-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Qn1uJTc1x9WdSUYcKkCHpdnpb2bbavKUD7igNLG5lPYZ6PrClnH7OP53+z274y9M /FA0U21A9+xIxaQH7UCWdA== 0001144204-10-026232.txt : 20100512 0001144204-10-026232.hdr.sgml : 20100512 20100511174657 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-10-026232 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100512 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100511 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Atrinsic, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001022899 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 061390025 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12555 FILM NUMBER: 10822089 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 469 7TH AVENUE STREET 2: 10TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10018 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 716-1977 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 469 7TH AVENUE STREET 2: 10TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10018 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEW MOTION, INC. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070504 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MPLC, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050608 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MILLBROOK PRESS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961022 10-Q 1 v184252_10q.htm 10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010 or

o
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File Number: 001-12555


ATRINSIC, INC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
06-1390025
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

469 7th Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10018

(Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP Code)
 
(212) 716-1977

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Date File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer ¨
Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.  Yes x  No  ¨


 
 

 
 
Table of Contents
 
   
Page
     
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1
Financial Statements
3
     
Item 2
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
15
     
Item 3
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
22
     
Item 4T
Controls and Procedures
22
     
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
23
     
Item 1A
Risk Factors
23
     
Item 6
Exhibits
30

 
 

 
 
Item 1 Financial Statements
 
ATRINSIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

   
As of
   
As of
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
ASSETS
           
Current Assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 12,475     $ 16,913  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,208 and $4,295
    9,542       7,985  
Income tax receivable
    3,609       4,373  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    1,912       2,643  
                 
Total Current Assets
    27,538       31,914  
                 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation of $995 and $1,078
    3,466       3,553  
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of accumulated amortization of $4,242 and $8,605
    7,080       7,253  
INVESTMENTS, ADVANCES AND OTHER ASSETS
    1,768       1,878  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 39,852     $ 44,598  
                 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
               
Current Liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 5,074     $ 6,257  
Accrued expenses
    9,015       9,584  
Deferred revenues and other current liabilities
    852       725  
                 
Total Current Liabilities
    14,941       16,566  
                 
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY, NET
    1,715       1,697  
OTHER LONG TERM LIABILITIES
    908       988  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    17,564       19,251  
                 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (see note 12)
    -       -  
                 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Common stock - par value $0.01, 100,000,000 authorized, 23,586,080 and 23,583,581 shares issued at 2010 and 2009, respectively; and, 20,844,762 and 20,842,263 shares outstanding at 2010 and 2009, respectively.
    236       236  
Additional paid-in capital
    178,772       178,442  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    26       (20 )
Common stock, held in treasury, at cost, 2,741,318 shares at 2010 and 2009.
    (4,992 )     (4,992 )
Accumulated deficit
    (151,754 )     (148,319 )
                 
Total Stockholders' Equity
    22,288       25,347  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
  $ 39,852     $ 44,598  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 
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ATRINSIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Subscription
  $ 5,982     $ 6,974  
Transactional and Marketing Services
    6,218       16,574  
                 
REVENUE
    12,200       23,548  
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES
               
Cost of media-third party
    7,344       15,475  
Product and distribution
    4,362       2,254  
Selling and marketing
    950       2,785  
General, administrative and other operating
    2,440       3,266  
Depreciation and amortization
    323       1,555  
                 
      15,419       25,335  
                 
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS
    (3,219 )     (1,787 )
                 
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE
               
Interest income and dividends
    (2 )     (46 )
Interest expense
    1       50  
Other expense (income)
    43       (1 )
                 
      42       3  
                 
LOSS BEFORE TAXES AND EQUITY IN LOSS OF INVESTEE
    (3,261 )     (1,790 )
                 
INCOME TAXES
    64       (670 )
                 
EQUITY IN LOSS OF INVESTEE, AFTER TAX
    110       85  
                 
NET LOSS
    (3,435 )     (1,205 )
                 
LESS: NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING
               
INTEREST,  AFTER TAX
    -       (18 )
                 
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATRINSIC, INC.
  $ (3,435 )   $ (1,187 )
                 
NET LOSS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATRINSIC COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
               
Basic
  $ (0.16 )   $ (0.06 )
Diluted
  $ (0.16 )   $ (0.06 )
                 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
               
Basic
    20,844,123       20,790,942  
Diluted
    20,844,123       20,790,942  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 
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ATRINSIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
 
       
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
           
Net loss
  $ (3,435 )   $ (1,187 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    15       988  
Depreciation and amortization
    323       1,555  
Stock-based compensation expense
    330       341  
Deferred income taxes
    16       (863 )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
    -       (18 )
Equity in loss of investee
    110       153  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities of business, net of acquisitions:
               
Accounts receivable
    (1,582 )     1,179  
Prepaid income tax
    781       (225 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    732       (593 )
Accounts payable
    (1,182 )     3,404  
Other, principally accrued expenses
    (515 )     (5,010 )
Net cash used in operating activities
    (4,407 )     (276 )
                 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
               
Cash paid to investees
    -       (309 )
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities
    -       4,000  
Capital expenditures
    (29 )     (214 )
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
    (29 )     3,477  
                 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
               
Repayments of notes payable
    -       (20 )
Purchase of common stock held in treasury
    -       (939 )
Net cash used in financing activities
    -       (959 )
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (2 )     (6 )
                 
Net (Decrease) Increase In Cash and Cash Equivalents
    (4,438 )     2,236  
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
    16,913       20,410  
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
  $ 12,475     $ 22,646  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ -     $ (4 )
Cash refunded (paid) for taxes
  $ 727     $ (264 )

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                           
Accumulated
             
               
Additional
         
Other
             
   
Comprehensive
   
Common Stock
   
Paid-In
   
(Accumulated
   
Comprehensive
   
Treasury Stock
   
Total
 
   
Loss
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Deficit)
   
Loss
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Equity
 
                                                       
Balance at January 1, 2010
    -       23,583,581     $ 236     $ 178,442     $ (148,319 )   $ (20 )     2,741,318     $ (4,992 )   $ 25,347  
Net loss
  $ (3,435 )     -       -       -       (3,435 )     -       -       -       (3,435 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    46       -       -       -       -       46       -       -       46  
Comprehensive loss
  $ (3,389 )     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Stock based compensation expense
    -       2,499       -       330       -       -       -       -       330  
Tax shortfall on Stock based compensation
    -       -                       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                                         
Balance at March 31, 2010
    -       23,586,080     $ 236     $ 178,772     $ (151,754 )   $ 26       2,741,318     $ (4,992 )   $ 22,288  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 
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ATRINSIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 are unaudited, but in the opinion of management include all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of financial position, the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented and have been prepared in a manner consistent with the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of annual results. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009, on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2010.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses as well as the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Management continually evaluates its estimates and judgments including those related to allowances for doubtful accounts and the associated allowances for refunds and credits, useful lives of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, fair value of stock options granted, forfeiture rate of equity based compensation grants, probable losses associated with pre-acquisition contingencies, income taxes and other contingencies. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and other factors that are believed to be reasonable in the circumstances. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Macroeconomic conditions may directly, or indirectly through our business partners and vendors, impact our financial performance and available resources. Such conditions may, in turn, impact the aforementioned estimates and assumptions.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Funding and Management’s Plans

Since the Company’s inception, it has met its liquidity and capital expenditure needs primarily through funds generated from operations, cash acquired through acquisitions and proceeds from sale of common stock.  During the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company’s cash used in operating activities was approximately $4.4 million.  This was the result of cash used to pay third party media suppliers, employees and consultants, represented by a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses, net of prepaid expenses, of approximately $1.0 million and cash used as a result of the increase in accounts receivable of approximately $1.6 million, which was offset by approximately $781,000 decrease in prepaid taxes (of which $727,000 was net cash refunded for taxes).  The Company’s cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2010 was approximately $29,000, which resulted from capital expenditures.  As a result, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2010 decreased $4.4 million to approximately $12.5 million from approximately $16.9 million at December 31, 2009.

The Company believes that its existing cash, cash equivalents, together with cash flows from expected sales of its subscription and transactional marketing services, and other potential sources of cash flows, including income tax refunds of $3.6 million expected to be received in 2010, will be sufficient to enable it to continue its activities for at least 12 months.  However, the Company’s projections of future cash needs and cash flows may differ from actual results.  If current cash and cash equivalents, and cash that may be generated from operations, are insufficient to satisfy the Company’s liquidity requirements, the Company may seek to sell debt or equity securities or to obtain a line of credit.  The sale of additional equity securities or convertible debt could result in dilution to the Company’s stockholders.  The Company currently has no arrangements with respect to additional financing.  The Company can give no assurance that it will generate sufficient revenues in the future to satisfy its liquidity requirements or sustain future operations, that the Company will be able to acquire sufficient quantities of cost effective media, that other subscription and marketing services will not be provided by other companies that will render the Company’s services obsolete, or that other sources of funding would be available, if needed, on favorable terms or at all.  If the Company cannot obtain such funds if needed, it would need to curtail or cease some or all of its operations.

Note 2 – Investments and Advances

Investment in The Billing Resource, LLC

 On October 30, 2008, the Company acquired a 36% non-controlling interest in The Billing Resource, LLC (“TBR”). TBR is an aggregator of fixed telephone line billing, providing alternative billing services to the Company and unrelated third parties. The Company contributed $2.2 million in cash on formation, of which, $1.9 million was later distributed by TBR to the Company. The Company also provided an additional $0.9 million of working capital advances in 2009 to support near term growth. As of March 31, 2010, the Company’s net investment in TBR totals $1.3 million and is included in Investments, Advances and Other Assets on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

In addition, the Company has an operating agreement with TBR whereby TBR provides billing services to the Company and its customers. The agreement reflects transactions in the normal course of business and was negotiated on an arm’s length basis.

 
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The Company records its investment in TBR under the equity method of accounting and as such presents its pro-rata share of the equity in earnings and losses of TBR within its quarterly and year end reported results. The Company recorded $ 110,000 and $85,000 as equity in loss for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Note 3 – Kazaa

Kazaa is a subscription-based music service providing unlimited online access to hundreds of thousands of CD-quality tracks for a monthly fee of approximately $19.98.  Subscribers of this service are signed up for this service on the Internet and are billed monthly to their credit card, mobile phone or landline phone.  Kazaa allows users to download unlimited music files to up to three PCs that the user owns.  Kazaa is owned by Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc. (“BDE”), an online distributor of licensed digital content. The Kazaa digital music service is a collaborative arrangement between the Company and BDE and is not conducted in a separate legal entity.
 
On March 26, 2010, the Company entered into a Marketing Services Agreement (the “Marketing Agreement”) and a Master Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with BDE effective as of July 1, 2009 (collectively, the “Agreements”), relating to the operation and marketing of the Kazaa digital music service.  The Agreements have a term of three years from the effective date, contain provisions for automatic one year renewals, subject to notice of non-renewal by either party, and may only be terminated generally upon a bankruptcy or liquidation event or in the event of an uncured material breach by either party.

Under the Marketing Agreement, the Company is responsible for marketing, promotional, and advertising services in respect of the Kazaa service.  In exchange for these marketing services, the Company is entitled to full recoupment for all pre-approved costs and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of the services plus all other agreed budgeted amounts.
 
Pursuant to the Services Agreement, the Company is to provide services related to the operation of the Kazaa website and service, including billing and collection services and the operation of the Kazaa online storefront.  BDE is obligated to provide certain other services with respect to the service, including licensing the intellectual property underlying the Kazaa service to us, obtaining all licenses to the content offered as part of the service and delivering that content to the subscribers via the service interface.

 As part of the Agreements, the Company is required to make advance payments and expenditures in respect of certain expenses incurred in order to provide the required services and operate the Kazaa music service.  These advances and expenditures are recoverable on a dollar for dollar basis against current and future revenues.  In addition, BDE has agreed to repay $2.5 million of these advances and expenditures which are not otherwise recovered from Kazaa generated revenues and this repayment obligation has been secured under separate agreement. All advances and expenditures that the Company makes are fully recoupable from the cash flow generated by the Kazaa music service, although there can be no assurance that the future net cash flows from the Kazaa music service will be sufficient to allow us to fully recoup our expenditures.  Similarly, the Company is not obligated to make additional expenditures if more than $5.0 million remains unrecovered or unrecouped by the Company from Kazaa revenues.

In accordance with the Agreements, Atrinsic and BDE will share equally in the “Net Profit” generated by the Kazaa music subscription service only after all of our costs and expenses that we have incurred are fully recouped by us.  For the three months ending March 31, 2010, the Company has presented in its statement of operations, Kazaa revenue of $2.9 million and expenses incurred for the Kazaa music service of $4.4 million, offset by $626,000 of reimbursements from BDE.  As of March 31, 2010, the Company has presented in its balance sheet, an other receivable due from BDE of $1.1 million. Subsequent to March 31, 2010, the Company collected $621,000 of this other receivable.

Note 4 – Fair Value Measurements

The carrying amounts of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses are believed to approximate fair value due to the short-term maturity of these financial instruments.  The following tables present certain information for our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009:

 
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Level I
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
March 31, 2010:
                       
Assets:
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 12,475     $ -     $ -     $ 12,475  
Liabilities:
                               
Put options
  $ -     $ 308     $ -     $ 308  
                                 
December 31, 2009:
                               
Assets:
                               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 16,913     $ -     $ -     $ 16,913  
Liabilities:
                               
Put options
  $ -     $ 267     $ -     $ 267  

At March 31, 2010, put option liabilities on our common stock issued in connection with the Shop-It acquisition are included in other current liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. These were valued using a Black Scholes model using a share price of $0.82, strike price of $2.00, interest rate of 0.38% and maturities ranging from 62 to 122 days.
 
Note 5 - Concentration of Business and Credit Risk

Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable.

Atrinsic is currently utilizing several billing aggregators in order to provide content and billings to the end users of its subscription products. These billing aggregators act as a billing interface between Atrinsic and the carriers that ultimately bill Atrinsic’s end user subscribers. These billing aggregators have not had long operating histories in the U.S. or operations with traditional business models. These companies face a greater business risk in the marketplace, due to a constant evolving business environment that stems from the infancy of the U.S. mobile content industry. In addition, the Company also has customers other than aggregators that represent significant amounts of revenues and accounts receivable.

The table below represents the company’s concentration of business and credit risk by customers and aggregators.

   
For The Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Revenues
           
Aggregator A
    20 %     3 %
Customer B
    10 %     6 %
Customer C
    9 %     0 %
Other Customers & Aggregators
    61 %     91 %

   
As of
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Accounts Receivable
           
Aggregator A
    31 %     12 %
Aggregator D
    13 %     16 %
Customer B
    8 %     9 %
Other Customers & Aggregators
    48 %     63 %

 
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NOTE 6 - Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following:

   
 
Useful Life
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
 
in years
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
                 
Computers and software applications  
   
3
    $ 1,677     $ 1,874  
Leasehold improvements
   
10
      1,833       1,830  
Building
   
40
      788       766  
Furniture and fixtures  
   
7
      163       161  
Gross PP&E
            4,461       4,631  
Less: accumulated depreciation  
            (995 )     (1,078 )
Net PP&E
          $ 3,466     $ 3,553  

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 totaled $150,000 and $163,500, respectively, and is recorded on a straight line basis.

 
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Note 7 –Intangibles

The carrying amount and accumulated amortization of intangible assets as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, are as follows:

   
Useful Life
   
Gross Book
   
Accumulated
   
 
   
Net Book
 
   
in Years
   
Value
   
Amortization
   
Impairment
   
Value
 
                               
As of March 31, 2010
                             
                               
Indefinite Lived assets
                             
Tradenames
        $ 4,325     $ -     $ -     $ 4,325  
Domain names
          1,298       -       -       1,298  
                                       
Amortized Intangible Assets
                                     
Acquired software technology
   
3 - 5
      2,516       1,683       -       833  
Domain names
   
3
      426       369       -       57  
Tradenames
   
9
      559       291       -       268  
Customer lists
   
1.5 - 3
      1,531       1,412       -       119  
Restrictive covenants
   
5
      667       487       -       180  
                                         
Total
          $ 11,322     $ 4,242     $ -     $ 7,080  
                                         
As of December 31, 2009
                                       
                                         
Indefinite Lived assets
                                       
Tradenames
          $ 6,241     $ -     $ 1,916     $ 4,325  
Domain names
            1,370       -       72       1,298  
                                         
Amortized Intangible Assets
                                       
Acquired software technology
   
3 - 5
      3,136       1,589       620       927  
Domain names
   
3
      550       351       124       75  
Licensing
   
2
      580       580       -       -  
Tradenames
   
9
      1,320       281       761       278  
Customer lists
   
1.5 - 3
      1,618       1,377       87       154  
Subscriber database
   
1
      3,956       3,956       -       -  
Restrictive covenants
   
5
      1,228       471       561       196  
                                         
Total
          $ 19,999     $ 8,605     $ 4,141     $ 7,253  

Except in the case of a triggering event prior to the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company will perform its annual impairment test on other long lived identifiable intangible assets.

Note 8 - Stock-based compensation

The fair value of share-based awards granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model or binominal option model, when appropriate. The key assumptions for these models are expected term, expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, dividend yield and strike price. Many of these assumptions are judgmental and the value of share-based awards is highly sensitive to changes in these assumptions.

   
2010
     
Strike Price
 
 $0.75 - $0.91
Expected life
 
5.6 years
Risk free interest rate
 
2.34% - 2.36%
Volatility
 
58% - 59%
Fair market value per share
 
 $0.41 - $0.49

During the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company granted 1,435,000 stock options and 41,666 restricted stock units to employees. There were no significant forfeitures or exercises of stock options or restricted stock units for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

 
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Stock based compensation expense of $330,000 and $341,000 was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, as follows:

   
For the Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Product and distribution
  $ 16     $ 45  
Selling and marketing
    4       -  
General and administrative and other operating
    310       296  
                 
Total
  $ 330     $ 341  

Note 9 – Loss per Share Attributable to Atrinsic, Inc

Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to Atrinsic, Inc. is computed by dividing reported (loss) earnings by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted (loss) earnings per share includes the effect, if any, of the potential issuance of additional shares of common stock as a result of the exercise or conversion of dilutive securities, using the treasury stock method. Potential dilutive securities for the Company include outstanding stock options and warrants.

The computational components of basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share are as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
EPS Denominator:
           
Basic weighted average shares
    20,844,123       20,790,942  
Effect of dilutive securities
    -       -  
Diluted weighted average shares
    20,844,123       20,790,942  
                 
EPS Numerator (effect on net income):
 
Net loss attributable to Atrinsic, Inc.
  $ (3,435 )   $ (1,187 )
Effect of dilutive securities
    -       -  
Diluted loss attributable to Atrinsic, Inc.
  $ (3,435 )   $ (1,187 )
                 
Net loss per common share:
               
Basic weighted average loss attributable to Atrinsic, Inc.
  $ (0.16 )   $ (0.06 )
Effect of dilutive securities
    -       -  
Diluted weighted average loss attributable to Atrinsic, Inc.
  $ (0.16 )   $ (0.06 )

 Common stock underlying outstanding options and convertible securities were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, because their inclusion would be anti dilutive when applied to the Company’s net loss per share.

 
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Financial instruments, which may be exchanged for equity securities are excluded in periods in which they are anti-dilutive. The following shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share:

Anti Dilutive EPS Disclosure
           
             
   
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Convertible note payable
    -       322,878  
Options
    3,167,059       2,773,372  
Warrants
    314,443       314,443  
Restricted Shares
    9,171       70,280  
Restricted Stock Units
    316,666       -  


The per share exercise prices of the options were $0.48 - $14.00 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009. The per share exercise prices of the warrants were $3.44 - $5.50 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.

Note 10 - Income Taxes

Income tax expense (benefit) before noncontrolling interest and equity in loss of for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, was $64,000 and ($0.7) million, respectively and reflects an effective tax rate of (2%) and 37%, respectively. The Company has provided a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets because it is more likely than not that such benefits will not be realized by the Company.
 
Uncertain Tax Positions
The Company is subject to taxation in the United States for Federal and State, and certain foreign jurisdictions. The Company’s tax years for 2007, 2008 and 2009 are subject to examination by the tax authorities.  In addition, the tax returns for certain acquired entities are also subject to examination. As of March 31, 2010, an estimated liability of $42,000 for uncertain tax positions in Canada is recorded in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Management believes that an adequate provision has been made for any adjustments that may result from tax examinations. The outcome of tax examinations however, cannot be predicted with certainty. If any issues addressed in the Company’s tax audits are resolved in a manner not consistent with management’s expectations, the Company could be required to adjust its provision for income tax to the extent such adjustments relate to acquired entities.  Although the timing or the resolution and/or closure of the audits is highly uncertain, the Company does not believe that its unrecognized tax benefit will materially change in the next twelve months

Note 11- New Accounting Pronouncements

Adopted in 2010

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)” (“SFAS No. 167”) which has been superseded by the FASB Codification and included in ASC 810 to require an enterprise to perform an analysis to determine whether the enterprise’s variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. This analysis identifies the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity as one with the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses of the entity that could potentially be significant to the variable interest. These revisions to ASC 810 are effective as of January 1, 2010 and the adoption of these revisions to ASC 810 had no impact on our interim results of operations or financial position.

Not Yet Adopted
 
In October 2009, FASB approved for issuance Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) issue 08-01, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables which has been superseded by the FASB codification and included in ASC 605-25. This statement provides principles for allocation of consideration among its multiple-elements, allowing more flexibility in identifying and accounting for separate deliverables under an arrangement. The EITF introduces an estimated selling price method for valuing the elements of a bundled arrangement if vendor-specific objective evidence or third-party evidence of selling price is not available, and significantly expands related disclosure requirements. This standard is effective on a prospective basis for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Alternatively, adoption may be on a retrospective basis, and early application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this pronouncement.

Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies

On March 10, 2010, Atrinsic received final approval of its settlement to its Class Action proceeding in the State of California in Allen v. Atrinsic, Inc. f/k/a New Motion, Inc., pending in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The settlement covers all of the Company’s mobile products, web sites and advertizing practices through December 2009. All costs of the settlement and defense were accrued for in 2008; therefore this settlement did not impact the Company’s results of operations in 2009 and is not expected to impact the Company’s results of operations in 2010.  Subsequent to March 31, 2010, the Company paid the $1.0 million settlement for the Class Action.

 
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As a result of the State of California Settlement and final approval of the judgment, Atrinsic has filed stays, and will file dispositive motions, in the following actions, which it is either directly named in or has assumed the defense of the following cases: Baker v. Sprint Nextel Corp., Motricity, Inc., and New Motion, Inc. pending in Dade County Superior Court in Florida,  Stewart v New Motion, Inc. and Motricity, Inc., pending in Hennepin County District Court in Minnesota, Rynearson v. Motricty, Inc, pending in King County Superior Court in Washington and Walker v. Motricity, Inc., pending in Alameda County Superior Court in California.  Management has accrued for all probable and estimable related costs of these actions.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is involved in various disputes, which are routine and incidental to the business and the industry in which it operates. In the opinion of management, the results of such disputes will not have a significant adverse effect on the financial position or the results of operations of the Company. Of approximately $9.0 million in total accrued expenses as of March 31, 2010, $1.8 million is associated with the legal contingencies disclosed above.

Note 13 – Subsequent Events

We have evaluated events subsequent to the balance sheet date through the date of our Form10-Q filing for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and determined there have not been any material events that have occurred that would require adjustment to or disclosure in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

This discussion summarizes the significant factors affecting our condensed consolidated operating results, financial condition and liquidity and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009. Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties and are based upon judgments concerning various factors that are beyond our control. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the “forward-looking statements” as a result of, among other things, the factors described under the “Cautionary Statements and Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this report. The information contained in this Form 10-Q, as at and for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, is intended to update the information contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 of Atrinsic, Inc. (“we,” “our,” “us”, the “Company,” or “Atrinsic”) and presumes that readers have access to, and will have read, the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” and other information contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
A NOTE CONCERNING PRESENTATION

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains information concerning Atrinsic, Inc. as it pertains to the periods covered by this report - for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.

Executive Overview

We are a leading Internet focused marketing company. We combine the power of the Internet with traditional direct response marketing techniques to sell entertainment and lifestyle subscription products directly to consumers. We also leverage our media network and marketing expertise to provide lead generation and search related marketing services to our corporate and advertising clients. We have developed our marketing media network, consisting of web sites, proprietary content and licensed media, to attract consumers, corporate partners and advertisers. We believe our marketing media network and proprietary technology allows us to cost-effectively acquire consumers and provide targeted leads and marketing data to our corporate partners and advertisers.

As a direct to consumer Internet marketing company, our strategy is to maximize the value of each media impression by maximizing the revenue and profit from each visitor to our media network.  We do this by using proprietary technology to match each consumer touch point (visit, registration or lead submission) with the highest value offer or series of offers.  These offers are sourced from a large pool of advertisers or from our own portfolio of consumer subscription products.  We also engage in targeted performance marketing activities where we focus on acquiring customers for an advertiser on an exclusive basis.

Our premium subscription products, which are marketed directly to consumers, are an important component of the maximization strategy.  By maintaining alternatives to third party offers, we are able to make use of and derive more profit from a larger proportion of acquired Internet traffic and leads generated than would be the case with only third party advertisers’ offerings, since our owned products typically provide a higher effective value for each media impression.

Over an extended period of time, our ability to generate incremental revenues relies on our ability to increase the size and scope of our media network, our ability to target campaigns, and our ability to convert qualified leads into appropriate revenue generating opportunities, including into subscribers of our own products.  Revenue growth also depends on our ability to market and sell our services, including search services and lead generation activities, to third parties.

We combine our direct response capability with an Internet-based customer acquisition model, which allows us to use proprietary lead generation, search and email marketing strategies, to generate a greater volume of Internet traffic at a lower effective cost of acquisition.  Our success at acquiring qualified customers at a low effective cost is due, in part to our portfolio of attractive web properties, content and licensed media. This performance marketing media network ensures a continual base of subscribers to our subscription products, and also generates qualified traffic that is complementary to our third-party advertisers.

Our direct response marketing business principally serves two sets of customers. Corporate clients and third party advertisers use our products and services to enhance their online marketing programs (our transactional and marketing services).  Consumers subscribe to our services to receive premium content on the Internet and on their mobile device (our subscription services). Each of these business activities – transactional and marketing services and subscriptions – may utilize the same originating media or derive a customer from the same source; the difference is reflected in the type of customer billing.  In the case of transactional and marketing services, the billing is generally carried out on a service fee, percentage, or on a performance basis. For subscriptions, the end user (the consumer) is able to access premium content and in return is charged a recurring monthly fee to a credit card, mobile phone, or land-line phone.

In managing our business, we internally develop programming or partner with online content providers to match users with our service offerings and those of our advertising clients. Our prospects for growth are dependent on our ability to acquire content in a cost effective manner. Our results may also be impacted by economic conditions and the relative strengths and weakness of the U.S. economy, trends in the online marketing and telecommunications industry, including client spending patterns and increases or decreases in our portfolio of service offerings, including the overall demand for such offerings, competitive and alternative programs and advertising mediums, and risks inherent in our customer database, including customer attrition.

 
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Similar to other media based companies, our ability to specifically isolate the relative historical aggregate impact of price and volume regarding our revenue is not practical as the majority of our services are sold and managed on an order by order basis and our revenues are greatly impacted by our ability to qualify, validate and enhance leads that we acquire.  Factors impacting the pricing of our services include, but are not limited to: (1) the dollar value, length and breadth of the order; (2) the quality of the desired action; (3) the quantity of actions or services requested by our clients; (4) our ability to enhance the value of leads through validation and traffic disaggregation; (5) matching leads to the highest relative value offer; and (6) the level of customization required by our clients.

The principal components of our operating expense are labor, media and media related expenses (including media content costs, lead validation and affiliate compensation), product or content development and royalties or licensing fees, marketing and promotional expense (including sales commissions, customer service and customer retention expense) and corporate general and administrative expense. We consider our operating cost structure to be predominantly variable in nature over a short time horizon, and as a result, we are immediately able to make modifications to our cost structure to what we believe to be increases or decreases in revenue and market trends. This factor is important in monitoring our performance in periods when revenues are increasing or decreasing. In periods where revenues are increasing as a result of improved market conditions, we will make every effort to best utilize existing resources, but there can be no guarantee that we will be able to increase revenues without incurring additional marketing or operating costs and expenses. Conversely, in a period of declining market conditions we are immediately able to reduce certain operating expenses to reduce operating losses. Furthermore, if we perceive a decline in market conditions to be temporary, we may choose to maintain or increase operating expenses for the future maximization of operating results.

As a growing part of our direct-to-consumer business, the Kazaa music service is an important focus for management. The Kazaa digital music service is a collaborative arrangement that we have with Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc. (“BDE”), an online distributor of licensed digital content, and is not conducted in a separate legal entity.  On March 26, 2010, we entered into a Marketing Services Agreement (the “Marketing Agreement”) and a Master Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with BDE effective as of July 1, 2009 (collectively, the “Agreements”), relating to the operation and marketing of the Kazaa digital music service.  The Agreements have a term of three years from the effective date, contain provisions for automatic one year renewals, subject to notice of non-renewal by either party, and may only be terminated generally upon a bankruptcy or liquidation event or in the event of an uncured material breach by either party.  In accordance with the Agreements, Atrinsic and BDE will share equally in the “Net Profit” generated by the Kazaa music subscription service after all of our costs and expenses have first been recovered.

Under the Marketing Agreement, we are responsible for marketing, promotional, and advertising services in respect of the Kazaa service.  In exchange for these marketing services, we are entitled to full recoupment for all pre-approved costs and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of the services plus all other agreed budgeted amounts. Pursuant to the Services Agreement, we are to provide services related to the operation of the Kazaa website and service, including billing and collection services and the operation of the Kazaa online storefront.  BDE is obligated to provide certain other services with respect to the service, including licensing the intellectual property underlying the Kazaa service to us, obtaining all licenses to the content offered as part of the service and delivering that content to the subscribers via the service interface.

As part of the Agreements, we are required to make advance payments and expenditures in respect of certain expenses incurred in order to provide the required services and operate the Kazaa music service.  These advances and expenditures are recoverable on a dollar for dollar basis against future revenues. In addition, BDE has agreed to repay $2.5 million of these advances and expenditures which are not otherwise recovered from Kazaa generated revenues and this repayment obligation has been secured under separate agreement.  All advances and expenditures that we make are fully recoupable from the cash flow generated by the Kazaa music service, although there can be no assurance that the future net cash flows from the Kazaa music service will be sufficient to allow us to fully recoup our expenditures.  Similarly, we are not obligated to make additional expenditures if more than $5.0 million remains unrecovered or unrecouped by us from Kazaa revenues.

For the three months ended March 31, 2010, we have recorded Kazaa revenue of $2.9 million and expenses incurred for the Kazaa music service of $4.4 million, offset by $626,000 of reimbursements from BDE.

Business Strategy
 
To become a leading direct to consumer Internet marketing company, our strategy is to continue to develop a broad marketing and media network that allows us to cost-efficiently acquire consumers for our subscription-based services and for our third-party lead generation activities.  To generate long term value for our stockholders and profitably grow our revenue over time, we are spending on media, product and distribution and marketing expense to acquire customers today so that we can build a substantial subscriber base to generate subscription revenue in the future.  We also must continually develop best in class service offerings for our clients in the area of search related services.

 
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Expand Online Distribution Capabilities: we consider our distribution capabilities as encompassing the various ways we generate Internet traffic by attracting users to various web properties and converting visitors into subscribers and third-party leads.  We employ a multifaceted approach to generating traffic: (i) users may navigate directly to our web properties, (ii) users respond to our email marketing, (iii) we garner users of our promotional and sweepstakes sites, (iv) we attract users to our content sites by offering valuable media and other content, (v) we utilize call center technology in the acquisition process, and (vi) we use search engine optimization and search marketing efforts which attract users to our sites and services on a Pay Per Click basis.  Our strategy is to increase our volume of visitors, subscribers, and third-party leads by improving the reach and widening our breadth of distribution. We expect to do this by increasing our portfolio of web properties and sites, and improving existing, or employing innovative techniques, to source traffic.  We expect that by expanding our online distribution capability, we will lower our customer acquisition costs by improving margins through greater scale.

Publish High-Quality, Branded Subscription Content: As a direct to consumer Internet marketing company, we are focused on partnering with companies, and developing proprietary sources of content, for our direct to consumer subscription products.  We believe that publishing a diversified portfolio of the highest quality content, like the Kazaa music service, is important to our business. We intend to continue to develop innovative and sought-after content and intend to continue to devote significant resources to the development of high-quality and innovative products and services.  We will focus on subscription based products in the entertainment and lifestyle categories as these products correspond to the visitor base in our media network.
 
Lead Generation Product Development:  In order to be competitive in the performance marketing areas, companies must de-commoditize the leads they generate.  We are pursuing a number of value enhancing strategies to increase the marketability of our leads to third parties and to increase the conversion of leads into subscribers of our direct-to-consumer subscription services.  These innovations include ad units designed to drive direct telephone calls, where a call center operator will respond instantly to a user’s request for information and, in some instances, transfer the consumer directly to an advertiser.  We also actively increase the value of a consumer inquiry by validating the submission of online information through automated data lookups and validation, or through call center confirmation.  All of these lead value enhancement techniques assist us in increasing the average sales price of leads sold to our advertisers, or improves the conversion of users into subscribers to our direct-to-consumer subscription services and the corresponding increases in Life Time Value that result from more highly qualified subscribers.

Multiple Billing Platforms:  As a direct result of being proficient in multiple billing platforms, we are able to create customer acquisition efficiencies because we can acquire direct subscribers and generate third-party leads.  This provides us with a competitive advantage over traditional direct response marketers, who may only offer a single billing modality – credit cards.  We have agreements through multiple aggregators who have access to U.S. carriers – both wireless and landline – for billing.  These relationships include our 36% interest in TBR, which is an aggregator of fixed-line billing.  In addition to agreements with aggregators, we also have an agreement in place with   AT&T Wireless to distribute and bill for our services directly to subscribers on their network.  As a result of our multiple billing protocols, we are able to expand our potential customer base, attracting consumers who may prefer a different billing mechanism than is traditionally offered.  Many of our new product initiatives leverage and expand upon our alternative billing capabilities.

Online Marketing Services: In order to be competitive in the area of online marketing services, particularly in search related marketing services, we must continue to expand our staff and technology capabilities.  Our product offering will not remain competitive if we don’t offer our clients leading edge technology and strategies designed to drive their online sales efforts.  Adding more services revenue will involve prospecting a targeted set of clients who are natural consumers of our services.  Our initiatives include delivering an integrated suite of services, which include search engine marketing services, search engine optimization, display advertising, and affiliate marketing.  Our ability to integrate brand protection and competitive intelligence is a source of differentiation and growth for our existing and new client base.

Technology: Through our use of technology, we attempt to display the highest value offer to the consumer.  On a real-time basis, our technology dynamically analyzes user data, media source, and estimated offer values and progressions to gauge which offer maximizes the value of the media impression.  If the user is “qualified,” we will expose one of our targeted consumer subscription offers.  In the event that the user does not correspond to our internal targeting criteria, the most profitable third-party offers will be displayed.  In every case, we are continually working on technology to improve targeting capability so as to maximize the value of each media impression.  We also employ proprietary technology which measures, in real time, the effectiveness of our media buying by media source.  This allows us to adjust marketing efforts immediately towards the most effective partners. These tools allow us to be more effective in our media buying, reducing our acquisition costs and improving convertibility and profitability.

 
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Results of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2009.

Revenues presented by type of activity are as follows for the three month periods ending March 31, 2010 and 2009:

   
For the Three Months Ended
   
Change
   
Change
 
   
March 31,
   
Inc.(Dec.)
   
Inc.(Dec.)
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
$
   
%
 
                         
Subscription
  $ 5,982     $ 6,974     $ (992 )     -14 %
Transactional and Marketing Services
  $ 6,218     $ 16,574     $ (10,356 )     -62 %
                                 
Total Revenues (1)
  $ 12,200     $ 23,548     $ (11,348 )     -48 %


 
(1)
As described above, the Company currently aggregates revenues based on the type of user activity monetized. The Company’s objective is to optimize total revenues from the user experience. Accordingly, this factor should be considered in evaluating the relative revenues generated from our Subscriptions and from our Transactional and Marketing Services.

Revenues decreased approximately $11.3 million or 48%, to $12.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $23.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009.

Subscription revenue decreased by approximately $1.0 million, or 14%, to $6.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $7.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Subscription revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2010 includes Kazaa revenue of $2.9 million, without which, our subscription revenue would have decreased by $3.9 million. The decrease in subscription revenue was principally attributable to a decrease in the number of billable subscribers during the first quarter of 2010, as compared to the first quarter of 2009.  The year-over-year decrease in subscribers was due primarily to lower customer acquisition rates as a result of an uncertain regulatory environment and changing consumer tastes.  As of March 31, 2010, the Company had approximately 330,000 subscribers across all of its entertainment and lifestyle subscription products, compared to approximately 340,000 subscribers as of December 31, 2009.  During the first quarter of 2010, the Company added approximately 158,000 new subscribers.  More than 50% of these new subscribers were new users of the Kazaa music subscription service.  As of March 31, 2010, the Company estimates that it has approximately 100,000 Kazaa subscribers. During the first quarter of 2010, the Company estimates that its average revenue per user, or “ARPU,” was approximately $6.00, an increase of 27% when compared to the year ago period.  This ARPU represents a blended rate across all of the Company’s subscription products.  The Company expects that due to the higher price point for the Kazaa music service, that the Company’s blended ARPU will increase as the proportion of Kazaa subscribers to total subscribers increases.

Transactional and Marketing services revenue is derived from our online marketing and lead generation activities, which are targeted and measurable online campaigns and programs for marketing partners, corporate advertisers, or their agencies, generating qualified customer leads, online responses and activities, or increased brand recognition. Transactional and Marketing services revenue decreased by approximately $10.4 million or 62% to $6.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to $16.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The decrease was primarily attributable to the loss of accounts and a reduction in discretionary advertising expenditures by our clients.

Operating Expenses

   
For the Three Months Ended
   
Change
   
Change
 
   
March 31,
   
Inc.(Dec.)
   
Inc.(Dec.)
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
$
   
%
 
Operating Expenses 
                       
Cost of Media – 3rd party
  $ 7,344     $ 15,475       (8,131 )     -53 %
Product and distribution
    4,362       2,254       2,108       94 %
Selling and marketing
    950       2,785       (1,835 )     -66 %
General, administrative and other operating
    2,440       3,266       (826 )     -25 %
Depreciation and Amortization
    323       1,555       (1,232 )     -79 %
                                 
Total Operating Expenses
  $ 15,419     $ 25,335     $ (9,916 )     -39 %

 
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Cost of Media

Cost of Media – 3rd Party decreased by $8.1 million or 53% to $7.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 from $15.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Cost of Media – 3rd Party includes media purchased for monetization of both transactional and marketing services and subscription revenues. Although the decrease was due to the decline in the related revenue, the Company is actively spending media to acquire new customers to increase its base of subscribers, in particular Kazaa subscribers. The Company added approximately 158,000 new subscribers in the first quarter, over half of which were Kazaa subscribers.  Cost of media for the three months ended March 31, 2010 includes Kazaa-related Cost of Media of $1.5 million.  We expect to recoup these Kazaa cost of media expenses from the future cash flows of the Kazaa music service, although there can be no assurance in this regard.

During the first quarter of 2010, the Company estimates that its subscriber acquisition cost, or “SAC,” was approximately $12.80. This compares to SAC of approximately $13.30 in the year ago period.  SAC is dependent on a number of factors, including prevailing market conditions, the type of media, and the ability of the Company to convert leads into subscribers.  The Company expects that SAC will fluctuate from period to period based on all of these factors and that management will continue to monitor SAC closely to ensure that the Company acquires customers in a cost effective manner.
 
Product and Distribution

Product and distribution expense increased by $2.1 million or 94% to $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Product and distribution expenses are costs necessary to develop and maintain proprietary content and support and maintain our websites and technology platforms – which drive both our Transactional and Marketing Services and Subscription based revenues. Compared to the year ago period, in the first quarter of 2010, we experienced higher product and distribution expense of $2.3 million as a result of costs incurred to further develop the Kazaa music service and greater royalty and license expense payable to music labels, also associated with Kazaa. We expect to recoup these Kazaa product and distribution expenses from the future cash flows of the Kazaa music service, although there can be no assurance in this regard.  Included in product and distribution cost is stock compensation expense of $16,000 and $45,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 Selling and Marketing

Selling and marketing expense decreased $1.8 million or 66% to $1.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The Company’s bad debt expense decreased by approximately $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2009. The decrease in selling and marketing was due mainly to a decrease in salaries and employee related costs. Included in selling and marketing cost is stock compensation expense of $4,000 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 respectively.

General, Administrative and Other Operating

General and administrative expenses decreased by $0.8 million to $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The decrease is primarily due to a reduction in workforce and consolidation of office space. Included in general and administrative expense is stock compensation expense of $310,000 and $296,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 respectively.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $1.3 million to $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 principally as a result of the decrease in amortization expense due to the full amortization of a major intangible in 2009.

Loss from Operations

Operating loss increased by $1.4 million or 78% to $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to an operating loss of $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The Company’s revenue decreased by 48% with a corresponding decrease in operating expenses of 39%.
 
Interest Income and Dividends

Interest and dividend income decreased $44,000 to $2,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $46,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The reduction is mainly due to a decrease in the balances of cash and marketable securities at March 31, 2010 compared to March 31, 2009, as well as a reduction in market rate of return on cash and cash equivalents.

 
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Interest Expense

Interest expense was $1,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to $50,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense (benefit), before noncontrolling interest and equity in loss of investee, for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was $64,000 and ($0.7) million respectively and reflects an effective tax rate of (2%) and 37% respectively. The Company had a loss before taxes of $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to loss before taxes of $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The Company has not provided a valuation allowance against its tax benefits because it is more likely than not that such benefits will be utilized by the Company.

Equity in Loss of Investee

Equity in loss of investee was $110,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to $85,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The Equity represents the Company’s 36% interest in The Billing Resource, LLC (TBR). The company acquired its interest in TBR in the 4th Quarter 2008.

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was $18,000. This related to our investment in MECC which was dissolved in June 2009.

Net Loss Attributable to Atrinsic, Inc

Net loss increased by $2.2 million to $3.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to a net loss of $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009. This increase in loss resulted from the factors described above.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We continually project anticipated cash requirements, which may include business combinations, capital expenditures, and working capital requirements. As of March 31, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $12.5 million and working capital of approximately $12.6 million. We used approximately $4.4 million in cash for operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010.  This was the result of cash used to pay third party media suppliers, employees and consultants, represented by a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses, net of prepaid expenses, of approximately $1.0 million and cash used as a result of the increase in accounts receivable of approximately $1.6 million, which was offset by approximately $781,000 decrease in prepaid taxes (of which $727,000 was net cash refunded for taxes).  We used $29,000 in investing activities. As a result, our cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2010 decreased $4.4 million to approximately $12.5 million from approximately $16.9 million at December 31, 2009.

We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents, together with cash flows from expected sales of our subscription and transactional marketing services, and other potential sources of cash flows, including income tax refunds $3.6 million, expected to be received in 2010, will be sufficient to enable us to continue activities for at least 12 months.  However, our projections of future cash needs and cash flows may differ from actual results.  If current cash and cash equivalents, and cash that may be generated from operations, are insufficient to satisfy our liquidity requirements, we may seek to sell debt or equity securities or to obtain a line of credit.  The sale of additional equity securities or convertible debt could result in dilution to our stockholders.  We currently have no arrangements with respect to additional financing.  We can give no assurance that we will generate sufficient revenues in the future to satisfy our liquidity requirements or sustain future operations, that we will be able to acquire sufficient quantities of cost effective media, that other subscription and marketing services will not be provided by other companies that will render our services obsolete, or that other sources of funding would be available, if needed, on favorable terms or at all.  If we cannot obtain such funds if needed, we would need to curtail or cease some or all of our operations.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Adopted in 2010

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)” (“SFAS No. 167”) which has been superseded by the FASB Codification and included in ASC 810 to require an enterprise to perform an analysis to determine whether the enterprise’s variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. This analysis identifies the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity as one with the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses of the entity that could potentially be significant to the variable interest. These revisions to ASC 810 are effective as of January 1, 2010 and the adoption of these revisions to ASC 810 had no impact on our interim results of operations or financial position.

 
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Not Yet Adopted

In October 2009, FASB approved for issuance Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) issue 08-01, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables which has been superseded by the FASB codification and included in ASC 605-25. This statement provides principles for allocation of consideration among its multiple-elements, allowing more flexibility in identifying and accounting for separate deliverables under an arrangement. The EITF introduces an estimated selling price method for valuing the elements of a bundled arrangement if vendor-specific objective evidence or third-party evidence of selling price is not available, and significantly expands related disclosure requirements. This standard is effective on a prospective basis for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Alternatively, adoption may be on a retrospective basis, and early application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this pronouncement.

 
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Not required.

Item 4T. Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Members of the our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey Schwartz, and Interim Chief Financial Officer Thomas Plotts, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined by paragraph (e) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15, as of March 31, 2010, the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, Messrs. Schwartz and Plotts concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective for the period ended March 31, 2010.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting or in other factors identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that occurred during the first quarter ended March 31, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 
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 PART II     - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following risk factors and all other information contained in this report before purchasing our common stock. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties that management is unaware of, or that it currently deems immaterial, also may become important factors that affect us. If any of the following risks occur, our business, financial condition, cash flows and/or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and stockholders are at risk of losing some or all of the money invested in purchasing our common stock.

We have a limited operating history in an emerging market, which may make it difficult to evaluate our business.

Our wholly-owned subsidiary, New Motion Mobile, commenced offering subscription products and services directly to consumers in 2005.  In addition, our merger with Traffix, which is responsible for generating the majority of our Transactional and Marketing revenues, was completed at the beginning of 2008.  Accordingly, we have a limited history of generating revenues, and our future revenue and income generating potential is uncertain and unproven based on our limited operating history. As a result of our short operating history, we have limited financial data that can be used to develop trends and other historical based evaluation methods to project and forecast our business. Any evaluation of our business and the potential prospects derived from such evaluation must be considered in light of our limited operating history and discounted accordingly. Evaluations of our current business model and our future prospects must address the risks and uncertainties encountered by companies in early stages of development, that possess limited operating history, and that are conducting business in new and emerging markets.

The following is a list of some of the risks and uncertainties that exist in our operating, and competitive marketing environment. To be successful, we believe that we must:

 
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Maintain existing and develop new carrier and billing aggregator relationships upon which our direct-to-consumer subscription business currently depends;
 
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Maintain a compliance based control system to render our products and services compliant with carrier and aggregator demands, as well as marketing practices imposed by private marketing rule makers, such as the Mobile Marketing Association, and to conform with the stringent marketing demands as imposed by various States’ Attorney Generals;
 
 
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Respond effectively to competitive pressures in order to maintain our market position;
 
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Increase brand awareness and consumer recognition to grow our business;
 
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Attract and retain qualified management and employees for the expansion of the operating platform;
 
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Continue to upgrade our technology and information processing systems to assess marketing results, measure customer satisfaction and remain competitive; and
 
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Continue to develop and source high-quality, direct-to-consumer subscription-worthy content that achieves significant market acceptance;

If we are unable to address these risks, and respond accordingly, our operating results may not meet our publicly forecasted expectations, and/or the expectations as derived by our investors, which could cause the price of our common stock to decline.

Our business relies on wireless and landline carriers and aggregators to facilitate billing and collections in connection with our subscription products sold and services rendered. The loss of, or a material change in, any of these relationships could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

We generate a significant portion of our revenues from the sale of our products and services directly to consumers which are billed through aggregators and telephone carriers. We expect that we will continue to bill a significant portion of our revenues through a limited number of aggregators for the foreseeable future, although these aggregators may vary from period to period. In a risk diversification and cost saving effort, we have established a direct billing relationship with a carrier that mitigates a portion of our revenue generation risk as it relates to aggregator dependence; conversely this risk is replaced with internal performance risk regarding our ability to successfully process billable messages directly with the carrier.  Moreover, in an effort to further mitigate such operational risk, we invested a 36% equity stake in a landline telephone aggregator, TBR, to give us more visibility in the billing and collection process associated with subscription services billed to customers of local exchange carriers.

Our aggregator agreements are not exclusive and generally have a limited term of less than three years with automatic renewal provisions upon expiration in the majority of the agreements. These agreements set out the terms of our relationships with the aggregator and carriers, and provide that either party to the contract can terminate such agreement prior to its expiration, and in some instances, terminate without cause.

 
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Many other factors exist that are outside of our control and could impair our carrier relationships, including:

 
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a carrier’s decision to suspend delivery of our products and services to its customer base;
 
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a carrier’s decision to offer its own competing subscription applications, products and services;
 
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a carrier’s decision to offer similar subscription applications, products and services to its subscribers for price points less than our offered price points, or for free;
 
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a network encountering technical problems that disrupt the delivery of, or billing for, our applications;
 
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the potential for concentrations of credit risk embedded in the amounts receivable from the aggregator should any one, or group if aggregators encounter financial difficulties, directly or indirectly, as a result of the current period of slower economic growth affecting the United States; or
 
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a carrier’s decision to increase the fees it charges to market and distribute our applications, thereby increasing its own revenue and decreasing our share of revenue.

If one or more carriers decide to suspend the offering of our subscription services, we may be unable to replace such revenue source with an acceptable alternative, within an acceptable time frame. This could cause us to lose the capability to derive revenue from those subscribers, which could materially harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

We depend on third-party Internet and telecommunications providers, over whom we have no control, for the conduct of our subscription business and transactional and marketing business. Interruptions in or the discontinuance of the services provided by one of the providers could have an adverse effect on revenue; and securing alternate sources of these services could significantly increase expenses and cause significant interruption to both our transactional and marketing and subscription businesses.

We depend heavily on several third-party providers of Internet and related telecommunication services, including hosting and co-location facilities, in conducting our business. These companies may not continue to provide services to us without disruptions in service, at the current cost or at all. The costs associated with any transition to a new service provider would be substantial, requiring the reengineering of computer systems and telecommunications infrastructure to accommodate a new service provider to allow for a rapid replacement and return to normal network operations. This process would be both expensive and time-consuming. In addition, failure of the Internet and related telecommunications providers to provide the data communications capacity in the time frame required by us could cause interruptions in the services we provide across all of our business activities. In addition to service interruptions arising from third-party service providers, unanticipated problems affecting our proprietary internal computer and telecommunications systems have the potential to occur in future fiscal periods, and could cause interruptions in the delivery of services, causing a loss of revenue and related gross margins, and the potential loss of customers, all of which could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We depend on partners and third-parties for our content and for the delivery of services underlying our subscriptions.

We depend heavily on partners and third-parties to provide us with licensed content including for the Kazaa music service.  We are reliant on such companies to maintain licenses with content providers, including music labels, so that we can deliver services that we are contractually obligated to deliver to our customers.  These companies may not continue to provide services to us without disruption, or maintain licenses with the owners of the delivered content.  In addition to licensed content, we are also reliant on partners and third parties to provide services and to perform other activities which allow us to bill our subscribers.   The costs associated with any transition to a new service or content provider would be substantial, even if a similar partner is available.  Failure of our partners or other third parties to provide content or deliver services have the potential to cause interruptions in the delivery of services, causing a loss of revenue and related gross margins, and the potential loss of customers, all of which could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We may not fully recoup the expenses and other costs we have expended with respect to the Kazaa music service

Under the Marketing Services Agreement and Master Services Agreement we entered into with Brilliant Digital, Inc. (“BDE”), relating to the operation and marketing of the Kazaa digital music service, we are responsible for making advance payments and expenditures in relation to certain expenses incurred in order to provide the required services and operate the Kazaa music service.  The Company is entitled to full recoupment for all pre-approved costs and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of the services plus all other agreed budgeted amounts and these advances and expenditures are recoverable on a dollar for dollar basis against current and future revenues. We are dependent on the future net cash flow of the Kazaa music service to fully recoup the expenditures we have made although BDE has agreed to repay $2.5 million of these advances and expenditures which are not otherwise recovered from Kazaa generated revenues and this repayment obligation has been secured under separate agreement.  There can be no assurance that the future net cash flows from the Kazaa music service will be sufficient to allow us to fully recoup our expenditures, which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition.

 
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Our working capital requirements are significant and we may need to raise cash in the future to fund our working capital requirements.

Our working capital requirements are significant.  If our cash flows from operations are less than anticipated or our working capital requirements or capital expenditures are greater than expectations, or if we expand our business by acquiring or investing in additional products or technologies, we may need to secure additional debt or equity financing. We are continually evaluating various financing strategies to be used to expand our business and fund future growth. There can be no assurance that additional debt or equity financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all. The potential inability to obtain additional debt or equity financing, if required, could have a material adverse effect on our operations.

 If advertising on the internet loses its appeal, our revenue could decline.

Companies doing business on the Internet must compete with traditional advertising media, including television, radio, cable and print, for a share of advertisers' total marketing budgets. Potential customers may be reluctant to devote a significant portion of their marketing budget to Internet advertising or digital marketing if they perceive the Internet to be trending towards a limited or ineffective marketing medium. Any shift in marketing budgets away from Internet advertising spending or digital marketing solutions, could directly, materially and adversely affect our transactional and marketing business, as well as our subscription business, with both having a materially negative impact on our results of operations and financial condition.

All of our revenue is generated, directly or indirectly, through the Internet in part by delivering advertisements that generate leads, impressions, click-throughs, and other actions to our advertiser customers' websites as well as confirmation and management of mobile services.  This business model may not continue to be effective in the future for various reasons, including the following:
 
 
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click and conversion rates may decline as the number of advertisements and ad formats on the Web increases, making it less likely that a user will click on our advertisement;
 
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the installation of "filter" software programs by web users which prevent advertisements from appearing on their computer screens or in their email boxes may reduce click-throughs;
 
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companies may be reluctant or slow to adopt online advertising that replaces, limits or competes with their existing direct marketing efforts;
 
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companies may prefer other forms of Internet advertising we do not offer, including certain forms of search engine placements;
 
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companies may reject or discontinue the use of certain forms of online promotions that may conflict with their brand objectives;
 
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companies may not utilize online advertising due to concerns of "click-fraud", particularly related to search engine placements;
 
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regulatory actions may negatively impact certain business practices that we currently rely on to generate a portion of our revenue and profitability; and
 
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perceived lead quality.

If the number of companies who purchase online advertising from us does not continue to grow, we may experience difficulty in attracting publishers, and our revenue could decline.

We no longer meet the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on the NASDAQ Global Market and have until June 22, 2010 to correct it.

We received a notice from NASDAQ that we no longer meet the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on the NASDAQ Global Market as set forth in NASDAQ’s Marketplace Rule 5450(a)(1), as a result of the bid price of our common stock closing below the required minimum $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days.  We have been provided with a customary grace period of 180 calendar days in which to regain compliance with the minimum bid price rule.  If at any time before June 22, 2010, the bid price of our stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, NASDAQ will provide written confirmation to us that we have regained compliance. If we do not regain compliance with the bid price rule by June 22, 2010, NASDAQ will notify us that our common stock is subject to delisting from The NASDAQ Global Market. However, we may appeal the delisting determination to a NASDAQ hearing panel and the delisting will be stayed pending the panel's determination. Alternatively, we may apply to transfer the listing of our common stock to the NASDAQ Capital Market if we satisfy all criteria for initial listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market, other than compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. If such application to the NASDAQ Capital Market is approved, then we may be eligible for an additional grace period.

 
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We intend to actively monitor the bid price for our common stock between now and June 22, 2010, and will consider available options to regain compliance with the NASDAQ minimum bid price requirements. If we are unable to regain compliance with the minimum bid rule and is delisted, or unable to qualify for listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market, market liquidity for our common stock could be severely affected, and our stockholders’ ability to sell securities in the secondary market could be limited. Delisting from NASDAQ would negatively affect the value of our common stock. Delisting could also have other negative results, including, but not limited to, the potential loss of confidence by employees, the loss of institutional investor interest and fewer business development opportunities.

Our revenue could decline if we fail to effectively monetize our content and our growth could be impeded if we fail to acquire or develop new content.

Our success depends in part on our ability to effectively manage our existing content. The Web publishers and email list owners that list their unsold leads, data or offers with us are not bound by long-term contracts that ensure us a consistent supply of such information. In addition, Web publishers or email list owners can change the amount of content they make available to us at any time. If a Web publisher or email list owner decides not to make content from its websites, newsletters or email lists available to us, we may not be able to replace this content with content from other Web publishers or email list owners that have comparable traffic patterns and user demographics quickly enough to fulfill our advertisers' requests. This would result in lost revenue.

If we are unable to successfully keep pace with the rapid technological changes that may occur in the wireless communication, internet and e-commerce arenas, we could lose customers or advertising inventory and our revenue and results of operations could decline.

To remain competitive, we must continually monitor, enhance and improve the responsiveness, functionality and features of our services, offered both in our subscription and transactional and marketing activities. Wireless network and mobile phone technologies, the Internet and the online commerce industry in general are characterized by rapid innovation and technological change, changes in user and customer requirements and preferences, frequent new product and service introductions requiring new technologies to facilitate commercial delivery, as well as the emergence of new industry standards and practices that could render existing technologies, systems, business methods and/or our products and services obsolete or unmarketable in future fiscal periods. Our success in our business activities will depend, in part, on our ability to license or internally develop leading technologies that address the increasingly sophisticated and varied needs of prospective consumers, and respond to technological advances and emerging industry standards and practices on a timely-cost-effective basis. Website and other proprietary technology development entails significant technical and business risks, including the significant cost and time to complete development, the successful implementation of the application once developed, and time period for which the application will be useful prior to obsolescence. There can be no assurance that we will use internally developed or acquired new technologies effectively or adapt existing websites and operational systems to customer requirements or emerging industry standards. If we are unable, for technical, legal, financial or other reasons, to adopt and implement new technologies on a timely basis in response to changing market conditions or customer requirements, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

We could be subject to legal claims, government enforcement actions, and be held accountable for our or our customers' failure to comply with federal, state and foreign laws, regulations or policies, all of which could materially harm our business.

As a direct-to-consumer marketing company, we are subject to a variety of federal, state and local laws and regulations designed to protect consumers that govern certain of aspects of our business.  For instance, recent growing public concern regarding privacy and the collection, distribution and use of information about Internet users has led to increased federal, state and foreign scrutiny and legislative and regulatory activity concerning data collection and use practices. Any failure by us to comply with applicable federal, state and foreign laws and the requirements of regulatory authorities may result in, among other things, indemnification liability to our customers and the advertising agencies we work with, administrative enforcement actions and fines, class action lawsuits, cease and desist orders, and civil and criminal liability.

Our customers are also subject to various federal and state laws concerning the collection and use of information regarding individuals. These laws include the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, the Federal CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, as well as other laws that govern the collection and use of consumer credit information. We cannot assure you that our customers are currently in compliance, or will remain in compliance, with these laws and their own privacy policies. We may be held liable if our customers use our technologies in a manner that is not in compliance with these laws or their own stated privacy policies, which would have an adverse impact on our operations.

 
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Our success depends on our ability to continue forming relationships with other Internet and interactive media content, service and product providers.

The Internet includes an ever-increasing number of businesses that offer and market consumer products and services. These entities offer advertising space on their websites, as well as profit sharing arrangements for joint effort marketing programs. We expect that with the increasing number of entrants into the Internet commerce arena, advertising costs and joint effort marketing programs will become extremely competitive. This competitive environment might limit, or possibly prevent us from obtaining profit generating advertising or reduce our margins on such advertising, and reduce our ability to enter into joint marketing programs in the future. If we fail to continue establishing new, and maintain and expand existing, profitable advertising and joint marketing arrangements, we may suffer substantial adverse consequences to our financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, we, as a result of our acquisition of Traffix, now have a significant economic dependence on the major search engine companies that conduct business on the Internet; such search engine companies maintain ever changing rules regarding scoring and indexing their customers marketing search terms. If we cannot effectively monitor the ever changing scoring and indexing criteria, and affectively adjust our search term applications to conform to such scoring and indexing, we could suffer a material decline in our search term generated acquisitions, correspondingly reducing our ability to fulfill our clients marketing needs. This would have an adverse impact on our company’s revenues and profitability.

The demand for a portion of our transactional and marketing services may decline due to the proliferation of “spam” and the expanded commercial adoption of software designed to prevent its delivery.

Our business may be adversely affected by the proliferation of "spam" or unwanted internet solicitations. In response to the proliferation of spam, Internet Service Providers ("ISP's") have been adopting technologies, and individual computer users are installing software on their computers that are designed to prevent the delivery of certain Internet advertising, including legitimate solicitations such as those delivered by us. We cannot assure you that the number of ISP's and individual computer users who employ these or other similar technologies and software will not increase, thereby diminishing the efficacy of our transactional and marketing, as well as our subscription service activities. In the case that one or more of these technologies, or software applications, realize continued and/or widely increased adoption, demand for our services could decline in response.

We do not intend to pay dividends on our equity securities.

It is our current and long-term intention that we will use all cash flows to fund operations and maintain excess cash requirements for the possibility of potential future acquisitions.   Future dividend declarations, if any, will result from our reversal of our current intentions, and would depend on our performance, the level of our then current and retained earnings and other pertinent factors relating to our financial position. Prior dividend declarations should not be considered as an indication for the potential for any future dividend declarations.

 We face intense competition in the sale of our subscription services and transactional and marketing services.

In our subscription service business, which includes the Kazaa music service, and our transactional and marketing services business, we compete primarily on the basis of marketing acquisition cost, brand awareness, consumer penetration and carrier and distribution depth and breadth.  We face numerous competitors, many of whom are much larger than us, who have greater financial and operating resources than we do and who have been operating in our target markets longer than we have.  In the future, likely competitors may include other major media companies, traditional video game publishers, telephone carriers, content aggregators, wireless software providers and other pure-play direct response marketers publishing content and media, and Internet affiliate and network companies.

If we are not as successful as our competitors in executing on our strategy in targeting new markets and increasing customer penetration in existing markets our sales could decline, our margins could be negatively impacted and we could lose market share, any and all of which could materially harm our business prospects, and potentially have a negative impact on our share price.

 System failures could significantly disrupt our operations, which could cause us to lose customers or content.

Our success depends on the continuing and uninterrupted performance of our systems. Sustained or repeated system failures that interrupt our ability to provide services to customers, including failures affecting our ability to deliver advertisements quickly and accurately and to process visitors' responses to advertisements, and, validate mobile subscriptions, would reduce significantly the attractiveness of our solutions to advertisers and Web publishers. Our business, results of operations and financial condition could also be materially and adversely affected by any systems damage or failure that impacts data integrity or interrupts or delays our operations. Our computer systems are vulnerable to damage from a variety of sources, including telecommunications failures, power outages, malicious or accidental human acts, and natural disasters. We operate a data center in Canada and have a co-location agreement with a service provider to support our operations. Therefore, any of the above factors affecting any of these areas could substantially harm our business. Moreover, despite network security measures, our servers are potentially vulnerable to physical or electronic break-ins, computer viruses and similar disruptive problems in part because we cannot control the maintenance and operation of our third-party data centers. Despite the precautions taken, unanticipated problems affecting our systems could cause interruptions in the delivery of our solutions in the future and our ability to provide a record of past transactions. Our data centers and systems incorporate varying degrees of redundancy. All data centers and systems may not automatically switch over to their redundant counterpart. Our insurance policies may not adequately compensate us for any losses that may occur due to any failures in our systems.

 
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Decreased effectiveness of equity compensation could adversely affect our ability to attract and retain employees and harm our business.

We have historically used stock options as a key component of our employee compensation program in order to align employees' interests with the interests of our stockholders, encourage employee retention, and provide competitive compensation packages. Volatility or lack of positive performance in our stock price may adversely affect our ability to retain key employees, many of whom have been granted stock options, or to attract additional highly-qualified personnel. As of March 31, 2010, many of our outstanding employee stock options have exercise prices in excess of the stock price on that date. To the extent this continues to occur, our ability to retain employees may be adversely affected.

 
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 We have been named as a defendant in litigation, either directly, or indirectly, with the outcome of such litigation being unpredictable; a materially adverse decision in any such matter could have a material adverse affect on our financial position and results of operations.

As described below and as described under the heading "Legal Proceedings" in our periodic reports filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, from time to time we are named as a defendant in litigation matters. The defense of these claims may divert financial and management resources that would otherwise be used to benefit our operations. Although we believe that we have meritorious defenses to the claims made in each and all of the litigation matters to which we have been a named party, whether directly or indirectly, and intend to contest each lawsuit vigorously, no assurances can be given that the results of these matters will be favorable to us. A materially adverse resolution of any of these lawsuits could have a material adverse affect on our financial position and results of operations.

On March 10, 2010, Atrinsic received final approval of its settlement to its Class Action proceeding in the State of California in Allen v. Atrinsic, Inc. f/k/a New Motion, Inc., pending in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The settlement covers all of the Company’s mobile products, web sites and advertizing practices through December 2009. All costs of the settlement and defense were accrued for in 2008; therefore this settlement did not impact the Company’s results of operations in 2009 and is not expected to impact the Company’s results of operations in 2010.  Subsequent to March 31, 2010, the Company paid the $1.0 million settlement for the Class Action.

As a result of the State of California Settlement and final approval of the judgment, Atrinsic has filed stays, and will file dispositive motions, in the following actions, which it is either directly named in or has assumed the defense of the following cases: Baker v. Sprint Nextel Corp., Motricity, Inc., and New Motion, Inc. pending in Dade County Superior Court in Florida,  Stewart v New Motion, Inc. and Motricity, Inc., pending in Hennepin County District Court in Minnesota, Rynearson v. Motricty, Inc, pending in King County Superior Court in Washington and Walker v. Motricity, Inc., pending in Alameda County Superior Court in California.  Management believes that it has accrued for all probable and estimable related costs of these actions.

 We may incur liabilities to tax authorities in excess of amounts that have been accrued which may adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition.

As more fully described in Note 10," Income Taxes" to our condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly report on Form 10-Q, we have recorded significant income tax liabilities. The preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements requires estimates of the amount of income tax that will become payable in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. We may be challenged by the taxing authorities in these jurisdictions and, in the event that we are not able to successfully defend our position, we may incur significant additional income tax liabilities and related interest and penalties which may have an adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition.

We may continue to be impacted by the affects of the current slowdown of the United States economy.

Our performance is subject to United States economic conditions and its impact on levels of consumer spending.   Consumer spending recently has deteriorated significantly as a result of the current economic situation in the United States and may remain depressed, or be subject to further deterioration for the foreseeable future.  Purchases of our subscription based services as well as our transactional and marketing services have declined in periods of recession or uncertainty regarding future economic prospects, as disposable income declines. Many factors affect the level of spending for our products and services, including, among others: prevailing economic conditions, levels of employment, salaries and wage rates, interest rates, the availability of consumer credit, taxation and consumer confidence in future economic conditions. During periods of recession or economic uncertainty, we may not be able to maintain or increase our sales to existing customers or make sales to new customers on a profitable basis. As a result, our operating results may be adversely and materially affected by downward trends in the United States or global economy, including the current downturn in the United States which has impacted our business, and which may continue to affect our results of operations..

The requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley act, including section 404, are burdensome, and our failure to comply with them could have a material adverse affect on the company’s business and stock price.

Effective internal control over financial reporting is necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and effectively prevent fraud. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires us to evaluate and report on our internal control over financial reporting. Our independent registered public accounting firm will need to annually attest to the Company’s evaluation, and issue their own opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting beginning with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. The process of complying with Section 404 is expensive and time consuming, and requires significant management attention. We cannot be certain that the measures we will undertake will ensure that we will maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future. Furthermore, if we are able to rapidly grow our business, the internal controls over financial reporting that we will need, will become more complex, and significantly more resources will be required to ensure that our internal controls over financial reporting remain effective. Failure to implement required controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation, could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. If we or our auditors discover a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, the disclosure of that fact, even if the weakness is quickly remedied, could diminish investors’ confidence in our financial statements and harm our stock price. In addition, non-compliance with Section 404 could subject us to a variety of administrative sanctions, including the suspension of trading, ineligibility for listing on one of the Nasdaq Stock Markets or national securities exchanges, and the inability of registered broker-dealers to make a market in our common stock, which would further reduce our stock price.

 
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Item 6. Exhibits
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Exhibit
 10.1
 
Employment Agreement by and between Jeffery Schwartz and Atrinsic, Inc. dated January 27, 2010.  Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-12555) filed with the Commission on March 30, 2010.*
10.2
 
Employment offer by and between Thomas Plotts and Atrinsic, Inc. dated January 29, 2010.  Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-k (File No. 001-12555) filed with the Commission on March 30, 2010.*
10.3
 
Master Services Agreement between Atrinsic, Inc. and Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc. dated March 26, 2010 but effective as of July 1, 2009.
10.4
 
Marketing Services Agreement between Atrinsic, Inc. and Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc. dated March 26, 2010 but effective as of July 1, 2009.
31.1
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 * Each a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there unto duly authorized.

Dated: May 11 , 2010
 
BY:
 /s/ Jeffrey Schwartz
 
BY:
/s/ Thomas Plotts
Jeffrey Schwartz
 
Thomas Plotts
Chief Executive Officer
 
Chief Financial Officer (Interim)
   
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 
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ATRINSIC
 
MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT
 
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 469 7th Avenue, 10th Floor, New York NY 10018 (“Atrinsic”) and
 
(2)           Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation whose principal place of business is located at 12711 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 210, Studio City, California 91604 (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.
Definitions and Interpretation
 
 
1.1.
The following Definitions shall apply to this Agreement:
 
 
1.1.1.
“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;
 
 
1.1.2.
“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;
 
 
1.1.3.
“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;
 
 
1.1.4.
“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.
“Atrinsic Data” means data, which is provided or generated in the course of Atrinsic’s provision of the Atrinsic Services, excluding BDE Data;
 
 
1.1.6.
“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;
 
 
1.1.7.
“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;
 
 
1.1.8.
“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.
 
 
1.1.9.
“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;
 
1.1.10.
 “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;
 
1.1.11.
 “Change” shall mean a Change in Law or a Billing Operator Change;
 
1.1.12.
 “Change in Law” shall mean the enactment or amendment of any law or regulation by any Governmental Body after the Effective Date;
 
1.1.13.
 Intentionally deleted;
 
1.1.14.
 “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;
 
1.1.15.
 “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;
 
1.1.16.
 “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;
 
1.1.17.
 “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;
 
1.1.18.
 Intentionally deleted;
 
1.1.19.
 “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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1.1.20.
 “Governmental Body” means any foreign, federal, state, municipal, political subdivision or other governmental department, commission, regulatory authority or board, bureau, agency or instrumentality;
 
1.1.21.
 “LEC” means a local exchange carrier;
 
1.1.22.
 “Marketing Services Agreement” means that certain Marketing Services Agreement of even date herewith between BDE and Atrinsic;
 
1.1.23.
 “Outpayment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1;
 
1.1.24.
 “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;
 
1.1.25.
 “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;
 
1.1.26.
 “Service Interface” means the method to be used by the BDE to connect to the Platform;
 
1.1.27.
 “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;
 
1.1.28.
 “Subscriber” means any end-user, customer or other buyer of the Subscription Service;
 
1.1.29.
 “Subscription Service” means the music subscription service offered by the BDE on Website which requires the payment of a recurring subscription fee;
 
1.1.30.
 “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);
 
1.1.31.
 “Term” means the duration of this Agreement, as set forth in Section 10.1 of this Agreement;
 
1.1.32.
 “Third Party” means any and all persons or entities not a Party to this Agreement;
 
1.1.33.
 “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
 
1.1.34.
 “Website” means the website, located at www.kazaa.com, operated by or for BDE to market and/or provide or otherwise make available the BDE Services.
 
1.2.
Headings are included in this Agreement for ease of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation or construction of this Agreement.
 
1.3.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the singular includes a reference to the plural and vice versa.
 
 
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2.
Atrinsic Responsibilities
 
 
2.1
During the Term, Atrinsic, or a Third Party directed by Atrinsic, will:
 
 
2.1.1
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;
 
 
2.1.2
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;
 
 
2.1.3
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;
 
 
2.1.4
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;
 
 
2.1.5
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;
 
 
2.1.6
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;
 
 
2.1.7
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
 
 
2.1.8
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.
 
 
2.2
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
 
 
2.3
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
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
 
 
3.1
During the Term, BDE, or a Third Party Provider directed by BDE, will:
 
 
3.1.1
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;
 
 
3.1.2
Be responsible for integrating, incorporating and making available on the Website all Content in connection with the Content Services;
 
 
3.1.3
Report and pay to the Labels all royalties, licenses, fees and expenses related to the licensed Content (“Royalties”);
 
 
3.1.4
Be responsible for obtaining any and all rights necessary to provide BDE Services within the agreed territories and with the agreed Billing Operators;
 
 
3.1.5
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;
 
 
3.1.6
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;
 
 
3.1.7
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;
 
 
3.1.8
Promptly notify Atrinsic of Billing Operator Changes following BDE’s notification by the Billing Operator of the Billing Operator Change;
 
 
3.1.9
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;
 
3.1.10
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;
 
3.1.11
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
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.
 
 
3.3
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.
 
 
3.4
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.
 
 
3.5
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.
 
 
3.6
Without limiting Section 3.1 above, BDE agrees that BDE and its Third Party Providers will not offer or provide BDE Services that:
 
 
3.6.1
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;
 
 
3.6.2
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;
 
 
3.6.3
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
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;
 
 
3.6.5
Utilize any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail”, “spam”, or any other forms of solicitation;
 
 
3.6.6
Violate the MMA Guidelines;
 
 
3.6.7
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;
 
 
3.6.8
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;
 
 
3.6.9
Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, or any regulations having the force of law; or
 
3.6.10
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
 
 
4.1
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
 
 
5.1
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.
 
 
5.2
“Net Profit” means:
 
 
5.2.1
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
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
 
 
5.2.3
Amounts incurred (including any such amounts which were unpaid and/or unrecouped by Atrinsic during any prior months) with respect to:
 
 
5.2.3.1
Any Taxes,
 
 
5.2.3.2
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”),
 
 
5.2.3.3
Any charge or deduction made by any Billing Operator from payments due to Atrinsic relating to BDE Services (collectively, the “Billing Operator Deductions”),
 
 
5.2.3.4
Any refunds, rebates, uncollectible amounts, bad debt, fraud, and chargebacks other than Billing Operator Deductions,
 
 
5.2.3.5
Any Royalties,
 
 
5.2.3.6
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
 
 
5.2.3.7
Any amounts payable to Atrinsic pursuant to any other agreement between BDE and Atrinsic including the Marketing Services Agreement.
 
 
5.3
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.
 
 
5.4
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).
 
 
5.5
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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5.6
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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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.
 
7
Assignment
 
 
7.1
This Agreement may not be assigned by a Party without the prior written consent of the other Party.
 
 
7.2
Notwithstanding Section 7.1,
 
 
7.2.1
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.
 
 
7.2.2
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.
 
 
7.3
Any attempted assignment, delegation, or transfer in contravention of this Section 7 shall be null and void.
 
 
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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.
 
9
Suspension of Service
 
 
9.1
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:
 
 
9.1.1
Atrinsic is entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.2;
 
 
9.1.2
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
 
 
9.1.3
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.
 
 
9.2
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.
 
 
9.3
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.
 
10
Term
 
10.1
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”).
 
10.2
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.
 
10.3
Intentionally deleted.
 
10.4
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
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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Confidentiality
 
11.1
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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11.2
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.

11.3
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.

11.4
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.
 
11.5
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
Intellectual Property Rights
 
12.1
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 mark, 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.
 
12.2
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.
 
12.3
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 mark, 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.
 
12.4
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.
 
12.5
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.
 
12.6
Neither Party shall reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any software covered by the other Party’s Intellectual Property Rights.
 
13
Warranties; Disclaimers
 
13.1
Each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that:
 
13.1.1
it has the full corporate right, power, and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
 
13.1.2
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
 
13.1.3
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.
 
13.2
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.
 
13.3
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
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.
 
13.5
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.
 
13.6
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.
 
14
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
Indemnity
 
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.
 
16
Miscellaneous
 
16.1
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.
 
16.2
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
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.
 
16.4
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.
 
16.5
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.
 
16.6
Dispute Resolution. The Parties agree to attempt to resolve any disputes arising out of this Agreement pursuant to the terms of this Section.
 
16.6.1
Management Resolution. Any dispute arising under this Agreement shall first be referred to BDE’s President and Atrinsic’s CEO (“Management Resolution”) for resolution.
 
16.6.2
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.
 
16.6.3
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.
 
16.7
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.
 
16.8
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
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.
 
16.10
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
 
16.11
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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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned Parties has caused its duly authorized representative to execute this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
 
 
BDE:
   
 
Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc.
     
 
By:
 
 
Name: 
 
 
Title:
 
     
 
ATRINSIC
 
Atrinsic, Inc., a Delaware corporation
     
 
By:
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 

 

 
 
EX-10.4 4 v184252_ex10-4.htm EX-10.4
ATRINSIC
MARKETING SERVICES AGREEMENT

THIS MARKETING SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of March 26, 2010 and effective as of July 1, 2009 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with its principal place of business located at 12711 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 210, Studio City, California 91604 (together with and on behalf of its subsidiaries, including but not limited to Altnet, Inc., a Delaware corporation, “BDE”) and Atrinsic, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with its principal place of business located at 469 7th Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10018 (“Atrinsic.”).
 
WHEREAS, Atrinsic is engaged in the business of providing marketing services to drive mobile and local exchange carrier phone subscribers to mobile and web-based properties with the goal of generating leads, registrations and sales;

WHEREAS, BDE desires to create a new online channel, product and service providing its end-users, buyers and customers (“Subscriber(s)”) with content subscription services to be billed through a mobile content aggregator, local exchange carrier, credit card company or any other provider of direct-to-consumer billing and collection services; and

WHEREAS, BDE desires to engage Atrinsic to perform certain marketing services for BDE to promote, advertise and market 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.           Definitions:

1.1.      Ancillary Websites. Ancillary Websites shall be defined as websites, other than the Website or any other website operating under the Brand, offering, referring or in any way advertising or marketing the Brand, Website or Content Services;

1.2.      Brand. Brand shall be defined as the following trade name, trademark, domain name or other fictitious business name of Kazaa.

1.3.      Confidential Information. Confidential Information shall be defined as any and all information designated “Confidential” by either party or disclosed during the Term and/or the negotiation of the same by one party to the other party, which is or should be reasonably understood to be confidential and/or proprietary including, without limitation, the material terms of this Agreement (including pricing), financial information, product, service and business plans, customer information, vendor and other business relationship information, and projections and marketing data.

 
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1.4.      Confirmed Lead. Confirmed Lead shall be defined as a Subscriber who actively confirms his or her purchase or subscription of Content Services by use of such Content Services, directly or indirectly, in response to any communication or other means employed by or on behalf of Atrinsic in performing the Marketing Services.

1.5.      Content Services. Content Services shall be defined as all products and services offered or provided by BDE in connection with its content subscription service.

1.6.      Marketing Services. Marketing Services shall be defined as those certain promotion, advertising and marketing services with respect to the Website, Brand and Content Services including, but not limited to, ad creation, copywriting, media bidding, tracking, and reporting services, lead generation services, ROI tracking and conversion rate monitoring and channel strategy, Search Engine Optimization, search engine marketing, display marketing (including web banner advertisements), email marketing, PPC and other forms of internet media marketing.  .

1.7.      Organic Search. Organic Search shall be defined as traffic or search results that are generated from a search engine’s algorithm and not from advertisements or sponsorships.

1.8.      Search Engine Optimization. Search Engine Optimization shall be defined as the process of improving the volume of potential Subscribers who visit a website listed in the Organic Search results generated by search engines.

1.9.      Website. Website shall be defined as the website, located at www.kazaa.com, operated by or for BDE to market and/or provide or otherwise make available the Content Services.

2.           Exclusivity and Services.

2.1.      Exclusivity. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, BDE hereby grants to Atrinsic any and all licenses, rights and permissions necessary for Atrinsic to perform the Marketing Services during the Term.  Subject to the Airarena Agreement (as defined below), Atrinsic shall be the exclusive provider of the Marketing Services to BDE and, during the Term, BDE shall not engage in any discussions or negotiations or enter into any agreement with any other party for the provision of services which are the same as or similar to the Marketing Services; provided, however, the parties acknowledge and agree that certain of the Marketing Services shall be provided by Airarena Pty Ltd. as provided in the Management Services Agreement between BDE and Airarena Pty Ltd. in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Airarena Agreement”).

 
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2.2.      Marketing Services. During the Term, Atrinsic shall be responsible for all Marketing Services, strategy, development, execution and development and operation of the Ancillary Websites and for the development and distribution of advertisements in connection with the Marketing Services; provided, however, that the parties acknowledge and agree than certain of the Marketing Services shall instead be provided pursuant to the Airarena Agreement. Creative designs for any such advertisements developed by Atrinsic, must be affirmatively preapproved by BDE in writing, by email or by facsimile, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  Except as provided in the Airarena Agreement, Atrinsic shall have the exclusive right to place advertisements for the Content Services on the Ancillary Websites.  Atrinsic shall provide the Marketing Services in compliance with all applicable Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Rules and Regulations, the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (the “CAN-SPAM Act”), Mobile Marketing Association (“MMA”) Guidelines and other applicable state and federal laws, each as amended and current at the time of the applicable Marketing Services.  Additionally, Atrinsic shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Marketing Services in a manner such that BDE and its Content Services offerings are not listed on the “blacklists” of anti-spam service providers such as McAfee; in the event BDE and/or its Content Services are included on such a list, Atrinsic shall use its best efforts to remove BDE from such list within thirty days.  BDE shall provide Atrinsic with any and all information, materials, products and services needed to perform its obligations hereunder.

3.           Payment Terms.

3.1.      Performance Fees.  Atrinsic shall pay to BDE advances equal to the amount of pre-approved and mututally agreed costs and expenses incurred by BDE in connection with the provision of Marketing Services pursuant to the Airarena Agreement during the Term of this Agreement (the “Advances”). The Advances shall be recoupable, on a dollar for dollar basis, as provided below.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in no event shall Atrinsic be required to make any Advances, incur any cost, expense, charge or fee hereunder or advance any funds to BDE or any third party in respect of any Marketing 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 3.1 or 8 of this Agreement or Sections 5.2.3 or 5.3 of the Master Services Agreement between Atrinsic and BDE of even date herewith (“Master Services Agreement”).  BDE shall pay to Atrinsic a marketing fee (collectively, the “Fee”) as follows:  (i) all amounts noted in the pre-approved Marketing Service budget plans presented by Atrinsic in advance, which include a detailed marketing budget and a targeted CPA; plus (ii) any pre-approved direct costs related to the Marketing Services, including but not limited to all Advances.  For the period beginning on the Effective Date through August 31, 2009, the “Fees” with respect to such period shall be determined between the parties in good faith (without regard to the process noted above), which such Fees shall be determined by August 30, 2009.  Within thirty (30) days following the last day of each calendar month, Atrinsic shall provide to BDE a written report stating the number of Confirmed Leads provided by Atrinsic during the preceding month and calculating the aggregate Fees (the “Report”).  Representatives of Atrinsic and BDE shall meet on a monthly basis to review the Report and discuss and determine the projected and budgeted Fees and targeted number of Confirmed Leads for the following month, which such Fees may not be exceeded by Atrinsic without the approval of BDE.  In the event BDE disputes the accuracy of the Confirmed Leads or the calculation of any Fee, BDE must notify Atrinsic of such dispute within 30 days following the delivery of the Report.  Thereafter, the Report shall be deemed accepted by BDE.  The parties will use their commercially reasonable efforts to resolve such dispute prior to the date such Fees are due; provided, however, in the event that such dispute is not resolved, the reported Fees shall remain due and payable.  Fees not otherwise recouped by Atrinsic pursuant to the Master Services Agreement (the “Unrecouped Fees”) shall be due and payable by BDE within one hundred eighty (180) days after the Report date, or such longer period of time after the Report date as Atrinsic may agree to in its sole and absolute discretion, and shall be secured pursuant to the terms of that certain Security Agreement by and between BDE and Atrinsic of even date herewith.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall BDE be required to pay any Unrecouped Fees in excess of $2,500,000 in the aggregate (less any other amounts paid to Atrinsic as ‘Unrecouped Amounts’ pursuant to the Master Services Agreement).

 
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3.2.      Books and Records.  During the Term and for at least two (2) years thereafter, BDE shall keep true and accurate books of account and records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, pertaining to the Content Services.

3.3.      Audits. In addition to the rights provided in Section 3.1 to dispute any particular invoice for Fees, during the Term and for two (2) years following the expiration or termination of this Agreement, BDE shall have the right to appoint an independent auditor to conduct an inspection and audit of relevant records in order to verify the correctness of the Confirmed Leads 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 (defined below).

4.           Intellectual Property.

4.1.      License Grant. BDE hereby grants to Atrinsic a non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, non-transferable license to use, reproduce and display the Brand and all other trademarks, trade names, service marks, service names and logos proprietary to or licensed by BDE that BDE provides to Atrinsic solely for use or display on the Website and any Ancillary Websites and, subject to preapproval by BDE, in connection with the provision of the Marketing Services, and any additions, modifications, enhancements or other derivative works to the foregoing that may be made by BDE from time to time and approved by BDE for use or display in connection with the Marketing Services (“BDE Marks”).  Atrinsic acknowledges that, as between Atrinsic and BDE, BDE is the owner or licensee of all right, title and interest in and to the BDE Marks and all intellectual property and proprietary rights therein recognized anywhere in the world.  All goodwill derived from Atrinsic’s use of the BDE Marks shall inure to the benefit of BDE.

 
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4.2.      Ownership of Works.  All rights and proceeds of any and all ideas, preliminary work, drafts, revisions, versions, polishing, and refinements, and all copyrights, trademarks, patents and other intellectual property, and all other tangible expressions thereof of whatever kind or nature including, without limitation, software, computer programs and the like (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Works”) developed by or on behalf of Atrinsic or any of its sublicensees in performance of the Marketing Services including, but not limited to, advertisements, creative, copy and other promotional materials and the Ancillary Websites, as well as those depicting, incorporating or based on the BDE Marks, Website, Brand and/or Content Services ((in all cases other than the BDE Marks, Website, Brand and/or Content Services themselves and the Customer Data (the ownership of which is provided for in Section 5.1)), shall be deemed to be exclusively owned and controlled by Atrinsic unless otherwise agreed in writing or any other agreement between Atrinsic and BDE.  Atrinsic shall be deemed the author of the Works and shall own all right, title, and interest throughout the universe in perpetuity in and to said Works including, without limitation, all copyright, patent, trademark and other intellectual property rights therein and all renewals or extensions thereof, and the right to use, adapt and change said Works and to prepare derivative works thereof.  Should BDE acquire any rights in any of the Works or any part thereof BDE hereby agrees to assign, and hereby irrevocably assigns to Atrinsic in perpetuity throughout the universe, all right, title, and interest including without limitation, all copyrights, patents and trademarks and all renewals and extensions thereof, all rights under worldwide copyright or trademark laws or treaties, in and to the Works and all portions thereof whether heretofore or hereafter created (other than the Brand, BDE Marks, Website and/or Content Services and the Customer Data.

5.           Customer Data.

5.1.      Ownership. BDE and Atrinsic shall jointly own any and all Subscriber information collected by or through the Website or in connection with the Content Services or any party thereof during the Term (collectively, the “Customer Data”).

5.2.           Limitations.  At all times, both during and after the Term, the parties shall not do any of the following with respect to the Customer Data, or any part thereof (i) violate any FTC Rule or Regulation, the CAN-SPAM Act, MMA Guidelines, privacy policy of the Website of any Ancillary Website, or any other applicable laws, rules and regulations or (ii) send more than one SMS marketing message per day containing a BDE or Atrinsic proprietary offer, as applicable, without the prior written consent of the other party.   For purposes of clarity, this section only applies to the transmission of proprietary offers and shall not be interpreted to limit Atrinsic’s right to send multiple SMS marketing messages containing third party offers using the Customer Data, if agreed to by BDE. In addition, SMS marketing messages sent using Customer Data, or any part thereof, must include an opt-in and unsubscribe mechanism in accordance with applicable FTC Rules and Regulations, the CAN-SPAM Act, MMA Guidelines, the privacy policies of the Website and any Ancillary Website, as well as any other applicable laws, rules and regulations.  Notwithstanding the above, any marketing using Customer Data must be agreed to by both Parties prior to its implementation.

 
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6.           Representations and Warranties.

6.1.      BDE.  BDE hereby represents and warrants to Atrinsic that (i) BDE is the sole and exclusive owner of all of the right, title and interest in and to, or has a valid license to use, any and all content and technologies contributed by BDE in accordance with this Agreement, including but not limited to the Brand, the BDE Marks, the Website and the Content Services (collectively, the “BDE Rights”), (ii) BDE has not assigned or licensed, and will not during the Term assign or license, in whole or in part, any of the BDE Rights in contravention of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (iii) to BDE’s knowledge, none of the BDE Rights infringe on nor will infringe on any third party intellectual property rights, (iv) BDE is not in breach of or default under any of the terms, covenants or provisions relating to the use of the BDE Rights, and BDE knows of no event which, but for the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute such a breach or event of default, (v) BDE has not, and to BDE’s knowledge no third party has, commenced any action or given or received any notice with respect to the BDE Rights and/or BDE’s use of any of the BDE Rights, (vi) BDE does not owe any past-due fees or other costs to any affiliated party or other third party with respect to the BDE Rights, (vii) BDE shall not, either directly or indirectly, seek to register or use a domain name similar to an Ancillary Website domain name or a trademark similar to an Ancillary Website domain name, (viii) neither BDE’s execution of this Agreement nor entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement contravene any other agreement or transaction to which BDE is a party, and (ix) BDE has not violated any law, rule or regulation with respect to its ownership, licensing and/or use of any of the BDE Rights,

6.2.      Atrinsic.  Atrinsic hereby represents and warrants to BDE that (i) Atrinsic is the sole and exclusive owner of all of the right, title and interest in and to or has a valid license to use any contents and technologies contributed by Atrinsic in accordance with this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Works, (collectively, the “Atrinsic Rights”), (ii) Atrinsic has not, and will not during the Term, assign or license, in whole or in part, any of the Atrinsic Rights in contravention of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (iii) to Atrinsic’s knowledge, none of the Atrinsic Rights infringes on any third party intellectual property rights, (iv) Atrinsic is not in breach of or default under any of the terms, covenants or provisions relating to the use of the Atrinsic Rights, and Atrinsic knows of no event which, but for the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute such a breach or event of default, (v) Atrinsic has not, and to Atrinsic’s knowledge no third party has, commenced any action or given or received any notice with respect to the Atrinsic Rights and/or Atrinsic’s use of any of the Atrinsic Rights, (vi) Atrinsic does not owe any past-due fees or other costs to any affiliated party or other third party with respect to the Atrinsic Rights, (vii) neither Atrinsic’s execution of this Agreement nor entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement contravene any other agreement or transaction to which Atrinsic is a party, and (ix) Atrinsic has not violated any law, rule or regulation with respect to its ownership, licensing and/or use of any of the Atrinsic Rights.

6.3.      Disclaimer of Warranties. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 7.1 AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE MARKETING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS AND ATRINSIC MAKES NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE MARKETING SERVICES OR THE RESULTS OR PROCEEDS THEREOF,  AND DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

 
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7.           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 BY 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.

8.           Indemnification.

8.1.      Indemnification. BDE and Atrinsic (each, an “Indemnifying Party”), at its own cost and expense, hereby agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the other party (“Other Party”) and the Other Party’s shareholders, directors, officers, employees, affiliates, successors, consultants, representatives, independent contractors, contractors, subcontractors and agents (each, an “Indemnified Party” and collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any and all proceedings, demands, damages, suits, judgments, settlements, claims, liabilities, causes of action, actions, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and costs) (each, a “Claim”), brought by a third party (including, but not limited to, a federal or state regulatory agency) (each, a “Third Party Assertion”) against an Indemnified Party that directly arises out of or is made in connection with (i) Indemnifying Party’s breach of any representation or warranty set forth in this Agreement, (ii) Indemnifying Party’s breach or non-performance of any of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) Indemnifying Party’s misappropriation or infringement of the Other Party’s or any third party’s intellectual property, (iv) Indemnifying Party’s or an affiliated party’s fraud, willful misrepresentation, willful misconduct or omission with respect to this Agreement or any product or service provided in connection with this Agreement, (v) any violation by Indemnifying Party of (a) a third party’s privacy or identity rights (including, but not limited to, the privacy rights of children), and (c) any applicable privacy laws, regardless of whether the Other Party had or should have had knowledge thereof, (vi) any violation by Indemnifying Party of any law, rule or regulation with respect to this Agreement or any product or service provided in connection this Agreement, or (viii) in circumstances for which BDE is the Indemnifying Party, the Content Services and any content, information, data, or messages provided directly or indirectly by or on behalf of BDE, or a Subscriber using the Content Services (whether transmitted on its own or on any third party’s behalf).

 
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8.2.      Control of Defense and Costs. In the event an Indemnified Party seeks indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, Indemnifying Party shall assume control of the defense of such Third Party Assertion and in connection with such defense shall appoint lead counsel (subject to the approval of the Indemnified Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld) for such defense, in each case at Indemnifying Party’s sole cost and expense. Indemnifying Party shall not enter into any settlement or compromise of any such Third Party Assertion without the applicable Indemnified Party’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Indemnifying Party shall pay any and all costs, fees, damages and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (including appellate level) awarded against or otherwise incurred by an Indemnified Party in connection with or arising from any Third Party Assertion. The existence or non-existence of insurance shall in no manner affect Indemnifying Party’s obligations under this Agreement.

8.3.      Notice. In the event an Indemnified Party seeks indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall give prompt written notice to Indemnifying Party of the applicable Third Party Assertion; provided, however, that failure to give prompt notice shall not relieve Indemnifying Party of any liability under this Agreement, except to the extent Indemnifying Party demonstrates that the defense of such Third Party Assertion is materially prejudiced by such failure.

8.4.      Cooperation. An Indemnified Party shall reasonably cooperate with Indemnifying Party in the defense or prosecution of a Third Party Assertion at Indemnifying Party’s sole cost and expense.

8.5.      Participation. An Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate, at its own cost and expense, in the defense and settlement of any Third Party Assertion and to employ counsel of its choice for such purpose; provided, however, Indemnifying Party shall pay the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel incurred by the Indemnified Party if, following the Indemnified Party providing prior written notice of such Third Party Assertion to Indemnifying Party: (i) Indemnifying Party shall have failed or refused to acknowledge that it has an indemnity obligation for such Third Party Assertion prior to the date of such notice, or (ii) representation of both Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party by the same counsel would, under applicable code or rules of professional conduct or responsibility, create a conflict of interest.

9.           Term. The initial term (“Initial Term”) of this Agreement shall be three (3) years commencing on the Effective Date, unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 10.1; provided, however that this Agreement will automatically renew for additional twelve (12)-month periods (each, a “Renewal Term” and, together with the Initial Term, collectively referred to as the “Term”), unless either party notifies the other party in writing of its intent not to renew this Agreement at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or the then-current Renewal Term.

 
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10.         Termination.

10.1.    Right to Terminate.  Each party shall have the right to immediately terminate this Agreement in the event (i) the other party materially breaches this Agreement and such breach remains uncured thirty (30) days following written notice describing the breach from the non-breaching party, or (ii) the other party violates any applicable FTC Rule or and Regulation, the CAN-SPAM Act, MMA Guidelines, or other applicable state and/or federal law and such party has not cured the non-compliance within five (5) days of receiving written notice of such non-compliance, except in the case where the non-compliance directly results in an adverse determination or judgment by or in favor of a governmental regulatory agency, in which event such notice and cure period shall not apply.

10.2.    Effect of Termination. In the event this Agreement expires or is terminated, then (i) Atrinsic will cease providing the Marketing Services and its efforts to generate Subscribers, (ii) all licenses and rights granted herein shall terminate and revert to the party granting such licenses or rights, (iii) BDE shall continue to pay Fees incurred prior to termination to Atrinsic in accordance with Section 3.1, (iv) neither BDE nor Atrinsic shall solicit, or attempt to solicit, any Subscribers to discontinue their subscription of the Content Services, and (v) 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.

11.         Confidential Information.

11.1.    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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11.2.    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.  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.

11.3.    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 other party except for the benefit of such other party.

12.         Press Releases. All press releases and other public disclosures with respect to the Website, Brand or Content Services or the relationship contemplated in the Agreement shall require the prior written approval of both parties.

13.         Force Majeure. Either party’s performance of any part of this Agreement, other than payment obligations, 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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14.          Miscellaneous.

14.1.    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.  Any party may, at any time by giving five (5) days’ prior written notice to the other parties, designate any other address in substitution of the foregoing address to which such notice will be given.

14.2.    Amendments. No amendment, modification or change to this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by both parties.

14.3.    Further Assurances. The parties hereby agree to execute and deliver such additional documents and instruments and to perform such additional acts as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate, carry out and perform all of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement.

14.4.    Incorporation. The Recitals and all schedules and exhibits referenced in and attached to this Agreement are true and correct and are hereby incorporated into this Agreement.

14.5.    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.

14.6.    Parties in Interest. Nothing in this Agreement shall confer any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any person or entity other than the BDE, Atrinsic and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, BDE agrees that any and all BDE obligations under this Agreement shall be guaranteed by any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with BDE (each a “BDE Affiliate”) and this Agreement shall be legally enforceable against any BDE Affiliate.

14.7.    Headings. All headings in this agreement are inserted only for convenience and ease of reference and are not to be considered in the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

14.8.    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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14.8.1.     Management Resolution. Any dispute arising under this Agreement shall first be referred to BDE’s President and Atrinsic’s CEO (“Management Resolution”) for resolution.

14.8.2.     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.

14.8.3.     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.

14.9.    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.

14.10.  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.

14.11.  Survival. The provisions set forth in Sections 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11.2, 12 and 15 will survive the expiration and termination of this Agreement. In addition, any obligation to collect and distribute accrued revenue shall survive the expiration and termination of this Agreement.

14.12.  Assignment. Neither party may assign this Agreement or delegate any portion or obligation set forth in this Agreement without the other party’s prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, and any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be null and void; provided, however, that either party may assign, transfer, delegate or perform any rights or obligations under this Agreement through a wholly-owned subsidiary of such party, without the approval of the other party, so long as such party remains liable for all obligations of such party and the permitted assignee under this Agreement.

 
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14.13.  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.

14.14.  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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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned parties has consented its duly authorized representative to execute this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

 
BDE:
   
 
Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc.
     
 
By:
 
 
Name: 
 
 
Title:
 
     
 
ATRINSIC
   
 
Atrinsic, Inc., a Delaware corporation
     
 
By:
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 

 

 
 
EX-31.1 5 v184252_ex31-1.htm EX-31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to
Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Jeffrey Schwartz, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Atrinsic, Inc.;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 11, 2010
 
 /s/ Jeffrey Schwartz  
Jeffrey Schwartz
Chief Executive Officer

 
 

 
EX-31.2 6 v184252_ex31-2.htm EX-31.2
EXHIBIT 31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to
Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Thomas Plotts, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Atrinsic, Inc.;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 11, 2010
 
/s/ Thomas Plotts
Thomas Plotts
Chief Financial Officer (Interim)

 
 

 
EX-32.1 7 v184252_ex32-1.htm EX-32.1
EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with the filing of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 31 2010 (the "Report") by Atrinsic, Inc. ("Registrant"), each of the undersigned hereby certifies that:
 
 
1.
to the best of our knowledge, the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
 
2.
to the best of our knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Registrant.
 
Date: May 11, 2010
/s/ Jeffrey Schwartz
 
Jeffrey Schwartz
 
Chief Executive Officer
   
Date: May 11, 2010
/s/ Thomas Plotts
 
Thomas Plotts
 
Chief Financial Officer (Interim)

 A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Atrinsic, Inc. and will be retained by Atrinsic, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 
 

 
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