date, LICENSEE: (a) has submitted to BMI all reports and payments due under the Agreement through the effective date; and (b) has not resumed publicly performing music in connection with its Web Site. In the event that LICENSEE fails to provide such reports and payments or resumes publicly performing music in connection with its Web Site within the ninety (90) day period, LICENSEE's request to cancel this Agreement shall be deemed withdrawn and this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for the duration of the Term in accordance with Paragraph 1 above. 13. ARBITRATION All disputes of any kind, nature or description arising in connection with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (except for matters within the jurisdiction of the BMI rate court) shall be submitted to arbitration in the City, County, and State of New York under the then prevailing rules of the American Arbitration Association by an arbitrator or arbitrators to be selected as follows: Each of the parties shall, by written notice to the other, have the right to appoint one arbitrator. If, within ten (10) days following the giving of such notice by one party the other shall not, by written notice, appoint another arbitrator, the first arbitrator shall be the sole arbitrator. If two arbitrators are so appointed, they shall appoint a third arbitrator. If ten (10) days elapse after the appointment of the second arbitrator and the two arbitrators are unable to agree upon the third arbitrator, then either party may, in writing, request the American Arbitration Association to appoint the third arbitrator. The award made in the arbitration shall be binding and conclusive on the parties and judgment may be, but need not be, entered in any court having jurisdiction. Such award shall include the fixing of costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees of arbitration, which shall be borne by the unsuccessful party. 14. WITHDRAWAL OF WORKS BMI reserves the right at its discretion to withdraw from the license granted hereunder any musical work as to which legal action has been instituted or a claim made that BMI does not have the right to license the performing rights in such work or that such work infringes another composition. 15. NOTICE All notices and other communications between the parties hereto shall be in writing and deemed received (i) when delivered in person; (ii) upon confirmed transmission by telex or facsimile device; or (iii) five (5) days after deposited in the United States mails, postage prepaid, certified or registered 9 mail, addressed to the other party at the address set forth below (or at such other address as such other party may supply by written notice): BMI: 320 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019 Attn: Senior Vice President Licensing with a separate copy to: Senior Vice President and General Counsel LICENSEE: 165 State Street, Suite 325, New London, CT 06320 ATTN: President with a separate copy to: 16. ASSIGNMENT This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but no assignment shall relieve the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder. 17. ENTIRE AGREEMENT This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement cannot be waived, added to or modified orally and no waiver, addition or modification shall be valid unless in writing and signed by the parties. This Agreement, its validity, construction, and effect, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. The fact that any provisions herein are found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions. BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. By: "Richard Conlon" ----------------- (Signature) Richard Conlon --------------- (Print Name of Signer) VP Marketing & Business Development --------------------------------------- (Title of Signer) Please return signed agreement together with minimum fee to : BMI 320 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019 ATTN: Web Site Licensing 10 PLEASE COMPLETE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: LICENSEE's main offices are located in the U.S. Territory YES___X__ NO_____ The majority of LICENSEE's employees are located in the U.S. Territory YES___X__ NO_____ LICENSEE's annual accounts are audited in the U.S. Territory YES_____ NO__X___ - Canada but in accordance with US GAP iQuest Networks Inc., d/b/a Jackalope Audio ------------------------------------------------ (LICENSEE) By: "Chris Desrosiers" ------------------- (Signature) Chris Desrosiers ----------------- (Print Name of Signer) President --------- (Title of Signer) WEB SITE MUSIC PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT EXHIBIT A WEB SITE NAME URL Jackalope Audio www.jackalopeaudio.com
EXHIBIT B WEB SITE MUSIC PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT GROSS REVENUE CALCULATION QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FORM ------------------------------- SAMPLE Jan. 1 - Apr. 1 - July 1 - Oct. 1 - Report For Calendar Quarter: Mar. 31 June. 30 Sept. 30 Dec. 31 ___YEAR Company Name: ___________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Telephone No.: ___________________________________________________ Name of Web Site: __________________________________________________ URL: ___________________________________________________ YOUR GROSS REVENUE 1. Subscriber Revenue (including commissions on third party transactions) $ _____________________ 2. Advertising Revenue (less agency commissions) $ _____________________ 3. Provision of Space or Time $ _____________________ 4. Donations $ _____________________ 5. Trade or Barter $ _____________________ 6. Proprietary Software $ _____________________ TOTAL GROSS REVENUE (add lines 1 through 6) $ _____________________ TOTAL GROSS REVENUE $ _______________ X 1.75% = $ ____________________ LICENSE FEE TOTAL PAYMENT DUE = $ ____________________ I hereby certify on this __________ day of _______________, _______ that the above is true and correct. BY: _________________________ Please return report and payment to: (SIGNATURE) Web Licensing ______________________________ BMI (PRINT NAME OF SIGNER) 320 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019 ______________________________ (TITLE OF SIGNER) Please e-mail any questions to weblicensing@bmi.com ------ EXHIBIT B --------- WEB SITE MUSIC PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT MUSIC AREA REVENUE CALCULATION QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FORM ------------------------------- SAMPLE Jan. 1 - Apr. 1 - July 1 - Oct. 1 - Report For Calendar Quarter: Mar. 31 June. 30 Sept. 30 Dec. 31 ___YEAR Company Name: ___________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Telephone No.: ___________________________________________________ Name of Web Site: __________________________________________________ URL: ___________________________________________________ MUSIC AREA REVENUE DIRECT MUSIC AREA REVENUE 1. In-Stream Advertising $____________ less agency commissions $____________ $____________________ 2. Music Page Banner Advertising $___________ less agency commissions $___________ $____________________ 3. Music Subscriber Fees $____________________ 4. Other Music Revenue $____________________ 5. DIRECT MUSIC AREA REVENUE (add lines 1 through 4) $____________________ ALLOCATION OF RUN OF SITE REVENUE 6. Subscriber Revenue (including commissions on third party transactions) $____________________ 7. Advertising Revenue $____________ less agency commissions $____________ $____________________ 8. Provision of Space or Time $____________________ 9. Donations $____________________ 10. Trade or Barter $____________________ 11. Proprietary Software $____________________ 12. RUN OF SITE REVENUE (add lines 6 through 11) $____________________ 13. ALLOCATION OF RUN OF SITE REVENUE _________________ x (_____________________ RUN OF SITE REVENUE (TOTAL MUSIC PAGE IMPRESSIONS) Divided by _____________________) $____________________ (TOTAL PAGE IMPRESSIONS) 14. TOTAL MUSIC AREA REVENUE (add lines 5 and 13) $____________________ MUSIC AREA LICENSE FEE (the greater of A and B) A. TOTAL MUSIC AREA REVENUE B. MUSIC PAGE IMPRESSIONS $_________ x 2.5% = $________ _____________ 1,000 x $0.12 = $__________ (from Line 13) Total Music Page Impressions MUSIC AREA LICENSE FEE $ _________________ I hereby certify on this _______ day of ______________, _______ that the above is true and correct. BY: ______________________________ Please return report and payment to: (SIGNATURE) Weblicensing ______________________________ BMI (PRINT NAME OF SIGNER) 320 West 57th Street ______________________________ New York, NY 10019 (TITLE OF SIGNER) Please e-mail any questions to weblicensing@bmi.com EXHIBIT C LAST UPDATED: 7/23/01 PERFORMING RIGHTS ORGANIZATION COUNTRY AEPI Greece ------------------------------ --------------- AKM Austria ------------------------------ --------------- APRA Australia ------------------------------ --------------- ARTISJUS Hungary ------------------------------ --------------- BUMA The Netherlands ------------------------------ --------------- CASH Hong Kong ------------------------------ --------------- COMPASS Singapore ------------------------------ --------------- GEMA Germany ------------------------------ --------------- IMRO Ireland ------------------------------ --------------- JASRAC Japan ------------------------------ --------------- KCI Indonesia ------------------------------ --------------- KODA Denmark ------------------------------ --------------- MACP Malaysia ------------------------------ --------------- MUST Taiwan ------------------------------ --------------- PRS United Kingdom ------------------------------ --------------- SABAM Belgium ------------------------------ --------------- SACEM France ------------------------------ --------------- SACM Mexico ------------------------------ --------------- SADAIC Argentina ------------------------------ --------------- SCD Chile ------------------------------ --------------- SGAE Spain ------------------------------ --------------- SIAE Italy ------------------------------ --------------- STIM Sweden ------------------------------ --------------- SUISA Switzerland ------------------------------ --------------- TEOSTO Finland ------------------------------ --------------- UBC Brazil ------------------------------ ---------------
WEB SITE MUSIC PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT WEB SITE PROFILE Please complete and return with your signed agreements so we can service your account properly SITE URL: WWW.JACKALOPEAUDIO.COM ---------------------- SITE NAME: JACKALOPE AUDIO ---------------- CORPORATE NAME: IQUEST NETWORKS INC. ---------------------- CORPORATE CONTACT: CHRIS DESROSIERS TITLE: PRESIDENT ----------------- --------- CORPORATE ADDRESS: 165 STATE STREET, SUITE 325, NEW LONDON, CT 06320 --------------------------------- TELEPHONE: 860.437.3093 FAX: 860.437.3693 ------------ ------------ E-MAIL: CHRISD@IQUESTNETWORKS.COM ------------------------- FINANCIAL CONTACT: ANTON DRESCHER TITLE: CFO --------------- --- If different from above BILLING ADDRESS: ____________________________________ If different from above TELEPHONE: 800.321.8564 FAX: 604.685.5777 ------------ ------------ E-MAIL: AJD@HARBOURPACIFIC.COM ---------------------- MUSIC USE REPORTS CONTACT: _______________ TITLE: ________________ If different from above TELEPHONE: ______________ FAX: _________________ E-MAIL: ______________________________________ QUESTIONS? PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.BMI.COM Richard Conlon Vice President Marketing& Business Development Media Licensing January 16, 2002 Mr. Chris Desrosiers President IQuest Networks Inc. 165 State Street, Suite 325 New London, CT 06320 Re: BMI Web Site Music Performance Agreement --------------------------------------------- Dear Chris: In connection with the BMI Web Site Music Performance Agreement between BMI and Jackalope Audio ("LICENSEE") executed on even date herewith for the public performance of BMI music on LICENSEE's Web Site, and reflecting the unique business structure of LICENSEE, it is hereby further agreed as follows: 1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Agreement, the term Territory shall mean the United States, its Commonwealth, territories, and possessions. Accordingly, all references to the Territory in the Agreement shall be limited thereto, and Paragraph 3(b), and the reference to Paragraph 3(b) in Paragraph 3(a), are hereby deleted. 2. This letter agreement is experimental in nature and both parties reserve the right to reevaluate the appropriateness of the fees and terms herein for periods following the expiration of the Term. If you agree with the foregoing, please so indicate by signing in the space provided below. Sincerely, "Richard Conlon" Richard Conlon Accepted and Agreed to: IQuest Networks, Inc. d/b/a Jackalope Audio By: "Chris Desrosiers"_ --------------------------------- Authorized Signatory Chris Desrosiers_ ---------------------------------- Print Name President ------------------------------ Title

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