-----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, Cb/jxpttLSS8dikSUMknLNpmF7keGgvg0kDlzsbeV6kpuK8edZKsTQM5Xj7zcUIL Xh0/ud3elGYAQGgyti2bXg== 0001144204-10-005713.txt : 20100205 0001144204-10-005713.hdr.sgml : 20100205 20100205170206 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-10-005713 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100205 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100205 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SONIC SOLUTIONS/CA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000916235 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373] IRS NUMBER: 930925818 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-23190 FILM NUMBER: 10577971 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 ROWLAND WAY STREET 2: STE 110 CITY: NOVATO STATE: CA ZIP: 94945 BUSINESS PHONE: 4158938000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 ROWLAND WAY STREET 2: STE 110 CITY: NOVATO STATE: CA ZIP: 94945 10-K/A 1 v172309_10ka.htm ANNUAL REPORT
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
   
FORM 10-K/A
Amendment No. 1
(Mark One)
 
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009

OR
 
¨
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: 72870


SONIC SOLUTIONS
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
     
California
 
93-0925818
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
7250 Redwood Boulevard, Suite 300
Novato, California
 
94945
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

415-893-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Title of each class
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes  ¨     No  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes  ¨     No  x

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 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 Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes o   No   o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K    ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or 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. (Check one).
Large accelerated filer ¨         Accelerated filer  x         Non-accelerated filer  ¨     Smaller reporting company  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  ¨     No  x

The aggregate market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant (based upon the closing sale price on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on September 30, 2008) was approximately $126.1 million.  Shares held by each executive officer, director and by each person who owns 10% or more of the outstanding Common Stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates.  This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.
 
The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s Common Stock on May 27, 2009 was 26,615,868.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:  None
 

 
SONIC SOLUTIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Explanatory Note
 
3
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
 
4
Signatures
 
5
 
2

 
EXPLANATORY NOTE

Sonic Solutions (“Sonic”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 solely to file Exhibits 10.22 and 10.23 as exhibits to the Form 10-K/A.  Confidential portions of the exhibits have been omitted and filed separately under a confidential treatment request with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Sonic has also included a revised Item 15 (Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules) to reflect the filing of the exhibits in connection with this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A.  This amendment is not intended to update other information presented in Sonic’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 as originally filed and all such other information in the original filing remains unchanged.
 
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Item 15.  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
  
(a)           3. Exhibits:
 
Exhibit
 
 
 
 
No.
 
Note
 
Title
 3.1 
 
(1)
 
Restated Articles of Incorporation
 3.2 
 
(1)
 
Amended and Restated By-Laws
 3.3 
 
(7)
 
Certificate of Amendment of Restated Articles of Incorporation
 4.1 
 
(1)
 
Specimen Common Stock Certificate
10.1
 
(2)
 
Lease Agreement between Golden Gate Plaza and Registrant, dated January 26, 1995
10.2
 
(13)
 
Amendment to Lease Agreement between Golden Gate Plaza and Registrant, dated November 20, 2000
10.3
 
(12)
 
Tri-Partite Agreement between Roxio, Inc., Registrant and Entrust, Inc., dated December 17, 2004
10.4
 
(12)
 
Third Amendment to Lease between C&B Ventures-Napa Two LLC and Registrant, dated February 4, 2005
10.5
 
(4)
 
Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Daikin Industries, Ltd., dated February 27, 2001
10.6
 
(1)
 
Form of Indemnity Agreement
10.7
 
(3)
 
1998 Stock Option Plan (compensatory plan)
10.8
 
(9)
 
Sonic Solutions 2004 Equity Compensation Plan
10.9
 
(9)
 
Sonic Solutions 2004 Equity Compensation Plan Notice of Stock Option Award for Robert J. Doris and Stock Option Award Agreement
10.10
 
(9)
 
Sonic Solutions 2004 Equity Compensation Plan Notice of Stock Option Award for Mary C. Sauer and Stock Option Award Agreement
10.11
 
(9)
 
Sonic Solutions 2004 Equity Compensation Plan Notice of Stock Option Award for Robert Greber and Stock Option Award Agreement
10.12
 
(9)
 
Sonic Solutions 2004 Equity Compensation Plan Notice of Stock Option Award for Peter Marguglio and Stock Option Award Agreement
10.13
 
(9)
 
Sonic Solutions 2004 Equity Compensation Plan Notice of Stock Option Award for Warren R. Langley and Stock Option Award Agreement
10.14
 
(10)
 
Sonic Solutions 2004 Stock Incentive Plan
10.15
 
(14)
 
Sonic Solutions 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (Non-U.S. Employees)
10.16
 
(15)
 
Third Sublease Amending Agreement between Entrust, Inc. and Sonic Solutions dated July 5, 2006
10.17
 
(16)
 
Executive Employment Agreement, effective as of January 23, 2007, by and between Sonic Solutions and David C. Habiger
10.18
 
(16)
 
Executive Employment Agreement, effective as of January 23, 2007, by and between Sonic Solutions and A. Clay Leighton
10.19
 
(16)
 
Executive Employment Agreement, effective as of January 23, 2007, by and between Sonic Solutions and Mark Ely
10.20
 
(17)
 
Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, effective as of February 25, 2008 hereof, by and between Sonic Solutions and Paul F. Norris
10.21
 
(18)
 
Board of Directors Compensation Policy, effective as of June 12, 2008
10.22
 
*
 
General Terms and Conditions entered into as of August 18, 2005 between Registrant and Digital River, Inc., Reseller Agreement effective as of August 18, 2005 between Registrant and Digital River, Inc.‡ and Amendment No. 2 to Digital River Reseller Agreement entered into as of January 1, 2007 between Registrant and Digital River, Inc.‡
10.23
 
*
 
Distribution Agreement entered into as of March 28, 2002 between Registrant and Navarre Distribution Services, Inc.‡, Letter dated December 17, 2004 from Registrant to Navarre Distribution Services, Inc., Letter dated December 7, 2006 from Navarre Distribution Services, Inc. to Registrant, General Terms and Conditions for Consignment Programs Rider dated September 11, 2007 to Computer Software Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Navarre Distribution Services, Inc. and General Terms and Conditions for Digital Distribution Rider dated March 28, 2002 to Distribution Agreement between Registrant and Navarre Distribution Services, Inc.
21.1 
 
**
 
List of subsidiaries
 
4

 
23.1 
 
**
 
Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
31.1 
 
*
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2 
 
*
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
32.1 
 
**
 
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
32.2 
 
**
 
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
 
   
 
Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit.
   
*
 
Filed herewith.
   
**
 
Previously filed with the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 2009.
   
(1)
 
Incorporated by reference to exhibits to Registration Statement on Form S-1 effective February 10, 1994.
   
(2)
 
Incorporated by reference to exhibits to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996.
   
(3)
 
Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on July 21, 1998.
   
(4)
 
Incorporated by reference to exhibits to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2001.
   
(5)
 
Incorporated by reference to exhibits to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 19, 2001.
   
(6)
 
Incorporated by reference to exhibits to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2002.
   
(7)
 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 12, 2003.
   
(8)
 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2004.
   
(9)
 
Incorporated by reference to exhibits to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 13, 2004.
   
(10)
 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004.
   
(11)
 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 23, 2004.
   
(12)
 
Incorporated by reference to exhibits to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2004.
   
(13)
 
Incorporated by reference to exhibits to Registration Statement on Form S-1 effective May 21, 2001.
   
(14)
 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2005.
   
(15)
 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2006.
   
(16)
 
Incorporated by reference to exhibits to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 24, 2007.
   
(17)
 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2008.
   
(18)
 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 16, 2008.
  
 
SIGNATURES
 
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto, duly authorized on February 5, 2010.
 
 
SONIC SOLUTIONS
     
 
By:
/s/ David C. Habiger
     
   
David C. Habiger
President and Chief Executive Officer
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Paul F. Norris
     
   
Paul F. Norris
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel
 
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General Terms & Conditions
 
Effective Date:  August 18, 2005

Company:  Sonic Solutions, 101 Rowland Way, Novato, CA 94945
 

 
These General Terms & Conditions are made and entered into on the Effective Date set forth above, by and between Digital River, Inc., a Delaware corporation with offices located at 9625 West 76th Street, Suite 150, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (“DR”) and the entity or organization named above (the “Company”) (each, a “Party”, and together, the “Parties”).  The Parties agree as follows:

1.
Intent.  The purpose and intent of these General Terms & Conditions is to establish terms and conditions that shall be incorporated by reference into any subsequent agreement specifically referencing these General Terms & Conditions that may be entered into between DR and Company (each, an “Agreement”).  These General Terms & Conditions shall be interpreted solely in the context of such an Agreement.  These General Terms & Conditions shall not bind either Party unless and until an Agreement is executed by the Parties in accordance with these General Terms & Conditions, at which time they will be automatically incorporated by reference into, and made a part of, that Agreement.  In no event, however, shall these General Terms & Conditions be construed as obligating DR or Company to enter into any particular Agreement with the other.  Appendix 1 to these General Terms & Conditions is hereby incorporated by reference.

2.
Ownership of Materials. DR acknowledges that any materials provided to it by or on behalf of Company pursuant to this Agreement are the property of Company or its licensors, and that DR has no rights in such materials.  Company acknowledges that any materials (other than those materials developed specifically for Company and for which Company makes payment to DR pursuant to a separate written agreement between DR and Company) provided by DR in the performance of its obligations under an Agreement (including without limitation DR Materials and Work Product) are the property of DR or its licensors, and that Company has no rights in such materials.  Neither Party shall disassemble, decompile, or otherwise reverse engineer (as applicable) any Software, DR Materials or Work Product, or otherwise attempt to learn the source code or algorithms underlying them.  Company grants to DR the right to use those of its Trademarks supplied by Company to DR solely for the purpose of DR’s performance of its obligations under Agreements and as otherwise permitted by written agreement between DR and Company (which, in the case of Company, must be executed by an officer of Company).  Each Party acknowledges that any of the other Party’s Trademarks are owned and licensed solely and exclusively by that Party, and agrees to use such Trademarks only in the form and with appropriate legends as prescribed by such other Party.  Neither Party will remove, cover, or modify any proprietary rights notice or legend placed by the other Party on materials used in connection with an Agreement.

3.
Term & Termination.
 
3.1.
Term.  The initial term of each Agreement will commence on the Effective Date specified in the Agreement and will continue for a period of one (1) year from the Effective Date, and will automatically renew thereafter for successive one (1) year renewal terms, except that an Agreement may be terminated by either Party (a) as of the end of the initial term or any renewal term by giving the other Party written notice of termination at least one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days prior to the end of such term; or (b) as otherwise provided in these General Terms & Conditions or an Agreement.
 
3.2.
Rights of Termination.  Either Party may terminate an Agreement (and/or any other Agreements then in effect at that Party’s discretion) upon written notice to the other Party in the event of (i) the other Party’s breach of a representation or warranty made hereunder or failure to substantially perform its obligations under these General Terms & Conditions or an Agreement, or (ii) the assertion against the other Party of a claim that all or part of any materials, items, products or information developed or used in connection with an Agreement infringes or otherwise violates the Rights of any other person, entity or organization, but in all such cases, only where written notice of such breach or failure is provided by the non-breaching Party, and such breach or failure to perform is not cured within thirty (30) calendar days of the breaching Party’s receipt of that notice.
 

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Further, either Party may immediately terminate an Agreement (and/or any other Agreements then in effect at that Party’s discretion), without opportunity to cure, upon written notice to the other Party in the event of (a) the assertion against either Party of claims relating to product liability; or (b) the material violation of the privacy policy of either Party; or (c) the commission of a fraudulent or criminal act by either Party; or (d) either party substantially ceases to do business in the manner in which it was conducted as of the Effective Date of these General Terms & Conditions (for the avoidance of doubt, a sale of Company’s business, transfer of stock or assets, or other like transaction between Company and a third party shall not trigger either Party’s right to terminate under this clause (d)); or (e) either Party initiates or has initiated against it, voluntarily or involuntarily, any act, process or proceeding under the provisions of any bankruptcy statute or law, or under any other insolvency law or other statute or law providing for the modification or adjustment of the rights of creditors.
 
Further, in the event any claims in connection with any Product sold, resold or distributed by DR or a Related Party pursuant to an Agreement are asserted against DR, a Related Party or Company (or against the publisher of Products distributed but not published by Company), DR will have the right to suspend or terminate distribution of such Product, and may take such other actions as it deems to be reasonably necessary to comply with or as permitted under applicable law (including without limitation the “safe harbor” provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act).  Such actions may include, but are not limited to, the suspension of DR’s performance hereunder and/or termination of its Agreements with Company upon notice to Company.
 
3.3.
Events upon Termination.  Upon the later of (a) the date of termination of an Agreement or (b) the end of the Winding-Down Period for that Agreement if such a period is specified in that Agreement, each Party will cease performance of its obligations under that Agreement, and each Party will promptly return or destroy any of the other Party’s Confidential Information or other materials in its possession or control.  Termination will not affect each Party’s payment obligations to the other Party in connection with activities prior to termination of the Agreement.
 
3.4.
Contract Review.  After the initial term, DR and Company agree that between the first and third months of every year of the renewal term(s), the parties shall review and (to the extent deemed necessary by both parties) renegotiate in good faith the current pricing for all services being provided to Company by DR, as well as any appropriate changes to risk allocation warranted by pricing changes.
 
 
3.5
Survival.  The provisions of these General Terms & Conditions and any Agreement which, by their terms, require performance after the termination of these General Terms & Conditions or that Agreement, or have application to events that may occur after such termination, shall survive the termination of these General Terms & Conditions and that Agreement.

4.
Confidentiality.  All Confidential Information provided by a Party will be maintained in confidence by the other Party, and neither Party will, during the term of the Agreement pursuant to which such information was disclosed and or for a period of three (3) years following the termination of that Agreement, divulge to any person or organization, or use in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, for any reason whatsoever, any of the Confidential Information of the other Party without receiving the prior written consent of the other Party.  The terms of these General Terms & Conditions and any Agreements (including pricing) shall be considered Confidential Information.  Each Party will take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that its employees and agents are bound by the provisions of this Section, which actions will, as may be reasonably requested by either Party, including the execution of written confidentiality agreements with the employees and agents of the other Party.  The provisions of this Section will not have application to any information that (i) becomes lawfully available to the public; (ii) is received without restriction from another person or organization lawfully in possession of such information; (iii) was rightfully in the possession of a Party without restriction prior to its disclosure; or (iv) is independently developed by a Party or its employees or agents without access to the other Party’s similar information.

5.
Publicity.  Neither Party may publicly disclose any of the specific terms of these General Terms & Conditions or an Agreement, or issue any press release regarding the subject matter of these General Terms & Conditions or any Agreement, without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld (except consent will not be required for disclosures required by law or to comply with any state or federal reporting requirement, e.g., those of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Board of Exchange on which a Party’s stock is traded).   Company gives its approval and consent for DR (a) to include Company’s name and/or logo in its client list (provided that DR follows any reasonable trademark usage guidelines provided to it from time to time by Company in connection therewith) and refer to Company in marketing materials and business conversations as a client of DR, and (b) to disclose general information about the Parties’ relationship created by these General Terms & Conditions and any Agreements, and the general nature of the activities to be conducted under an Agreement.
 

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6.
Warranties.  Each Party represents and warrants to the other that: (i) it has full right, power and authority to enter into and fully perform its obligations under these General Terms & Conditions and any Agreements; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of these General Terms & Conditions and any Agreements by that Party does not conflict with any other agreement to which it is a Party or by which it is bound; (iii) to its actual knowledge, any products, materials, or information provided by it will not, when used in accordance with the associated instructions and when standing alone (i.e., not combined with any items not provided by such Party), infringe or otherwise violate the Rights of any other person or organization; and (iv) it shall substantially comply with all material laws and regulations (including without limitation Export Control Laws) applicable to its activities in connection with these General Terms & Conditions and any Agreements.  Each party’s sole remedy for claims arising out of clause (iii) above shall be indemnification pursuant to Section 7.1 below.  Company further represents and warrants to DR that (a) Company is the owner or fully authorized licensee of all Rights to the Products provided to DR, and (b) any Software provided to DR, or other software used by Company in connection with an Agreement, shall not, as delivered by Company, contain any viruses, trojan horses, malware, spyware, adware or other disruptive software, or any software code which is designed to disrupt, damage, or perform unauthorized actions on a computer system, or which transmits data from a user’s computer without notice to and the express prior consent of the user.  Each party’s sole remedy for claims arising out of the immediately preceding sentence shall be indemnification pursuant to Section 7.1 below.  EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, EACH PARTY DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH REGARDS TO THE MATERIALS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THAT PARTY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND TITLE.

7.
Risk Allocation.  THE TERMS WITHIN THIS SECTION 7 REFLECT AN AGREED-UPON ALLOCATION OF RISK BETWEEN THE PARTIES SUPPORTED BY (AMONG OTHER THINGS) THE PRICING AGREED TO BETWEEN THE PARTIES, AND THIS ALLOCATION IS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THEM.
 
7.1.
Indemnification.  Each Party and its successors and assigns will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other Party and its successors and assigns (and in the case of Company as the indemnifying Party, any Related Party) from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, costs, expenses (including, but not limited to, the reasonable cost of obtaining an opinion of counsel in response to a notice of potential infringement of the Rights of any other person or organization, unless the indemnifying Party has already obtained an applicable non-infringement opinion from counsel, and agrees to share that opinion with the indemnified Party), obligations, liabilities, damages, recoveries and deficiencies, including interest, penalties, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (collectively, “Losses”) brought by a third party other than an Affiliate, that the indemnified Party may incur or suffer, which arise, result from, or relate to (i) the breach by the indemnifying Party of any of its representations and warranties set forth in these General Terms & Conditions or any Agreement or a breach of Section 8.4 of these General Terms & Conditions, or (ii) the failure of the indemnifying Party to perform any of its obligations under these General Terms & Conditions or any Agreement, or (iii) the assertion of any infringement or other claims alleging that any of the materials provided by the indemnifying Party violate the Rights of any other person or organization, or (iv) damages to property or personal injury caused by the negligence or willful acts of the indemnifying Party or any of its employees or agents, or (v) the violation by the indemnifying Party of its privacy policy.  Further, Company and its successors and assigns will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless DR, DR Affiliates, Related Parties and their successors and assigns from and against and in respect of any and all third party Losses that any such indemnified party may incur or suffer, which arise, result from, or relate to (a) the distribution of Company’s Products by or through any such indemnified party, except to the extent caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the indemnified party; or (b) the honoring of any warranty by DR, a DR Affiliate, or a Related Party as a seller based on the failure of a Product to function as advertised or any other reason beyond the control of the indemnified party, or (c) any tax liability on the sale of Products to End Users imposed on DR by a locality or jurisdiction resulting from Company’s (but not DR’s) nexus or contacts with that locality or jurisdiction.
 

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7.2.
Indemnification Procedure.  A Party seeking indemnification must promptly provide to the other written notice of the claim and tender the defense of that claim.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Party receiving notice will respond in writing to the tender of defense within twenty (20) business days of receipt notifying the indemnifying Party of any claim, demand, suit or proceeding for which the indemnifying Party has agreed to indemnify and hold the indemnified Party harmless, and the indemnifying Party, upon written request by the indemnified Party, will promptly defend and continue the defense of such claim, demand, suit or proceeding at the indemnifying Party’s expense.  A failure by the indemnifying Party to respond in writing to the tender of defense within the time specified in this paragraph will be deemed a waiver of any objection to its obligation to defend the indemnified Party, but a reservation of the indemnifying Party’s rights to object to any subsequent obligation to indemnify or to hold harmless the indemnified Party.  In the event the indemnifying Party accepts the tender of defense with a reservation of rights, rejects the tender of defense or fails to respond to a tender of defense, the indemnified Party shall thereafter have the right to control of the defense of such claim, including the right to select which firm defends the claim.  In the event the indemnifying Party rejects the tender of defense, the indemnifying Party will be liable for any legal fees and expenses incurred by the indemnified Party to compel the indemnifying Party to honor its obligations under this Section, and the indemnifying Party expressly waives any right it may have under statutory or common law which might operate to make the recovery of fees under this provision a mutual right.
 
The indemnifying Party will obtain the indemnified Party’s express prior written approval (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) to settle any claim if such settlement (i) arises from or is part of any criminal action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) contains a stipulation to or admission or acknowledgment of any liability or wrongdoing on the part of the indemnified Party, or (iii) requires any specific performance or non-pecuniary remedy by the indemnified Party.
 
If the indemnifying Party fails to undertake and continue such defense or fails (in the indemnified Party’s sole and reasonable opinion) to adequately pursue or conduct such defense, the indemnified Party will have the right (but not the obligation) to make and continue such defense as it considers appropriate, and the expenses and costs thereof (including without limitation the amounts of any judgment rendered against the indemnified Party) will be paid by the indemnifying Party.
 
7.3.
Limitation on Liability.  Except for each Party’s indemnification obligations relating to intellectual property infringement pursuant to Section 7.1(iii), the total liability of a Party under an Agreement for any cause will not exceed the net amount paid by Company to DR under that Agreement.
 
7.4.
No Consequential Damages.  Except for damages resulting from a breach of confidentiality or privacy obligations hereunder, NEITHER DR NOR COMPANY WILL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO EACH OTHER OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON OR ORGANIZATION FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OF ANY DESCRIPTION (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS OR LOSS OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS), WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND IRRESPECTIVE OF THE NUMBER OR NATURE OF CLAIMS.  THE LIMITATIONS UPON DAMAGES AND CLAIMS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 8  IS INTENDED TO APPLY WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN BREACHED OR HAVE BEEN HELD TO BE INVALID OR INEFFECTIVE AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN.

8.
Miscellaneous.
 
8.1.
Integration; Amendments.  These General Terms & Conditions and any Agreement(s) between the Parties set forth the entire understanding between the Parties with respect to the subject matter thereof, and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous proposals, communications, agreements, negotiations, and representations, whether written or oral, related thereto.  No amendment to these General Terms & Conditions or any Agreement will be valid unless made in writing and physically signed by the Parties.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between a term in these General Terms & Conditions and a corresponding term in any Agreement, the term in the Agreement will control.  In the event of a conflict between a term in these General Terms & Conditions and a corresponding term in any other instrument or understanding between the Parties, the term in these General Terms & Conditions will control.
 

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8.2.
Inurement; Assignment.  Each Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their permitted successors and assigns.  Neither Party may assign its rights or delegate its duties under these General Terms & Conditions or any Agreement (whether directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  In the event of a merger, acquisition, joint venture, or sale of substantially all of its assets or business of a Party (or any substantially similar transaction), and so long as the entity to which the contract is assigned is not a direct competitor of the other Party, that Party will be entitled (upon written notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the other Party) to assign this agreement to an affiliate, subsidiary or otherwise in connection with such transaction, so long as the assigning Party, at the option of the other Party, guarantees in writing the performance of the assignee.
 
In order to effectuate (a) the processing of payment for Transactions between DR and End Users located outside the United States (“Non-US Transactions”) and (b) the payment of amounts to Company related to such Non-US Transactions ((a) and (b) collectively, the “Non-US Transaction Obligations”), DR may partially assign this Agreement to a wholly-owned subsidiary of DR, and any such subsidiary to which this Agreement is so assigned shall be considered an additional party to this Agreement with respect to that subsidiary's performance of Non-US Transaction Obligations.  For the avoidance of doubt, any such assignment shall be effective upon written notice from DR to Company as required by these General Terms & Conditions.  Nothing in the foregoing shall relieve DR of its obligations under this Agreement, and DR shall remain the guarantor of any such subsidiary's performance under this Agreement.
 
8.3.
Governing Law.  Each Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware in the United States without reference to or use of any conflicts of laws provisions therein.  The Parties agree that:  (a) Hennepin County, Minnesota is the venue for any proceedings regarding an Agreement brought by Company and that any legal proceedings brought by Company arising out of or relating to an Agreement, including the negotiations or performance hereof, will be brought in the courts of Hennepin County, Minnesota, or the applicable United States District Court sitting in Hennepin County, Minnesota; and (b) Marin County, California is the venue for any proceedings regarding this Agreement brought by DR and that any legal proceedings brought by DR arising out of or relating to an Agreement, including the negotiations or performance hereof, will be brought in the courts of Marin County, California, or the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may, without the necessity of first posting a bond or other security or demonstrating any actual damages, seek and, if granted, obtain immediate equitable or injunctive relief under Section 8.7 from any court of competent jurisdiction.  The Parties specifically disclaim application of the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods, 1980.
 
8.4.
Export Compliance.  DR and Company shall comply with all relevant export control laws and regulations of any nation (collectively, “Export Control Laws”) that may apply to DR, Company, the Products or any End Users, as may be the case, including, without limitation, U.S. embargo laws administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.S. Export Administration Regulations.  DR and Company shall not export or re-export any Products except as permitted by such applicable Export Control Laws.  If required by any applicable Export Control Laws, Company (and not DR) shall apply for and obtain any export license required from the relevant governmental authority as to any specific Product, End User or shipment destination and shall furnish a copy of such license to DR.   DR may suspend or stop delivery of any Products where DR reasonably believes any such delivery will violate any applicable Export Control Laws or where Company has failed to apply for and obtain any required export license(s).
 
Company shall advise DR of the specific codes and classifications under any Export Control Laws applicable to any Products (including without limitation provision of appropriate Export Control Classification Numbers (“ECCNs”) and Schedule B codes).  Company shall promptly notify DR of any changes to such codes or classifications, or any modifications to the Products that may affect such codes or classifications.  Any information provided pursuant to this paragraph shall be provided to DR via email at orm@digitalriver.com.
 
8.5.
Notices.  Notification of any event required pursuant to these General Terms & Conditions or an Agreement will be deemed provided if such notice references these General Terms & Conditions and this Section, is in writing, and is personally delivered or sent by nationally or internationally recognized express courier to the other Party at the address specified at the beginning of these General Terms & Conditions, ATTN: General Counsel.  Notice will be deemed effective upon delivery.
 

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8.6.
Force Majeure.  Neither Party will be in breach of these General Terms & Conditions or an Agreement in the event it is unable to perform its obligations as a result of natural disaster, war, emergency conditions, labor strike, acts of terrorism, the substantial inoperability of the Internet, the inability to obtain supplies, or any other reason or condition beyond its reasonable control; provided, however, if such reasons or conditions remain in effect for a period of more than sixty (60) calendar days, either Party may terminate these General Terms & Conditions and all Agreements without cause upon written notice to the other Party.
 
8.7.
Irreparable Harm.  Each Party acknowledges that its breach of these General Terms & Conditions or an Agreement would cause irreparable injury to the other for which monetary damages are not an adequate remedy.  Accordingly, a Party will be entitled to injunctive relief and other equitable remedies in the event of a breach of the terms of these General Terms & Conditions or an Agreement.  The availability of injunctive relief will be a cumulative, and not an exclusive, remedy available to the Parties.
 
8.8.
Non-Solicitation.  Each Party (for the purposes of this Section, the “Hiring Party”) shall include as part of its interview process for employees and contractors an inquiry as to whether or not an applicant is or was an employee of the other Party (for the purposes of this Section, the “Non-Hiring Party”).  In the event a Hiring Party determines that an applicant is a current employee of the Non-Hiring Party (or has left the Non-Hiring Party’s employ within three (3) months of the date of inquiry), the Hiring Party will notify the candidate of its obligations to the Non-Hiring Party under this Section and provide the applicant with an option to withdraw her or his application. For applications not withdrawn, the executive of the appropriate division of the Hiring Party will notify the CFO and General Counsel of the Non-Hiring Party of the application pursuant to Section 8.5.  The notice will not identify the applicant by name, but will contain a description of the applicant's current (or, as applicable, final) functional position at the Non-Hiring Party.  Within three (3) business days of his/her receipt of notice, the Non-Hiring Party will provide to the Hiring Party either (i) a written waiver allowing the application process to continue, in which case the Hiring Party may continue the application process, or (ii) a request that the Hiring Party cease and desist in the hiring or employment of the applicant, in which case the Hiring Party shall immediately honor the request.  A failure to respond shall be construed as a waiver pursuant to clause (i) above.  Further, each Party will use commercially reasonable efforts to ask any applicant that is or was an employee of the other Party to obtain a waiver from the other Party pursuant to any non-compete agreement or other restriction on employment in effect with the other Party.
 
8.9.
Other.  No waiver or breach of any provision of these General Terms & Conditions or an Agreement (a) will be effective unless made in writing, or (b) will operate as or be construed to be a continuing waiver of such provision or breach.  In the event any portion of these General Terms & Conditions or an Agreement is held to be invalid, the same will not affect in any respect whatsoever the remainder of these General Terms & Conditions or the Agreement, as appropriate.  Each Party is an independent contractor of, and is not an employee, agent or authorized representative of, the other Party.  The provisions of these General Terms & Conditions and any Agreements will not in any respect whatsoever be deemed to create a partnership, joint venture, or other business combination between DR and the Company.  Except as may be expressly provided in an Agreement, neither Party shall have the right, power or authority to act or create any obligation, express or implied, on behalf of each other.  Notwithstanding any applicable statute of limitations, the Parties agree that any claims for breach of these General Terms & Conditions or an Agreement will be brought by a Party within two (2) years of the date that Party first has notice of the existence of such breach.  No provisions in either Party’s purchase orders or other business forms will modify, supersede or otherwise alter the terms of these General Terms & Conditions or an Agreement.  The Parties acknowledge and agree that these General Terms & Conditions and any Agreements have been negotiated by the Parties and their respective counsel, and will be interpreted fairly in accordance with its terms and without any strict construction in favor of or against either Party based on draftsmanship of the General Terms & Conditions or an Agreement or otherwise. Headings are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of these General Terms & Conditions or any Agreement.  DR may engage the services of subcontractors or agents to assist DR in the performance of its obligations and will be responsible for the acts and omissions of such subcontractors and agents.  Any reference to a section will refer to all subsections of that section.  These General Terms & Conditions and each Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original, but all of which will be one and the same document.  A copy (including PDF) or facsimile of a signature will be binding upon the signatory as if it were an original signature.  These General Terms & Conditions and each Agreement will not become binding on either Party until each Party has received a counterpart executed by the other Party.
 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the duly authorized representatives of the Parties have executed these General Terms & Conditions as of the dates set forth below, to be effective as of the Effective Date.

DR: Digital River, Inc.
 
Company:  Sonic Solutions
     
By:
/s/ Kevin Crudden  
By:
/s/ Paul Norris
     
Name:
Kevin Crudden  
Name:
Paul Norris
     
Title:
Vice President and General Counsel  
Title:
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
     
Dated:
February 28, 2006
  
Dated:
February 21, 2006
 

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Appendix 1 to General Terms & Conditions
Definitions

The following definitions will be applicable to the General Terms & Conditions and any Agreement(s).  As a general rule, terms are defined in bold where used in the General Terms & Conditions and Agreement(s) and appear within the text of the General Terms & Conditions and any Agreement(s) in Initial Caps Italics.  Any italicized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings afforded to them in the Agreement in which such terms are defined.

Affiliate:  Any entity which directly or indirectly owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or common control with the Party in question, as the case may be.
 
Confidential Information:  The inventions, trade secrets, computer software in both object and source code, algorithms, documentation, know how, technology, ideas, and all other business, customer, technical, and financial information owned by DR or Company, which is designated as confidential, or communicated in such a manner or under such circumstances as would reasonably enable a person or organization to ascertain its confidential nature.
 
Documentation:  All computer readable and/or printed instructions, manuals and other materials normally provided from time to time by Company to End Users for use of the Products, and all subsequent versions thereof provided to DR pursuant to these General Terms & Conditions.
 
DR Materials:  Computer readable materials and/or encryption software provided by DR for inclusion in an electronic package containing the Software, Documentation, and EULA, all of which materials, including all Rights, will be exclusively owned by DR.
 
End Users:  Person(s) or organization(s) that acquire a Product for use rather than resale or distribution.
 
End User License Agreement (EULA):  The computer readable and/or printed license agreement provided by Company to End Users that governs the use of the Products by End Users, and which is to be included with each copy of the Product sold by DR hereunder.
 
Non-Software Product:  Any Product provided by Company for distribution by DR which is not Software.
 
Product(s):  A copy of the Software and/or Non-Software Product, Documentation, and EULA, if any, packaged in computer readable form together for electronic delivery on www.digitalriver.com (or equivalent) and/or in tangible packaged form for delivery in accordance with these General Terms & Conditions, as identified in an Exhibit which may from time to time be modified in accordance with the provisions of these General Terms & Conditions.
 
Related Party:  Any person, organization or entity distributing Company’s Products through an agreement between that person, organization or entity and DR.
 
Rights:  Any and all rights of copyright, patent rights, trademark and service mark rights, trade secret rights, trade dress rights, character rights, artistic and moral rights, and any and all other proprietary rights of any kind whatsoever, together with associated registration rights and rights to sue for and collect damages for any infringement or violation of any of the foregoing.
 
Software:  The executable object code for Products, including all subsequent versions thereof provided to DR pursuant to these General Terms & Conditions.
 
Trademarks:  The trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, and logos used by DR and/or Company, as applicable, in connection with DR’s performance under these General Terms & Conditions, Company’s website, or the Products.
 
Transaction:  The sale of one or more Product(s) and/or other products or services offered by DR under an Agreement to an End User through a single order.
 
Work Product:  All HTML files, Java files, graphics files, animation files, data files, technology scripts and programs, both in object code and source code form, all technology, methods, processes, documentation, and any and all other materials or information prepared by, provided by, or used by DR in the course of performing its obligations under these General Terms & Conditions or any Agreement or Exhibit, including any modifications to any materials, and any other development tools customarily used by DR in connection with its performance of its obligations for its other customers and clients; together with any modifications or improvements to any of the foregoing, any of which may be made at any time by DR in its sole discretion; and all of which, including all Rights will be exclusively owned by DR.  Nothing in the foregoing provision is intended to convert into Work Product Company’s EULA, Products, Documentation or other materials prepared or provided by Company (or Rights therein).
 

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Reseller Agreement

Effective Date:   
August 18, 2005

Company:     
Sonic Solutions (a California corporation), 101 Rowland Way, Novato, CA 94945
   
Site:
http://www.sonicsolutions.com, http://www.sonic.com, http://www.roxio.com
   
Store:
http://www.digitalriver.com
 


As of the Effective Date, DR will resell Company’s products as the merchant of record through a Store created, owned, hosted and maintained by DR in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and all Appendices attached hereto, and the General Terms & Conditions between the Parties dated effective as of August 18, 2005 which are incorporated by reference into this Agreement.  This Agreement shall be void and of no force or effect if the Parties have not executed the General Terms & Conditions as of the date of execution of this Agreement.  The Parties may enter into one or more Exhibit(s) to this Agreement setting forth additional obligations between the Parties, provided such Exhibit(s) specifically reference this Agreement.  The Parties agree as follows:

Product and Pricing Information

Product
 
Suggested
Retail Price
 
Margin
Percentage
 
Responsible for
Delivery:
DR or Company
(C)
 
Method of Delivery:
Digital (D),
Physical (P), or Both (B)
[As previously provided]
 
[As
previously
provided]
 
[***]
 
[As
previously
provided]
 
[As previously
provided]

DR's Margin Percentage will apply for all products sold via digital delivery and will not be less than [***] Dollars USD ($[***]) for physical delivery, as long as Company maintains an Average Order Value greater than [***] Dollars USD ($[***]) on the Store(s) for the month. In the event that Company's Average Order Value for a given calendar month drops below [***] Dollars USD ($[***]), then (a) DR will notify Company of such decrease within five (5) days after the end of such month, and (b) in the event that, for the immediately following month, Company’s Average Order Value remains below [***] Dollars USD ($[***]), then the DR Discount will be no less than [***] Dollars ($[***]) per Product sold via digital delivery or physical delivery during that second month, and the Margin Percentage on such Products shall automatically be adjusted accordingly. For the avoidance of doubt, “Average Order Value” will calculated as aggregate Sales Price for Products purchased by End Users during a given calendar month through all of Company’s Store(s) divided by total Transactions through Company’s Store(s) for that calendar month.
 
Notwithstanding the Margin Percentage set forth above, DR agrees that the purchase price of a Product by DR from Company shall (subject to any additional discounts or amounts set forth in the any Exhibit to this agreement and other amounts earned by DR as set forth in this Agreement) in all circumstances be the greater of: (i) the Net Purchase Price for that Product; and (ii) the Base Price for that Product.

Set-Up Costs
   
·       Set Up Cost (Original Stores):
$[***] (the “Original Stores” consist of the following seven (7) Stores, with the language to be enabled on each such Store listed in (parenthesis):  (1) North America (English); (2) England (English); (3) France (French); (4) Italy (Italian); (5) Germany (German); (6) Spain (Spanish); (7) Taiwan (Chinese – either Mandarin or Cantonese))
 
·       Set-Up Cost (each additional Stores):
$[***] (estimated; to be approved by DR and Company in writing prior to inception of work)
 
     
Costs of Services
   
·       Monthly Hosting Cost:
[***]
 
·       Free Order Processing Cost:
$[***] per digital order/$[***] per physical order
 
 

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·       Domestic Customer Service:
$[***] per minute utilization; $[***] per email
 
·       International Customer Service:
$[***] per minute utilization; $[***] per email
 

Optional Services (Initial on Line to Accept)
                      
Money Order/Check/Wire Transfer Acceptance Cost – Included
                      
Electronic Payment – ACH/Wire Transfer - $25.00 per U.S. payment/$50.00 per International payment
(attach banking info)
 

 
Reseller Agreement Additional Terms & Conditions

DR’s Rights and Obligations
 
·
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, DR will be the seller and merchant of record for all Product sales to End Users through the Store maintained by DR for Company.  DR may, in its sole discretion, set the price or license fee at which Products will be offered to End Users for sale.  Title to all Products will remain with Company until DR processes a Transaction by an End User, at which time DR purchases the applicable Product(s) from Company, and title to those Products will pass to DR for immediate subsequent passage to the End User. Transactions will be processed, and payments will be made in accordance with the provisions of Appendix 2 to this Reseller Agreement.
 
·
DR will establish and maintain Store and the Cart to Company’s reasonable specifications.  Those portions of the Store other than the Cart will include agreed-upon DR marketing and promotional literature but will not include DR’s name, logo or other identifying mark without Company’s prior consent.  In connection with checkout pages of the Store and the Cart, DR shall place links to its (a) privacy policy, (b) terms and conditions of sale, (c) disclosure of DR as the seller to End Users and (d) the text of pages which are utilized in connection with the Cart, provided that, and subject to DR’s right to make the final decision as to such matters, DR will collaborate with Company, seek Company’s input, and otherwise involve Company in any decisions regarding such matters.  Each party agrees to act in good faith and to cooperate in order to reach agreement regarding the privacy policy, terms and conditions of sale, and disclosure of DR as the seller, as well as the text of any other required disclosures to End Users included on the pages which are utilized in connection with the Cart.  Notwithstanding such good faith efforts, in the event that the parties are unable to agree as to any such matters and DR includes disclosures in the Cart or on the checkout pages of the Store that are unacceptable to Company, Company may, as its sole remedy, terminate this Agreement, provided that (a) Company shall ensure that any decision by Company to terminate has been made by a Company executive at least at the Senior Vice President level after an escalation procedure that includes face-to-face executive level consultation between the parties, and (b) DR shall have no less than ten (10) business days after such face-to-face meeting within which to reverse any action that caused the Company to seek to terminate under this provision or make any changes to the disclosures in the Store or Cart agreed upon by the executives at that meeting.  For the avoidance of doubt, Company shall be permitted to include a link to its own privacy policy in the Store, notwithstanding any link to DR’s privacy policy that may be included within the Store as described above.  Subject to Company’s ownership of all content and other materials provided by or on behalf of Company and included in the Store, DR will retain ownership of the Store.
 
·     DR will post “opt-in” or “opt-out” language (at Company’s election) on the checkout page of the Store, providing each End User with an opportunity to elect to receive solicitations from Company.  DR will provide a copy of all customer information, except DR will not provide any End Users’ credit card-specific information to Company (such as credit card number or expiration date, but not, for the avoidance of doubt, name or address) (all such information provided, “End User Data”).  Company represents, warrants and covenants that it shall not use any End User Data to solicit any End User who has not opted in to receive, or opted out of receiving (as appropriate), such solicitations from Company.  DR will not provide any of End User Data to any person, or use the End User Data for any purpose (other than for DR’s legitimate internal business purposes in connection with this Agreement at any time during the term or after the termination of this Agreement, specifically including ongoing fraud control for all DR clients generally, customer service, and optimizing marketing best practices for DR clients by using information in an aggregate, anonymous form only, but specifically excluding marketing to such End Users using the End User Data provided through the Store) without Company’s advance consent, except if Company’s Products are distributed by Channel Partners pursuant to another Agreement between the Parties, Channel Partners may have rights of use of End User Data relating to Transactions through such Channel Partners.
 

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·
DR will provide Company with the Digital River Command Console and associated remote control tools; email marketing campaigns to Company’s user base as mutually agreed upon by the Parties in writing; and online reporting via the DR administrative interface.  DR will screen all Transactions processed through the Store using its fraud screening system.
 
·
DR will assign an Account Development Manager (“ADM”) to serve as Company’s primary point of contact for the Store, accounting, marketing, and other administrative issues related to this Agreement.  DR will provide account management services by ADMs to assist Company in the normal maintenance of the Store at a rate of One Hundred and Eighty-Five Dollars ($185.00) per hour.  Any and all expenses incurred by DR in connection with the provision of the maintenance services specified in this Agreement will be deducted from the Sales Price of Products to reflect an additional portion of the DR Discount.  The performance of the maintenance services will be scheduled in such manner and at such times as may be mutually agreed upon by DR and the Company.
 
·
DR's policy is to provide End Users with a thirty (30) day right to return Products for a refund of the purchase price paid by the End User.  DR shall process returns and refunds initiated by Company’s support team.  This policy with respect to Company’s Stores is subject to modification from time to time by the mutual agreement of DR and Company.  DR will cooperate and assist Company and End Users with respect to Product returns.  DR and Company shall discuss in good faith additional steps which may be taken to reduce returns.
 
·
All requested and mutually agreed upon web site programming, design, and changes made after the initial Store setup, excluding changes to make normal price changes, product additions, and version updates, account maintenance services, and any services not specifically set forth in this Agreement or any other Agreement between the Parties, will be agreed upon in writing via DR’s Change Order Form available from DR upon request, and will be charged to Company on a time and materials basis at DR’s then-current rate.
 
·
In the event of a conflict between any Product-specific information in this Agreement and information subsequently provided by Company via the DR administrative interface, the information provided via the DR administrative interface will control.

·
Through August 18, 2006 (the “Exclusivity Period”), DR will be the exclusive provider of online commerce services through which Company sells its products directly to end-users.  For the avoidance of doubt, this exclusivity does not apply to other sales channels (for example, OEM and other non-direct-to-consumer sales such as VLP) or to brick & mortar sales or sales of non-Company products.  Furthermore, during the Exclusivity Period, Company will make good faith efforts to involve DR in additional business opportunities that may arise.
 
·
For a period a three (3) months from the date of termination of this Agreement (the “Winding-Down Period”), DR and Company shall continue to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement in order for Company to effectuate a transition from DR to an alternative commerce service provider.  DR shall provide reasonable assistance to Company in transitioning its business from DR to an alternative provider during the Winding-Down Period.   Company may end the Winding-Down Period at any time upon notice to DR.  DR is under no obligation to extend the Winding-Down Period.
 
 ·
DR shall provide to Company a SAS-70 Type II report produced on an annual basis, to be delivered to Company in each year promptly following DR’s receipt of the final report for that year, covering the internal controls related to measurement/valuation, completeness, timeliness, and occurrence/existence of sales through DR’s systems, as well as the safeguarding of Company’s software/intellectual property.
 
·
DR shall provide the Store in connection with the terms set forth in the Service Level Agreement attached hereto as Appendix 3.

Company’s Rights and Obligations
 
·
Company grants DR a right and license to: (i) package, reproduce and distribute within the Territory, the Products to the End Users as specified in this Agreement; and (ii) use the Company’s Trademarks solely in connection with the reproduction, packaging, promotion, and distribution of the Products, in a manner reasonably specified by Company and as otherwise permitted by written agreement between DR and Company (which, in the case of Company, must be executed by an officer of Company).
 
·
Company will deliver the current versions of the Products to DR immediately following execution of this Agreement.  Accordingly, Company will provide DR with (i) for Products delivered electronically, copies of the Software on a gold master and the EULA for each such Product in computer readable form; (ii) for Products delivered physically, an inventory of Product prepackaged and ready for shipment, appropriately labeled for use in the Territory and with all certifications, approvals and authorizations needed for use in the Territory, to be held by DR to fulfill orders for such Product; (iii) additional inventory as needed by DR from time to time; (iv) Product specification information in a single file, self extracting archive format, or in another mutually agreeable computer readable form that can be accurately reproduced by DR; (v) Documentation in a computer readable form mutually agreeable to the Parties that can be accurately reproduced by DR; and (vi) any other information, items and materials reasonably required by DR to enable it to distribute the Products.  Company will be responsible for the expense associated with, and will bear the risk of loss for, all shipments of tangible Products to DR.


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Reseller Agreement
 
·
Company will provide to DR copies of all new releases, updates, or revisions to Software and Documentation within a commercially reasonable period of time prior to general release and on or before the date the improved versions are offered to any other distributor or reseller.  All shipments of tangible Products to DR will be clearly labeled with DR’s purchase order number on the outside of the box.  DR will have no liability of any kind whatsoever as a result of any delay in the delivery of Products by Company, or the delivery of non-conforming tangible Product.
 
·
If Company wishes to have DR distribute a new product, Company shall provide an operational sample for evaluation.  If Company wishes to have DR distribute an existing product not currently listed as a Product in this Agreement, Company will provide DR with the requested information via the “Digital River Online Company Services Page” at http://www.digitalriver.com (or equivalent), at which time such products will be deemed to be added to this Agreement and will be construed as a Product.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, DR may elect not to distribute any Product which DR reasonably believes represents a business or legal risk to DR, or is not consistent with DR’s criteria for products distributed by DR.
 
·
Company will establish and maintain a privacy policy for the Site which advises End Users that their personal information (including credit card information) may be provided to Company’s subcontractors and agents in connection with the processing and fulfillment of orders through the Site, and will ensure that it complies with any data privacy or other applicable laws or regulations regarding the transfer of information relating to End Users to DR (and to Channel Partners if so allowed by Company in an separate Agreement).
 
·
Company will be solely responsible for providing all support relating to the purchase and download of Products by End Users.  DR shall forward any support requests it may receive by email to Company at an email address to be provided by Company, and shall provide any End Users contacting DR customer support via telephone with Company’s customer telephone support contact information to be provided by Company.  DR shall charge Company for any calls and emails so handled by DR at the rates set forth above, except as set forth below.
 
DR shall not charge Company any fees for customer support for a certain period following the execution of this Agreement, such period to end at such time as all Original Stores have been fully transitioned and are made generally available for use to End Users exclusively via DR’s Pacific platform (such period, the “Transition Period”).
 
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Company will be solely responsible for (a) the terms and conditions of any and all EULAs, their compliance with applicable laws and regulations within the Territory, (b) Company’s performance of its obligations under any and all EULAs, and (c) the provision of support and responsibility for warranty obligations relating to Products in accordance with Company’s support policy but in no event inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the applicable EULA.

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY:
   
SONIC SOLUTIONS
 
DIGITAL RIVER, INC.
     
/s/ Paul Norris
 
/s/ Kevin Crudden
Signature
 
Signature
     
Paul Norris, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
 
Kevin Crudden, Vice President and General Counsel
Printed Name & Title
 
Printed Name & Title
     
February 21, 2006
 
February 28, 2006
Date
 
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Appendix 1 to Reseller Agreement
Definitions

The definitions in this Agreement and the General Terms & Conditions will be applicable to this Agreement and any Exhibits to this Agreement entered into by the Parties.  As a general rule, terms are defined in bold in the Agreement and General Terms & Conditions and appear within the text of the General Terms & Conditions, the Agreement and any Exhibits in Initial Caps Italics.

Base Price:  For each Product, the amount equal to the Suggested Retail Price for that Product less the applicable Margin Percentage.
 
Cart:  Those portions of the Store forming the purchase process for Products, including without limitation the “shopping cart” identifying the products to be purchased, the Transaction, and the confirmation of the Transaction. The Cart shall not include those portions of the Store providing information and pricing on Products which are not part of the purchase process.
 
Channel Partner:  Any person, organization or entity engaged by DR to facilitate or make sales of the Products, where Company has agreed to allow for distribution of its Products through Channel Partners pursuant to a separate Agreement.
 
DR Discount:  The total amount payable to DR associated with Product sales, and marketing, customer support and other services provided to Company in relation to the Product sales, under DR’s general obligations as set out in this Agreement, including without limitation Account Management Costs, Costs of Services, Optional Services, and the Margin Percentage.
 
Margin Percentage:  The percentage of the Sales Price which is earned by DR on Host Sales, as determined on a monthly basis as set forth in Appendix 2.
 
Host Sales:  Sales of the Products originating from the Site.
 
Net Purchase Price:  The purchase price of the Products as between Company and DR being the Sales Price less the DR Discount and other associated costs or amounts earned by DR.
 
Sales Price:  The gross dollar amount received by DR for a Host Sale, less any amounts received for shipping and handling, sales or use taxes, valued added or other Transaction-based taxes, import or export duties or fees, all of which will be retained by DR.
 
Site:  Company’s world wide web site, as identified on the first page of this Agreement.
 
Store:  The DR owned and constructed World Wide Web site from which Company’s Products may be purchased by End Users from DR as the merchant of record.  The proposed URL for the Store is shown on the first page of this Agreement.
 
Store Live Date:  The date on which Company’s Products are first made available for sale to End Users in the Store to be made available to the public over the Internet under this Agreement.
 
Suggested Retail Price:  The amount Company publishes as the stated price for End User purchases of Products.  If Company specifies one or more promotional price(s) for a Product in connection with a sales promotion of that Product, for the duration of such sales promotion the Suggested Retail Price shall be the promotional price(s).
 
Territory:  All countries in the world except (i) countries to which export or re-export of any Product, or the direct products of any Product, is prohibited by applicable law without first obtaining the permission of the applicable export authorities or their successor, and (ii) countries that may be hereafter explicitly excluded pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.


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Appendix 2 to Reseller Agreement
Processing and Payments

For each copy of a Product sold and delivered to an End User, DR will be responsible for the processing of payments made by End Users. Amounts collected by DR will be deposited in an account established, owned, and maintained by DR. DR will be solely responsible for the payment of any and all credit or other payment card interchange, discount, processing, transaction and similar fees.
 
With respect to Transactions, in states within the United States where DR has nexus for sales or use tax purposes, DR will be solely responsible for the preparation and filing of any and all sales or use tax return, and the payment of any and all sales or use taxes, together with any and all related interest and penalties.  In any non-US jurisdiction where DR is subject to value added tax, goods and services tax or any similar taxes, DR will be solely responsible for the preparation and filing of any and all tax returns related to such tax collected, and the payment of any and all such VAT, GST or similar taxes, together with any and all related interest and penalties.  DR will not be liable for any sales, use, VAT, GST or similar taxes in any state within the United States (or applicable foreign jurisdiction) where DR does not have nexus, a fixed establishment, or is otherwise not subject to tax.
 
Except as set forth above, Company shall be responsible for any taxes imposed on DR’s performance of its obligations hereunder (excluding taxes based on the gross or net income of DR), and for any taxes imposed on the sale or licensing of Products from Company to DR (or Company’s income derived therefrom). In no event shall DR be responsible for any tax based on Company’s net income or similar basis, or the preparation of any tax return related thereto.  In the event DR is required to make payment of any such taxes on Company’s behalf, DR will deduct the amount of such taxes from any amounts due Company, or invoice Company for such taxes paid, at its option.
 
Within five (5) business days after the end of each calendar month, by electronic and/or facsimile transmission, DR will notify Company about Transactions for which payment by DR is processed during the previous calendar month (the “Processing Report”). With respect to Host Sales, the Processing Report will contain the names and delivery addresses of the End Users, and the names, Product numbers, and quantity of the Products sold by DR to particular End Users. Within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month, DR will pay to Company the Net Purchase Price for Products which DR sold during such immediately preceding calendar month net of Products returned during such immediately preceding calendar month.  DR shall be entitled to include as additional portion of the DR Discount, any out-of pocket fees or costs incurred by DR necessary in order to permit or allow the delivery of Company’s Products (e.g., import fees).  DR will also be permitted to deduct any and all other fees, charges, or expense amounts due (or reimbursable to) DR as described in this Agreement from the amount due to Company.
 
Under no circumstances will DR be obligated to pay any amount to Company in connection with (a) any chargebacks or (b) any activities that are deemed to be fraudulent or criminal, provided however, DR agrees to pay to Company the Net Purchase Price for fraudulent transactions in each calendar month in excess of a [***] percent ([***]%) fraud rate, calculated as fraudulent and other charge backs processed in that calendar month divided by the aggregate Sales Price of Host Sales for that calendar month. DR will use commercially reasonable efforts to screen for, detect, prevent, and take such other actions as it deems reasonably necessary to prevent any fraudulent activity. The existence of fraud, or the possibility of the existence of fraud, will be determined in the sole discretion of DR, and DR may, in its sole discretion, make such inquiries and investigations as it deems appropriate under the circumstances. Pending such inquiries and investigations, DR will have no obligation to make payment to Company of any amount associated with such inquiries and investigations.
 
Any amounts invoiced to Company by DR which are not subject to a bona fide dispute shall be due and payable by Company thirty (30) calendar days from the date of invoice, in a manner reasonably acceptable to DR. Undisputed late payments will bear interest at the rate of one and one half percent (1.5%) per month, or the maximum amount permitted by law, whichever is less.  Company shall be liable for all collection expenses incurred by DR, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.  Company’s dispute as to a portion of any invoice or amount owed shall not give Company the right to withhold or delay payment of the whole invoice or amount owed.  Under no circumstances will the provisions of this Agreement be deemed to require DR to distribute any Products that could, in the reasonable discretion of DR, result in no, or an unacceptably small level of, profitability for DR.
 

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Reseller Agreement
 
Appendix 3 to Reseller Agreement
Service Level Agreement

DR shall provide the Store with at least [***] percent ([***]%) up time measured over each fiscal quarter (“Uptime”).

For purposes of calculating Uptime, “Downtime” shall be defined as a lapse in availability that commences as of the time the service interruption first occurs and ends when the service is fully restored or a workaround identified and implemented.  Downtime shall not include any period of unavailability due to either (1) scheduled maintenance and/or upgrades (provided that any scheduled maintenance or upgrade event that may result in a loss of Uptime must meet the following requirements in order to be excluded from Downtime:  (a) DR must first have taken all commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the interruption to Uptime (e.g., by utilizing redundancy to maintain Uptime), and (b) DR must have provided Company with as much advance notice of the time and date of the event as was commercially feasible under the circumstances, or (2) any other event beyond the control of DR which includes without limitation any external interruption of major telecommunications (other than as a result of a failure to pay required fees or other amounts by DR); the failure or substantial failure of the Internet; or force majeure (including without limitation acts of God, terrorism, natural disaster, war, riots, and labor strife). DR shall support the current release of Internet Explorer (IE) for access to DR’s commerce system.
 
DR agrees to take reasonable industry standard precautions to mitigate the risk of Downtime, including but not limited to using anti-virus and anti-trojan software; installing available hardware and software patches; maintaining a firewall; backing up files including off site backups, data and software regularly; implementing security systems including intrusion protection systems and fire protection systems; and maintaining redundant internet providers.  DR will maintain at minimum two (2) DS3 lines from separate vendors to handle traffic from DR’s facility to the Internet.

Uptime for a fiscal quarter is calculated in accordance with the following formula:

Uptime = (Total minutes per fiscal quarter – Total minutes Downtime per fiscal quarter)
(Total minutes per fiscal quarter)

In the event that DR’s Uptime fails to meet the required percentage in any given quarter, DR will credit Company the lost sales by calculating the average hourly sales rate during such quarter and multiply this times the number of hours that are represented by the Uptime shortfall. DR will credit this amount to the Company’s account.

Exclusive Remedy for Failure to Perform
Should DR fail to meet its Uptime commitment set forth herein in any two (2) fiscal quarters, Company’s sole and exclusive remedy in addition to the credit set forth above shall be to terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice to DR.   In the event Company fails to provide DR with notice of such termination within forty-five (45) calendar days of the end of the fiscal quarter giving rise to such termination right, Company shall be deemed to have waived its right to terminate this Agreement for such failure (but shall have the right to so terminate if the terms of this paragraph are met in any subsequent fiscal quarter).


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Amendment No. 2 To
Digital River Reseller Agreement

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 (the “Amendment”) is made this 1st  day of January, 2007 (the “Amendment Effective Date”), to that certain Digital River Reseller Agreement dated August 18, 2005 (the “Agreement”), by and between Sonic Solutions (“Company”) and Digital River, Inc. (“DR”).  Unless specified otherwise within this Amendment, all capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the same meaning as they do in the Agreement.

Background

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, DR operates certain Stores as a reseller of Company’s Products (some of which are electronically delivered to End Users and downloaded by such End Users for their use) and as merchant of record for Transactions; and

WHEREAS, the parties wish to revise and add to the terms of the Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, representations and covenants set forth herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1.
Backup CD Exhibit.  Company may (at its sole discretion) suspend DR’s ability to offer DR’s Backup CD solution on a particular Store or Stores, upon fifteen (15) business days written notice to DR.  Following its receipt of such notice, DR shall remove the offering of its Backup CD solution on the affected Store(s) as soon as commercially feasible.  For those Stores for which Company has suspended DR’s ability to offer DR’s Backup CD solution, Sonic may provide backup CDs either directly or through a subcontractor of Company, and may offer such backup CDs through such Store(s).  Each such Sonic-provided or Sonic subcontractor-provided backup CD offered for a particular Company Product shall be considered a separate Product for the purposes of the Agreement.
 
In the event Sonic elects (in its sole discretion) to rescind its suspension for a particular Store, Sonic may provide DR with fifteen (15) business days notice of such election, in which event (a) DR shall re-enable the offering of its Backup CD solution on the affected Store(s) as soon as commercially feasible following its receipt of such notice on the same terms and conditions as such Backup CD solution is currently provided (all time spent by DR personnel re-enabling the Backup CD solution shall be billed to Company as maintenance services in accordance with the terms of the Agreement); and (b) on or prior to the date DR recommences offering the Backup CD Solution on the affected Store(s), Sonic shall cease offering an alternative backup CD solution through the affected Store(s).

2.
SAS-70.  The second-to-last bullet under “DR’s Rights and Obligations (“•  DR shall provide to Company a SAS-70 Type II report….”) is hereby deleted in its entirety and shall be of no further force and effect.

3.
Development Partner Credit.  For the term of the Agreement, Company shall serve as a DR Development Partner, which shall include the following additional responsibilities: (a) the Parties shall meet regularly (but in no event less than once per calendar quarter) to discuss mutual objectives and initiatives, including without limitation review of test results, Cart design, and checkout process; and (b) Company shall allow DR to perform champion/challenger testing of various Store and Cart designs suggested by DR if both parties mutually agree via email that the test is warranted, approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned (DR shall provide up to [***] ([***]) hours of engineering development time per [***] at no additional cost to Company for new cart designs, layout, and customer integration directly related to champion/challenger testing performed pursuant to this clause (ii)).  As consideration for being a DR Development Partner, at the end of each calendar quarter DR shall provide a credit to Company of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) (the “Development Partner Credit”), which shall be applied against amounts owed to DR for the last month of that calendar quarter. For the avoidance of doubt, Company is not entitled to direct payment or reimbursement for the Development Partner Credit.
 
 
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In the event Company fails to perform any of its obligations under this Section 3 during a calendar quarter and fails to cure such nonperformance within twenty-one (21) calendar days of receipt of written notice from DR of such failure, the Development Partner Credit for such calendar quarter shall be waived.

4.
Construction. Notwithstanding that this Amendment has been prepared by DR, Company and DR confirm that this Amendment constitutes the understanding of the parties and is intended to be construed in a manner that is consistent with the subject matter and activities contemplated by the Agreement, and the terms and conditions of the Agreement.  No rule of strict construction with respect to this Amendment shall be applied against either DR or Company.

5.
Counterparts. This Amendment and any subsequent amendment to the Agreement may be executed in several counterparts and by each party on a separate counterpart, each of which, when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.  A fax signature or signature delivered as an imaged attachment to an e-mail message shall be deemed equivalent to an original ink signature.  This Amendment (and any subsequent amendment) shall not become binding on any party until all parties to the Agreement have transmitted to the other party(ies) a counterpart executed by the transmitting party.

Other than the changes set forth in the preceding paragraphs, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the Amendment Effective Date set forth above.

COMPANY:
 
DR:
     
SONIC SOLUTIONS
 
DIGITAL RIVER, INC.
     
/s/ A. Clay Leighton
 
/s/ Tom Donnelly
Signature
 
Signature
     
A. Clay Leighton, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
Tom Donnelly, Chief Financial Officer
Printed Name & Title
 
Printed Name & Title
     
March 1, 2007
 
March 13, 2007
Date
  
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DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into on March 28, 2002, by and between Roxio Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Roxio”), and Navarre, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Distributor”).
 
IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MUTUAL PROMISES CONTAINED HEREIN, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
 
1.           DEFINITIONS
 
1.1         “Like Distributor” shall mean a distributor that sells the same Products to the same customer base in the Territory.
 
1.2         “Price List” shall mean the Roxio Distribution Authorized Products and Price List, as amended from time to time by Roxio, prevailing at the time Roxio accepts a Purchase Order from Distributor.
 
1.3         “Products” shall mean those products and services listed on Exhibit A hereto.  Products may be changed, deleted or added by Roxio, at its sole discretion.  Roxio shall be under no obligation to continue the production of any Product.
 
1.4         “Purchase Order” shall mean the written purchase orders by which Distributor orders the Products, as more particularly described in Section 4 below.
 
1.5         “Term” shall mean the term of this Agreement, which shall commence on the Effective Date and continue for one (1) year thereafter, unless earlier terminated under the provisions of Section 14 of this Agreement.  This Agreement shall automatically renew for additional one (1) year periods, unless either party provides notice of termination sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the then-current term.
 
1.6         “Territory” shall mean the Territory set forth on Exhibit B.
 
2.           APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORITY
 
2.1         Appointment.  Roxio hereby appoints Distributor as Roxio’s non-exclusive distributor for the Products to the Distribution Accounts in the Territory, subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, and Distributor hereby accepts such appointment.  Distributor shall have the right to license Products from Roxio for distribution to the Distribution Accounts in the Territory, subject to the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to, the restrictions specified in Section 11.2.  Roxio reserves the right to appoint other distributors and representatives and/or to market Products directly to the Distribution Accounts and in the Territory.

 
 

 

2.2         Independent Contractors.  The parties shall act as independent contractors in the performance of this Agreement, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to (i) give either party the power to direct and control the day-to-day activities of the other; (ii) constitute the parties as partners, joint venturers, co-owners, agents or otherwise as participants in a joint or common undertaking; or (iii) allow Distributor to create or assume any obligation on behalf of Roxio for any purpose whatsoever.  Specifically, without limitation, neither party will enter into any Agreement, contract, or arrangement with any government or government representative or with any person, firm, corporation or other enterprise imposing any legal obligations or liability of any kind whatsoever on the other and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither party will sign the other’s name to any commercial paper, contract or other instrument and will not contract any debt or enter into any Agreement, either expressed or implied, binding the other to the payment of money and/or in any other regard.  All financial obligations associated with Distributor’s business are the sole responsibility of Distributor.  All sales and other agreements between Distributor and its customers are Distributor’s exclusive responsibility and shall have no effect on Distributor’s obligations under this Agreement.
 
3.           DISTRIBUTOR GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
 
3.1         Promotion of Products.  Distributor shall, at its own expense, vigorously promote the sale of the Products to all Distribution Accounts, to Distributor’s maximum capacity.
 
3.2         Market Assistance.  Distributor shall, at it own expense and consistent with the sales policies of Roxio, (i) assist Roxio in assessing customer requirements for the Product, including modifications and improvements thereto, in terms of quality, design, functional capability, and other features; and (ii) submit market research information, as reasonably requested by Roxio, regarding competition and changes in the market in the Territory.
 
3.3         General Conduct.  Distributor agrees:  (i) to conduct business in a manner that reflects favorably at all times on the Products and the good name, goodwill and reputation of Roxio; (ii) to avoid deception, misleading or unethical practices that are or might be detrimental to Roxio or the public, including but not limited to, disparagement of Roxio or its Products; (iii) not to publish or employ or cooperate in the publication or employment of, any misleading or deceptive advertising material; (iv) to make no representations, warranties or guarantees to customers or to the trade with respect to the specifications, features or capabilities of Products that are inconsistent with the literature distributed by Roxio; and (v) not to engage in any acts prohibited by local, state, federal or national law, including antitrust or unfair trade practice laws, which prohibit various forms of predatory, discriminatory or below-cost pricing.
 
3.4         Export Requirements.  Distributor shall, at its own expense, pay for all export licenses and permits, pay customs charges and duty fees, and take all other actions required to accomplish to export of the Products purchased by Distributor.  Distributor warrants that it shall comply in all respects with the export and re-export restrictions applicable to the Products, including those set forth in the export license for every Product shipped to Distributor, and shall indemnify Roxio for any losses resulting from Distributor’s noncompliance.

 
 

 

3.5         Reports.  Distributor agrees to prepare and forward to Roxio, reports as may be reasonably requested by Roxio, including, without limitation, monthly reports of inventory on hand, intra-location transfers and sales data relating to the Products.  Within ten (10) days after the close of each month, Distributor shall submit sales data which shall include, without limitation: Distributor shipping location; customer account number; customer name, address, city, state, zip code, phone number; Distributor part number; Roxio part number; quantity of Products sold (either sold or RMA issued); and customer price using cost of goods sold.
 
3.6         Audit Rights.  Roxio reserves the right to have an authorized Roxio representative, at Roxio’s cost, audit Distributor’s records relating to sales and inventories of Products, including, without limitation, records pertaining to any claims submitted by Distributor for sales and inventories of Products (including claims for price protection, stock rotation, returned products, ship from stock and debit, and other transactions) or otherwise as necessary to verify Distributor’s compliance with this Agreement.  Upon prior written notice, Distributor shall provide access to such records during normal business hours at Distributor’s locations(s).  Distributor agrees to maintain all such records by location for a minimum of three (3) years after the date of the transaction.  If an audit indicates an underpayment of five percent (5%) or more of any amounts due hereunder or other non-monetary noncompliance, Distributor will promptly reimburse Roxio for the reasonable cost of the audit.  Such rights will remain in effect through a period ending one year from the termination of this Agreement.
 
4.           PURCHASE TERMS
 
4.1         Purchase Orders.  All orders for Products submitted by Distributor shall be initiated by a written purchase order (“Purchase Order”) in accordance with this Section 4 provided, however, Distributor may place an order verbally, by fax if a confirmational Purchase Order is received by Roxio within five (5) days thereafter.  All orders shall be for at least the Minimum Shipment Quantity as defined in Section 5.4.  No Purchase Order shall be binding until accepted by Roxio in writing.  Roxio shall have no liability to Distributor with respect to Purchase Orders that are not accepted in writing.  Any additional or inconsistent terms in Distributor’s Purchase Order or acknowledgment are considered deleted and of no force or effect.
 
4.2         Purchase Order Terms.  All Purchase Orders shall state:  (i) the type, model and quantity of the Products ordered, using Roxio part numbers; (ii) the “billable” purchase order number; (iii) the requested delivery date; (iv) the requested location for shipment and (if different) the “bill to” address.  All Purchase Orders must be signed by an authorized purchasing agent of Distributor; provided, however, that absent express instructions from Distributor to the contrary, Roxio shall be entitled to assume that any signed Purchase Orders are duly authorized.  Standard lead-time for Purchase Orders of standard Products initially is four (4) weeks, although Roxio may modify such lead-time from time to time.  Roxio shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to deliver Products as soon as is reasonably practical.

 
 

 

4.3         Change Orders/Cancellations.  Distributor may cancel a Purchase Order or reschedule delivery under a Purchase Order within forty-eight (48) hours of Roxio’s receipt of the Purchase Order.  Outside of this forty-eight hour period, Distributor may only cancel a Purchase Order or reschedule delivery under a Purchase Order fifteen (15) days or more in advance of the scheduled delivery date for such Purchase Order; provided, however, that in the case of rescheduling by the Distributor, the rescheduled date for shipment must be within sixty (60) days of the originally scheduled shipping date.  Roxio reserves the right to request non-cancelable orders for specific circumstances, at Roxio’s sole option.
 
4.4         Distributor Breach.  Notwithstanding any prior acceptance by Roxio of a Purchase Order, Roxio shall not be obligated to ship Products if Distributor is in breach of this Agreement at the time of the scheduled shipment.
 
4.5         Delivery.  All Products shall be packed for shipment in Roxio’s standard shipping cartons, marked for shipment to Distributor’s address requested in the Purchase Order, and delivered to Distributor or its carrier EXW (per Incoterms 2000), at Roxio’s shipping dock at the location stated on the Roxio Purchase Order (or if not stated, Roxio’s then-current headquarters in California, USA) Title to Products and risk of loss shall pass to Distributor when such Products leave the applicable Roxio shipping dock in the U.S. Roxio will select the ground shipment carrier and pay ground freight charges.  Drop shipments to Distributor’s customers shall be permitted on a case-by-case basis, with Roxio’s written approval.  If Distributor requests a method of shipment other than ground shipment, Distributor may select the method of shipment, carrier and type of conveyance, at Distributor’s expense (subject to Section 5.4).  Roxio may make partial shipments of Products, which shall be separately invoiced.  Partial shipments shall not affect Distributor’s obligation relating to the balance of the Purchase Order.
 
4.6         Inspection/Acceptance.  Distributor shall inspect all Products promptly following receipt and, within thirty (30) days following receipt, shall notify the freight forwarder and Roxio of any claim for damages or shortages.  Within thirty (30) days after receipt (the “Inspection Period”), Distributor shall give Roxio notice of any claim that a Product does not conform with Roxio’s published specifications in effect at the time of Distributor’s order.  To reject a Product, Distributor shall notify Roxio in writing or by fax of its rejection and request a Return Material Authorization (“RMA”) number.  Roxio shall issue RMA numbers in accordance with its then current standard procedures.  Within ten (10) days of receipt of the RMA number, Distributor shall return the rejected Product to Roxio (i) in accordance with Roxio’s RMA policies, procedures and instructions; (ii) freight prepaid; and (iii) in its original shipping carton with the RMA number prominently displayed on the outside of the carton.  Roxio reserves the right to refuse to accept any rejected Products that do not bear an RMA number on the outside of the carton or which otherwise do not comply with Roxio’s RMA policies, procedures and instructions.  Any Product not properly rejected by Distributor within the Inspection Period shall be deemed accepted.

 
 

 

5.           DISTRIBUTOR PRICE; PAYMENT
 
5.1         Price.  Distributor’s purchase price (the “Price”) for each of the Products purchased by Distributor for resale to the Distribution Accounts shall be as set forth in the Price List in effect at the time of Roxio’s acceptance of a Purchase Order from Distributor, except as otherwise set forth in this Section 5.  Prices are stated and shall be paid in United States currency.  Distributor shall be free to establish its selling price for sale of the Products to Distributor’s customers in the Distribution Accounts.
 
5.2         Price Modifications.  Roxio reserves the right to revise the Price for any Product at any time upon Roxio’s publishing revisions to the Price List and providing written notice to Distributor of such changes.  Such revised Prices shall apply to all Purchase Orders accepted after the date of such revision, except as provided below.
 
(a)           In the event of a Price increase, Distributor may order any quantity of Products during the thirty (30) day period after Distributor receives notice of change of Price for such Product, for requested delivery within sixty (60) days of the date of notification at the non-revised (lower) Price.  Any Products which are scheduled for delivery more than sixty (60) days from the date of such notification shall be invoiced at the revised (increased) Price.
 
(b)           [***]
 
5.3         Taxes.  The Price does not include any federal, state or local taxes, duties or assessments that may be applicable to the sale of the Products, and which taxes, duties or assessments shall be paid by Distributor.  When Roxio has the legal obligation to collect such taxes, duties or assessments, the appropriate amount shall be added to Distributor’s invoice and paid by Distributor, in accordance with the payment terms set forth in Section 5.5 below, unless Distributor provides Roxio with a valid tax exemption certificate authorized by the appropriate taxing authority.
 
5.4         Delivery Costs.  The Price does not include any insurance or expedited shipping expenses, special packing expenses, or similar charges associated with delivery of the Products to Distributor (the “Delivery Costs”), which shall be paid by Distributor, in accordance with the payment terms, provided that Distributor orders and accepts delivery of the minimum per shipment quantity (the “Minimum Shipment Quantity”) for a Product specified in the Price List or as otherwise specified by Roxio.  Shipments of smaller quantities of a Product requested by Distributor shall be shipped freight collect by Distributor’s designated freight carrier.  Notwithstanding anything else herein, freight charges for ground shipments only shall be paid by Roxio.  If Distributor requests an alternative shipment method, Distributor shall pay the difference between the charges for ground shipment and such alternative shipment method.
 
[***] Omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request.  The confidential portion has been filed separately with the SEC.

 
 

 
 
5.5         Payment.  Distributor’s credit terms shall be subject to review and approval of Roxio’s credit department from time to time.  Standard terms for payment of Products are as follows:  (i) Distributor will receive a 2% discount off the invoice if Distributor pays such invoice within 20 days from the date of Roxio’s invoice, (ii) Distributor will receive a 1% discount off the invoice if Distributor pays such invoice within 30 days from the date of Roxio’s invoice, and (iii) payment due in full within forty-five (45) days from the date of Roxio’s invoice, all subject to credit approval.  Invoices shall not be dated earlier than the date of shipment.
 
5.6         Late Payment.  Roxio may impose a late charge on all overdue amounts at a rate equal to the lesser of (i) one and one-half percent (1-1/2%) per month; or (ii) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law, until such amount, and all accrued late charges, is paid in full to Roxio.
 
6.           INVENTORY
 
6.1         Inventory.  Subject to any applicable government restrictions and availability of Products to Distributor by Roxio, Distributor shall maintain sufficient on-hand inventory of Roxio’s Products to supply anticipated customer requirements.
 
6.2         Product Discontinuance.  Roxio reserves the right to obsolete or discontinue any of its Products, upon thirty (30) days advance notice, and Distributor shall have the right to place end-of-life orders for delivery within such thirty (30) day period.  Distributor and those customers listed on Exhibit C may return all inventory of any Products that Roxio discontinues or makes obsolete for the 180 day period following the date on which Roxio provides such notice to Distributor.  Roxio shall have the right to modify its product discontinuance program and notification period in its sole discretion, effective upon written notice to Distributor.
 
6.3         Quarterly Adjustment.  Within the first forty-five (45) days of each fiscal quarter of every year during the term of this Agreement, slow moving inventory may be returned by Distributor to Roxio for credit against the simultaneous purchase of new Products of equal or greater aggregate value, subject to the following limitations set forth below.  Notwithstanding anything else herein, (i) all purchase orders for such new Products are non-cancellable and must be received by Roxio by the time Roxio issues a return RMA and (ii) all such new Products must be shipped within ninety (90) days of the date of such purchase order.
 
(a)           Distributor may return up to [***] ([***]%) of the amount of the previous [***] purchases by Distributor of all Products; provided, however, that Distributor will notify Roxio in writing if it wishes to discuss the disposition of additional Products and Roxio agree to discuss such disposition within ten (10) days of receiving a request from Distributor.
 
(b)           Products must be returned in factory-shipped condition in the original and undamaged Roxio -supplied package;
 
[***] Omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request.  The confidential portion has been filed separately with the SEC.

 
 

 
 
(c)           Distributor must obtain an RMA from Roxio prior to any return and all returns must comply with Roxio’s policies, procedures and instructions;
 
(d)           All freight charges for returns shall be paid by Distributor; and
 
(e)           All Products authorized for return shall be subject to inspection by Roxio to confirm that Products meet Roxio’s product and packaging quality standards.
 
7.           ROXIO OBLIGATIONS
 
7.1         Promotional and Technical Materials.  Roxio agrees to supply Distributor with its usual sales promotion and advertising material without cost to Distributor, and to support the efforts of Distributor with its usual advertising and other sales promotion efforts.  Roxio agrees to furnish Distributor, without charge, except as may be otherwise agreed upon, reasonable quantities of technical, advertising and selling data and literature concerning the Products, which Roxio may from time to time produce or have available for trade circulation.  All such material (other than that which was distributed to others by Distributor) shall be returned to Roxio in good condition, other than reasonable wear, immediately upon demand by Roxio.
 
7.2         Cooperative Advertising.
 
(a)           Roxio shall, to the extent it deems necessary and reasonable, (and consistent with it’s policies in effect) support Distributor in its efforts regarding the supply of advertising material (and equipment and personnel when possible) for trade shows.  To assist Distributor in advertising, promotion and training for the sale of the Products, Roxio agrees to reimburse certain qualified expenses incurred by Distributor for advertising, promotion and trade shows, all subject to the terms and conditions determined by Roxio from time to time, in its sole discretion.
 
(b)           Prior to implementing any advertising program for which Distributor seeks approval and contribution, Distributor shall submit a written request to Roxio in a form reasonably acceptable to Roxio, together with a copy of the proposed advertisement.  Roxio shall, in its sole discretion, approve or reject the proposal within fifteen (15) working days after receipt thereof.  Any proposal not expressly approved by Roxio shall be deemed rejected.
 
(c)           Upon completion of an approved advertising program, Distributor shall submit the notices provided by Distributor and Roxio pursuant to Section 7.2(b) above; (ii) a copy of the original advertisement; and (iii) a copy of all invoices verifying the expenses.  Within thirty (30) days after receipt of the claim package, Roxio shall pay any authorized amounts to Distributor for all advertisements which meet all qualifications reasonably required by Roxio (including the requirement that the accounts be current in payment).  Roxio shall reimburse up to one hundred percent (100%) of the actual, certifiable, pre-authorized expenses (design, production, printing, medial charges, postage and the like) devoted to the Products, not to exceed the amount of available co-op advertising funds earned by and available to Distributor.  Reimbursement by Roxio is contingent upon Distributor’s compliance with (i) Roxio’s reasonable requirements; (ii) guidelines regarding use of Roxio’s Products and applications; and (iii) any other then current guidelines specifically intended to ensure that the Products are represented in the proper light.  Roxio shall not unreasonably withhold reimbursement from Distributor if Distributor complies with all the above requirements.

 
 

 

(d)           Co-funding by Roxio of trade shows and any other non-print advertising must be approved by Roxio prior to commitment of funds by Distributor.
 
8.           WARRANTY
 
8.1         [***]
 
8.2         [***]
 
8.3         Warranty Disclaimer.  EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE, ALL PRODUCTS PROVIDED HEREUNDER ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ROXIO MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, REGARDING THE PRODUCTS, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR NONINFRINGEMENT.  FURTHER, ROXIO DOES NOT WARRANT RESULTS OF USE OR THAT ANY SOFTWARE PRODUCT IS BUG FREE OR THAT ITS USE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED.
 
9.           LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
 
9.1         [***]
 
9.2         Force Majeure.  Except for the payment of any monies due under this Agreement, nonperformance of either party shall be excused, and any performance date shall be extended, to the extent that performance is rendered impossible by strike, fire, flood, governmental acts or orders or restriction, breakdown of machinery, failure or delay of suppliers, or any other reason where failure to perform is beyond the control and not caused by the negligence of the nonperforming party.
 
9.3         Termination.  In the event termination by either party in accordance with any of the provisions of the Agreement, except as specified in this Agreement, neither party shall be liable to the other, because of such termination, for compensation, reimbursement or damages on account of the loss of prospective profits or anticipated sales or on account of expenditures, inventory, investments, leases or commitments in connection with the business or goodwill of Roxio or Distributor.
 
[***] Omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request.  The confidential portion has been filed separately with the SEC.

 
 

 
 
10.         INDEMNITY
 
10.1       Distributor.  Distributor shall be solely responsible for, and shall indemnify, defend and hold Roxio free and harmless from, any and all claims, damages or lawsuits (including Roxio’s attorneys’ fees) arising out of Distributor’s breach of Sections 8.2 or 11.2.
 
10.2       Patent and Copyright Indemnity.
 
(a)           Roxio agrees to defend, or at Roxio’s option settle, at Roxio’s own expense and under Roxio’s sole control, any claim, suit or proceeding brought against Distributor on the issue of infringement of any United States patent, copyright or trademark, or the misappropriation of a trade secret, by a Product purchased by Distributor hereunder, subject to the limitations herein.  Roxio shall pay any final judgment entered in such action.  Roxio shall be relieved of the foregoing obligations unless Distributor (i) notifies Roxio promptly in writing of such claim, suit or proceeding; and (ii) gives Roxio information and assistance to settle or defend any such claim.  If a Product, or any part thereof, are finally adjudicatively determined to be, or in Roxio’s sole opinion may become, the subject of any claim, suit or proceeding for infringement of any United States patent, copyright, trademark, or misappropriation of a trade secret, or if the sale or use of the Product, or any part thereof, is enjoined, then Roxio may, at Roxio’s option and expense:  (i) procure for Distributor and its customers the right to sell or use the Product, or such part thereof, under such patent, copyright, trademark or the misappropriation of a trade secret; or (ii) replace the Product, or part thereof, with other suitable Product or part; or (iii) suitably modify the Product, or part thereof; or (iv) if the use of the Product, or part thereof, is prevented by injunction, accept the return of the Product, or part thereof, and refund the Price paid therefor by Distributor, less a reasonable sum for use and damage Roxio shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred without its prior written authorization.
 
(b)           Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10.2 above, Roxio assumes no liability for (i) infringement of patent claims covering completed equipment or any assembly, circuit, combination, method or process in which any of the Products may be used but not covering a Product standing alone; (ii) any trademark infringements involving any marking or branding not applied by Roxio, or involving any marking or branding applied at the request of Distributor; or (iii) the modification of a Product, or any part thereof, unless such modification was made by Roxio.
 
(c)           The foregoing provisions of this Section 10 state the entire liability and obligations of Roxio and the exclusive remedy of Distributor with respect to any alleged patent, copyright, trademark infringement or misappropriation of a trade secret by the Products or any part thereof.

 
 

 

11.         PROPRIETARY OWNERSHIP RIGHTS
 
11.1       Property Rights.  Distributor agrees that Roxio owns all right, title, and interest in the intellectual property rights related to the Products, including, without limitation, all patents, trademarks, trade names, inventions, copyrights, know-how, and trade secrets relating to the design, manufacture, operation or service of the Products.  The use by Distributor of any of these property rights is authorized only for the purposes and to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, and upon termination of this Agreement for any reason such authorization shall cease.
 
11.2       Sale Conveys no Right to Manufacture or Copy.  The Products are licensed by Roxio subject in each case to the condition that such license does not convey a license, expressly or by implication, to manufacture, duplicate or otherwise reproduce any of the Products.  To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Distributor agrees that it shall not: (i) alter, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the Products or otherwise attempt to discover any source code or underlying ideas or algorithms of any Products; (ii) reproduce any components of the Products without Roxio’s prior written consent, (iii) modify, translate, or otherwise create derivative works of any Product or Product packaging, (iv) distribute any Product without Roxio’s end-user license agreement included by Roxio with such Product, or (v) remove, alter, cover, or obscure any notice or mark that appears on a Product or Product packaging.  Distributor may only distribute Products to customers that it has entered into written agreement with, which contain restrictions substantially similar to terms set forth in this Section 11.2 and shall take appropriate steps to assure compliance with the restrictions contained in this Section 11.2.
 
11.3       Software License.  The software Products, or software (if any) provided with a Product, are not sold, but are licensed to Distributor for redistribution and are subject to a license on the terms included with such Product.  Specifically, Products are subject to a break-the-seal (“shrinkwrap”) or downloadable (“click-thru”) end user license agreement.  By their terms, such end-user license agreements prohibit unauthorized copying.  Distributor agrees to abide by these license agreements, to inform its customers of them, and to actively pursue correction of known breaches by any of its customers.  Violation of Roxio’s license agreements by Distributor or Distributor’s customers may result in termination of this Agreement.  All references to sales or purchases of the software Products herein shall mean a license.
 
11.4       OEM Agreements.  Distributor is not authorized to enter into or negotiate OEM license agreements on behalf of Roxio.
 
12.         TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES
 
12.1       Use.  During the term of this Agreement, Distributor shall have the right to indicate to the public that it is an Authorized Distributor of Roxio Products, as and to the extent set forth in this Agreement and to advertise such Products under the trademarks, service marks, and trade names that Roxio may adopt from time to time which are owned exclusively by Roxio (“Roxio Trademarks”).  Roxio Trademarks are not deemed to include any third party marks, regardless of whether used by Roxio in connection with the Products.

 
 

 

12.2       Limitations.  Distributor shall not alter or remove any Roxio Trademarks applied to the Products by Roxio.  Nothing herein shall grant to Distributor any right, title or interest in Roxio Trademarks.  At no time during or after the term of this Agreement shall Distributor challenge or assist others to challenge Roxio Trademarks or the registration thereof, or attempt to register any trademarks, service marks or trade names confusingly similar to the Roxio Trademarks, in any language.
 
12.3       Approval of Representations.  All representation of Roxio Trademarks that Distributor intends to use shall first be submitted to Roxio for approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) of design, color, and other details which are not exact copies of those used by Roxio.  If any Roxio Trademarks is to be used in conjunction with another trademark on or in relation to the Products, then the Roxio Trademark shall be presented equally legibly, equally prominently, and/or of greater size than the other but nevertheless separated from the other so that each appears to be a mark in its own right, distinct from the other mark.
 
13.         CONFIDENTIALITY
 
13.1       Confidential Information.  The software (if any) provided with the Product, in object code form is not considered Confidential Information.  Roxio’s proprietary information in it’s products, technical data, or know-how relating to the software, shall be considered Confidential Information of Roxio and shall be governed by that certain Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement signed by the parties on March 22, 2002, and attached hereto as Exhibit D.
 
14.         TERMINATION
 
14.1       Termination for Convenience.  This Agreement may be terminated by either party for any or no reason by giving the other party written notice ninety (90) days in advance.
 
14.2       Termination for Cause.  If either party defaults in the performance of any material provision of this Agreement, then the nondefaulting party may give notice to the defaulting party that if the default is not cured within thirty (30) days the Agreement shall be terminated.  If the nondefaulting party gives such notice and the default is not cured, then the Agreement automatically shall terminate at the end of that period.
 
14.3       Termination for Insolvency.  This Agreement shall terminate, without notice, (i) upon the institution by or against Distributor of insolvency, receivership or bankruptcy proceedings or any other proceedings for the settlement of Distributor’s debts; (ii) upon Distributor’s making a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (iii) upon Distributor’s dissolution.

 
 

 

14.4       Orders for Distributor Accounts; Termination Effect.  In the event of the termination of this Agreement, all orders received and accepted by Roxio as of the effective date of such termination shall be reviewed for cancellation or confirmation by Distributor, which action must be communicated in writing to Roxio within ten (10) days of the effective date of termination.  Unless this Agreement is terminated by Roxio under Section 14.2, Roxio shall accept orders from Distributor for additional Products which Distributor is contractually obligated to furnish to its customers and does not have in its inventory, provided Distributor notifies Roxio of any and all such transactions in writing within thirty (30) days after the termination date.  Not withstanding the foregoing, Roxio shall not be required to deliver further Product to Distributor if this Agreement is terminated by Roxio under Section 14.2 or 14.3
 
14.5       Inventory; Termination Effect.  Unless this Agreement is terminated by Roxio under Section 14.2, at Distributor’s option, exercised in writing within thirty (30) days after such termination date, Roxio shall repurchase Products remaining in Distributor’s inventory in excess of that required to meet Distributor’s contractual obligations existing at the time of the termination.
 
14.6       Return of Materials.  Within thirty (30) days after termination of this Agreement, Distributor shall prepare all items in its possession which were provided by Roxio for shipment to Roxio, as Roxio may direct, at Roxio’s expense.  Distributor shall not make or retain any copies of any Confidential Information which may have been entrusted to it.  Effective upon the termination of this Agreement, Distributor shall cease to use all trademarks, service marks, and trade names of Roxio.
 
14.7       Survival of Certain Terms.  The provisions of Sections 2.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.2, 13, and the relevant portions of Sections 14 and 15 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.  Any payment obligations of the parties shall cease upon termination of this Agreement.
 
14.8       Remedies.  Neither party shall be liable to the other in any manner on account of the termination of this Agreement.  Both Distributor and Roxio are aware of the possibility of expenditures necessary in preparing for performance hereunder and the possible losses and damages which may occur to each in the event of termination.  Violation of obligations under this Agreement may cause irreparable harm and damage which may not be recovered at law, and remedies for breach of this Agreement may be in equity through injunctive relief.
 
15.         MISCELLANEOUS
 
15.1       Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the substantive laws of the State of California, The parties agree that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980) is specifically excluded from application to this Agreement.

 
 

 

15.2       Attorneys’ Fees.  In the event of any litigation or arbitration by the parties under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees.
 
15.3       Assignment.  Distributor shall not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights, obligations or licenses hereunder without the prior written consent of Roxio, including any assignment by operation of law as a result of the merger or acquisition of Distributor.  Distributor will not transfer, pledge, or assign this Agreement, or any part thereof or interest therein, or any commissions or compensation due to it hereunder, without first obtaining in each instance the written consent of Roxio.  Roxio may assign this Agreement to any successor, in interest to its business and goodwill as they relate to the Products covered hereby.  Subject to the foregoing, the provisions of this Agreement shall apply to and bind the successors and permitted assigns of the parties.
 
15.4       Waiver.  Failure by any party to enforce any of its rights under this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any right which that party has under this Agreement.
 
15.5       Amendment.  This Agreement shall not be amended, altered or changed except by written agreement signed by authorized representatives of both parties.
 
15.6       Allocation of Risk.  The parties acknowledge and affirm that the provisions in this Agreement regarding warranties, indemnity, disclaimer, limitation of liability and damage limitation allocate risk between the parties.  This allocation is reflected in the terms hereof, including pricing, and is an essential element of the basis of the bargain between the parties.
 
15.7       Export Control.
 
(a)           Representations.  Distributor agrees to comply strictly and fully with all export controls imposed on the Products by any country or organization in whose jurisdiction Distributor operates or does business.  Distributor shall not knowingly, export or reexport any Product to any country prohibited under United States Export Administration Regulations, without first obtaining a valid license to so export or reexport the Products.
 
(b)           Responsibility.  All export permits, import certificates, insurance, duty, customers clearance charges and/or licenses and related costs shall be Distributor’s responsibility.
 
(c)           Regulations.  Because Roxio is subject to the United States Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Transaction Control Regulations and other United States export regulations, specifically without limitation to the above, Distributor will not directly or indirectly initiate or take part in any act which may constitute a violation of such laws or regulations.  Distributor also agrees to assist Roxio in every way in assuring compliance with such laws or regulations.

 
 

 

15.8       Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  Roxio is subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Public Law 95 213), which among other things, generally makes it illegal for Roxio, or any agent of Roxio, to pay, promise to pay or authorize the payment of any money or offer, gift, or promise to give or authorize the giving of anything of value to any foreign political candidate, or to any person while knowing or having reason to know that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or promised directly or indirectly to any foreign official, to any foreign political party, or to any candidate for foreign political office for any of the purposes described in the act.  Distributor shall not do any act or thing which shall be a violation of said law and further agrees to cooperate with Roxio in assuring that Roxio and Distributor are in full compliance with such law and regulations issued thereunder including any and all reporting requirements.
 
15.9       Controlling Document.  All purchase orders for the Products shall be governed by this Agreement.  Any additional, inconsistent or conflicting clauses in any order, release, acceptance or other written correspondence between the parties shall be considered null and void, unless expressly executed by duly authorized representatives of both parties.
 
15.10     Notices.  All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by a recognized international courier (e.g., Federal Express, DHL) or by facsimile (with facsimiles to be promptly confirmed in writing).  All such written communications delivered by mail shall be forwarded to the parties hereto at their respective addresses as set forth on the first page of this Agreement, subject to the right of either party to change its address by delivering written notice to the other.  Notices shall be deemed to be effective upon receipt.
 
15.11     Severability.  Should any provisions of the Agreement contravene any law or valid regulation of any government jurisdiction over the parties, then such provisions shall be automatically terminated and performance thereof by the parties waived, and all other provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force an effect.
 
15.12     Entire Agreement.  This Agreement (including the exhibits attached hereto) reflects the entire agreement of the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements between the parties, whether written or oral.  This Agreement is executed in the English language.
 
15.13     Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which constitutes an original, and together which constitute the Agreement.

 
 

 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized representatives, effective as of the date first set forth above.
 
ROXIO, INC.
 
NAVARRE, INC.
         
By: 
/s/ Elliot Carpenter                                           
 
By: 
/s/ James Gilbertson
         
Title:  Chief Financial Officer   Title:  Chief Financial Officer
         
Effective Date:  April 4, 2002   Effective Date:  March 28, 2002

 

 

EXHIBIT A
 
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

All standard Roxio products included on monthly distributor price list.

 

 

EXHIBIT B
 
TERRITORY

The Americas to include the United States, Canada and Latin America.
 
 

 

EXHIBIT C
 
DISTRIBUTOR’S CUSTOMERS

[***]

[***] Omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request.  The confidential portion has been filed separately with the SEC.

 

 

EXHIBIT D
 
MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT
 
(to be attached)

 

 

MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

Each undersigned party (the “Receiving Party”) understands that the other party (the “Disclosing Party”) has disclosed or may disclose information relating to Roxio Products and business or to the Disclosing Party’s business (including, without limitation, computer programs, technical drawings, algorithms, know-how, formulas, processes, ideas, inventions (whether patentable or not), schematics and other technical, business, financial, customer and product development plans, forecasts, strategies and information), which to the extent previously, presently, or subsequently disclosed to the Receiving Party is hereinafter referred to as “Proprietary Information” of the Disclosing Party.
 
In consideration of the parties’ discussions and any access of the Receiving Party to Proprietary Information of the Disclosing Party, the Receiving Party hereby agrees as follows:
 
1.           The Receiving Party agrees (i) to hold the Disclosing Party’s Proprietary Information in confidence and to take reasonable precautions to protect such Proprietary Information (including, without limitation, all precautions the Receiving Party employs with respect to its confidential materials), (ii) not to divulge any such Proprietary Information or any information derived therefrom to any third person, (iii) not to make any use whatsoever at any time of such Proprietary Information except to evaluate internally its relationship with the Disclosing Party, (iv) not to copy or reverse engineer any such Proprietary Information and (v) not to export or reexport (within the meaning of U.S. or other export control laws or regulations) any such Proprietary Information or product thereof. Without granting any right or license, the Disclosing Party agrees that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to any information after five years following the disclosure thereof or any information that the Receiving Party can document (i) is or becomes (through no improper action or inaction by the Receiving Party or any affiliate, agent, consultant or employee) generally available to the public, or (ii) was in its possession or known by it without restriction prior to receipt from the Disclosing Party, or (iii) was rightfully disclosed to it by a third party without restriction, or (iv) was independently developed without use of any Proprietary Information of the Disclosing Party by employees of the Receiving Party who have had no access to such information. The Receiving Party may make disclosures required by law or court order provided the Receiving Party uses diligent reasonable efforts to limit disclosure and to obtain confidential treatment or a protective order and has allowed the Disclosing Party to participate in the proceeding.
 
2.           Immediately upon a request by the Disclosing Party at any time the Receiving Party will turn over to the Disclosing Party all Proprietary Information of the Disclosing Party and all documents or media containing any such Proprietary Information and any and all copies or extracts thereof. The Receiving Party understands that nothing herein (i) requires the disclosure of any Proprietary Information of the Disclosing Party or (ii) requires the Disclosing Party to proceed with any transaction or relationship.
 

 
3.           This Agreement applies only to disclosures made before the first anniversary of this Agreement. The Receiving Party acknowledges and agrees that due to the unique nature of the Disclosing Party’s Proprietary Information, there can be no adequate remedy at law for any breach of its obligations hereunder, which breach may result in irreparable harm to the Disclosing Party, and therefore, that upon any such breach or any threat thereof, the Disclosing Party shall be entitled to appropriate equitable relief, without the requirement of posting a bond, in addition to whatever remedies it might have at law. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provisions shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect. This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of California without regard to the conflicts of law provisions thereof. This Agreement supersedes all prior discussions and writings and constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. The prevailing party in any action to enforce this Agreement shall be entitled to costs and attorneys’ fees. No waiver or modification of this Agreement will be binding upon a party unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of such party and no failure or delay in enforcing any right will be deemed a waiver.

March 28, 2002
 
ROXIO, INC.
   
By:  
/s/ Elliot Carpenter
   
NAVARRE, INC.
   
By:
/s/ Richard Vick

 
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[Roxio Logo]
 
Roxio, Inc.
455 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95050
phone 408.367.3100
fax 408.367.3101
NASDAQ: ROXI

www.roxio.com
 
December 17, 2004
 
Via Facsimile (763-535-2156) and Overnight Courier
 
Mr. Rick Vick
Director of Merchandising
Navarre Corporation
7400 49th Avenue North
New Hope, MN 55428
 
Re:
Assignment of Agreement between Roxio Inc. (“Roxio”) and Navarre
Corporation
 
Dear Mr. Vick:
 
Roxio plans to sell certain assets (namely its software division) to Sonic in connection with the terms of the Asst Purchase Agreement by and between Sonic and Roxio dated August 9, 2004.  Roxio and Navarre Corporation have executed that certain Distribution Agreement dated as of March 28, 2002 (the “Agreement”).  Roxio hereby informs you that the Agreement and any related agreements or amendments will be assigned to Sonic effective upon the close of the transaction.  Such close is expected to be on or about December 17, 2004.
 
This notice of assignment letter is not intended to modify any term or provision of the Agreement and does not apply to any transaction other than the proposed transaction with Sonic.  Any changes to your current processes will be communicated to you shortly.
 
Should you have any questions in connection with the above assignment or the proposed transaction with Sonic, feel free to contact me.
 
Sincerely,
 
/s/ Josh Engel
Josh Engel
Director, Legal Affairs
Roxio, Inc.
 

 
[Navarre Corporation Logo]
 
December 7, 2006
VIA Overnight Courier

Sonic Solutions
Attn:  Legal Department
455 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA  95050
 
Re:
Navarre Restructuring and Consent to Assignment of:
Distribution Agreement dated March 28, 2002, assigned to
Sonic Solutions (“Sonic) as of December 17, 2004 (the “Agreement(s)”)
 
To Whom It May Concern:
 
You currently have a business relationship with Navarre Distribution Services (“NDS”), a division of Navarre Corporation (“Navarre”).  This letter is to inform you that, effective January 1, 2007, the activities carried out by NDS are being transferred to Navarre Distribution Services, Inc., a Minnesota corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre.
 
This transfer is being done within the context of a corporate restructuring of Navarre that is intended to result in each of its significant operating units being housed in its own legal entity. Navarre’s significant growth over the past few years has necessitated this realignment of its operations.  It is anticipated that Navarre and its new wholly-owned subsidiary companies will continue to operate in substantially the same manner as Navarre does today.
 
In connection with this transfer, Navarre is assigning all of the assets and contracts that relate to the business activities of NDS to Navarre Distribution Services, Inc.  This assignment includes the Agreement(s) between your company and Navarre.  Navarre Distribution Services, Inc. is at the same address as Navarre.
 
Accordingly, we request that an authorized officer of your company sign below indicating consent to the assignment of the Agreement(s) to Navarre Distribution Services, Inc.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions that you might have.  Please fax to 763-504-1107 and return an original in the enclosed envelope.
 
Sincerely,

NAVARRE CORPORATION

/s/ Linda Alsid Ruehle
Linda Alsid Ruehle
Assistant General Counsel

Agreed and accepted as of January 1, 2007
 
     
Sonic Solutions
 
     
By: 
/s/ Joshua Engel
 
Name: Joshua Engel
 
Its:  Associate General Counsel
Sonic Solutions
 


 

 
 
RIDER
to
COMPUTER SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Dated:  September 11, 2007 (the “Agreement”)
Between NAVARRE CORPORATION and Sonic Solutions (assigned by Roxio, Inc. to
Sonic Solutions effective December 17, 2004)
(Vendor)
 
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR CONSIGNMENT PROGRAMS:  10/2006
 
Navarre has developed consignment programs with certain major retailers (the “Retailer(s)”).  Vendor may elect to participate in the consignment programs with respect to all or a portion of the Products and with respect to any or all such Retailers by executing the applicable Retailer Addendum attached hereto.  The purpose of this Rider is to set forth the general terms and conditions applicable to all consignment programs and the terms specific to each Retailer are contained in the applicable Retailer Addendum.
 
1.
Modification of the Agreement.   This Rider supersedes the payment and other terms of the Agreement as necessary to effectuate the consignment programs.  All other provisions and definitions in the Agreement remain applicable but should be read and interpreted to be consistent with the delivery of Products on a consignment basis rather than as a sale (the “Consigned Products”).  The order of precedence in the event of a conflict of terms.  among the Agreement, the Rider, and each Retailer Addendum, shall be:
 
 
a)
The applicable Retailer Addendum
 
b)
The Rider
 
c)
The Agreement
 
2.
Title of Consigned Products.  Vendor remains vested with all right, title and interest in each item of Consigned Product until sale by Retailer to an End User.  Upon sale by Retailer to an End User, title passes from Vendor to Navarre, then from Navarre to the Retailer.  Until such time, Navarre will not in any way acquire any right, title or interest in any Consigned Product and will not represent itself to third parties as being the owner of any such item, claim any rights of ownership therein, nor encumber any such item, Each Retailer has agreed to the same with respect to Consigned Products in its possession. Vendor is responsible for availing itself of the protections afforded consignors under the applicable sections of the Uniform Commercial Cade (“UCC”) and for filing UCC financing statements on the Consigned Products in the possession of Navarre and the Retailer. Navarre and each Retailer agree to cooperate with Vendor where necessary for Vendor to make such filings.
 
3.
Risk of Loss.  Navarre has responsibility for the care and condition of the Consigned Products in its possession following delivery by Vendor, and Navarre assumes liability for any loss or damage to the Consigned Products, including but not limited to breakage, theft, and damage by water, fire or extraordinary conditions of a similar nature.  Navarre will maintain all-risk property insurance covering the Consigned Products in its possession in an amount at least equal to the aggregate cost value.  Each Retailer has agreed to the same with respect to Consigned Products in its possession.
 
4.
Identification.  Vendor must provide a unique UPC code for each title of Consigned Product.  Navarre will set up in its system a unique SKU for each title which is specific for the Vendor and Retailer.  Such unique SKU’s are required to keep consignment inventory separate from Vendor’s non-consignment Products for proper payment and accounting.

 
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5.
Invoicing and Payment.
 
 
a.
Tracking Invoice.  Upon shipment of Consigned Products, Vendor will issue an invoice, for tracking purposes and not to indicate a sale, including a description of the Consigned Products by SKU, quantities, delivery location, the Vendor’s published price and a cost of either $.01 or $.00 (to be determined by Navarre) per item shipped.  These tracking invoices are necessary in order for Vendor to maintain an accounting for Consigned Product and for reconciliation of shipping shortages and discrepancies.
 
 
b.
Sales Reports.  Navarre will obtain from each Retailer electronic reports of weekly point of sales data showing sales of Consigned Products to End Users by SKU net of any returns from End Users.  Consigned Product sold but returned by an End User pursuant to the Retailer’s return policy will not be counted as a sale.  Navarre will also be able to account for inventory on hand on a weekly basis including inventory at Navarre’s distribution center, inventory at Retailer’s distribution and retail locations, and returns in route to Vendor.
 
 
c.
Payment.  At the end of each Retailer’s reporting period (the “Sales Reporting Period”) as specified in the Retailer Addendum, Navarre will report net sales to Vendor for the Retailer aggregating the Consigned Products sold to End Users during that reporting period.  Navarre will pay Vendor for such sales at Vendor’s published purchase prices on the payment date (the “Payment Date”) indicated in the Retailer Addendum.  Credits or chargebacks authorized in accordance with the Agreement, this Rider and each Retailer Addendum may be deducted prior to payment.
 
6.
Shrinkage Reconciliation.  Each Retailer will audit the shrink or loss of Consigned Products periodically and report such losses to Navarre.  Audit periods vary by Retailer as indicated in the Retailer Addendum.  The Retailer will report and pay for shrink losses within sixty (60) days after the end of the audit period.  Navarre will then promptly report to Vendor and pay for such losses.
 
7.
Returns.  Navarre and the Retailer(s) will have one hundred percent (100%) return rights on all Consigned Products which are unsold to End Users for any reason, including obsolete, delisted, defective or slow-moving goods, termination of this Agreement, or otherwise.  Returns will be handled pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement, except that Consigned Products which become delisted may be returned at any time while this Rider is in effect.  Procedures for handling returns that vary by Retailer are indicated in the Retailer Addendum.
 
8.
Destruction of Defectives.  To eliminate return freight expense, Navarre and the Retailers prefer to destroy defective and damaged items on site.  Navarre will request approval from Vendor in each case, and if received, will provide Vendor with proof of destruction in order to delete the destroyed items from the Consigned Product inventory.  If Vendor does not approve any such request for destruction and demands return, Retailer shall request a return material authorization (“RMA”) from Navarre in accordance with Navarre’s returns policy.
 
9.
Property Tax Reports.  Navarre and the Retailers will report Consigned Products in their possession to the appropriate taxing authorities if required by the particular authority.  They will be reported as consigned property owned by the Vendor.  Navarre will provide Vendor with the inventory amounts and locations of the property so reported on a quarterly basis along with applicable supporting documentation.  Vendor will be responsible for any property tax payable on the Consigned Products, and Navarre will chargeback all such property tax amounts paid to a taxing authority.  The foregoing applies only to valid property tax assessments and does not apply to sales and income taxes which are the responsibility of Navarre and the Retailer(s).  In the event a Retailer determines not to report and pay property tax on Vendor’s behalf, Vendor will be solely responsible for reporting and paying property tax on Consigned Products.
 
 
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10.
Termination.  This Rider will terminate upon expiration or earlier termination of the Agreement.  In addition, this Rider will terminate with respect to any Retailer if, and at the time that, such Retailer terminates its participation in the consignment program.  Vendor may terminate this Rider or any individual Retail Addendum at any time upon thirty (30) days written notice.  Upon termination, Navarre may, at its option, return all or some or the inventory of Consigned Products, or purchase all or some of the inventory of Consigned Products.  If Navarre desires to purchase any of the inventory, Vendor agrees to negotiate in good faith for appropriate price protection for such inventory.
 
Vendor Initials:  /s/ ACL             

 
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DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION RIDER
to
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Dated: March 28, 2002 (the “Agreement”)
Between NAVARRE CORPORATION and Roxio, Inc., subsequently assigned by Roxio, Inc. to Sonic Solutions (“Vendor”) effective December 17, 2004
subsequently assigned by Navarre Corporation to Navarre Distribution
Services, Inc. effective April 1, 2007.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION
 
Navarre has developed digital distribution programs with certain major retailers (the “Retailer(s)”). Vendor is the owner of or fully authorized licensee of the Digital Rights (as defined below) to the Products and desires to participate in the digital distribution program with respect to all or a portion of the Products and with respect to any or all such Retailers by executing the applicable Retailer Addendum attached hereto.  The purpose of this Rider is to set forth the general terms and conditions applicable to all digital distribution programs and the terms specific to each Retailer are contained in the applicable Retailer Addendum.
 
1.
Modification of the Agreement.  This Rider supersedes the payment and other terms of the Agreement as necessary to effectuate the digital distribution programs.  All other provisions and definitions in the Agreement remain applicable but should be read and interpreted to be consistent with the electronic delivery of Products to End Users.
 
2.
Termination.  This Rider will terminate upon expiration or earlier termination of the Agreement.  In addition, this Rider will terminate, with respect to any Retailer, if, and at the time that, such Retailer terminates its participation in the digital distribution program and, with respect to the entire program, if Navarre’s agreement with ASKNET, Inc., its third party digital delivery partner, terminates and Navarre provides notice to Vendor that it is unable to find a replacement provider.  Vendor may terminate this Rider at any time without cause upon no less than ninety (90) days prior written notice to Navarre.
 
3.
Grant of Digital Rights.  Digital delivery is the method by which an End User receives a copy of the Product in computer readable form from a Retailer via a secure digital download provided by Navarre directly or through ASKNET, Inc., or a successor Navarre digital delivery partner, and the End User pays the Retailer for the Product prior to the download of the Product.  Vendor will provide a “digital key code” unique to each transaction that will allow the End User to download the Product up a specified number of times in a specified period of time (the “Digital Key Code”).  Vendor hereby grants to Navarre a non-exclusive license in and to all digital delivery rights in the Products, including, but not limited to, (i) all rights under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and any and all future pertinent legislation; (ii) the right to use all of Vendor’s trade name and any trademarks, service marks and other artwork associated with the Products; (iii) the right at no further cost to reproduce and deliver all instructions, manuals, end user license and other materials normally provided to End Users with the Products; (iv) the right at no further cost to reproduce and deliver to End Users a back-up physical CD (with no serial number printed on such physical CD, though the End User will receive a CD Key electronically) of the Products (collectively, the “Digital Rights”); and (v) the right to sublicense the Digital Rights granted herein to the Retailers, provided that Navarre shall be responsible for the compliance by the Retailers with all relevant terms and conditions of the Agreement and this Rider.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Rider, Navarre shall have the right to sell, price, distribute, advertise, license, market and promote all rights licensed hereunder, and may use facilities and technology it owns or controls in connection therewith or those of a third party digital delivery partner.
 
4.
Navarre shall advise Vendor of the names of all Retailers that are available to distribute Products.  Vendor shall advise Navarre which Retailers are authorized to distribute Vendor Product(s).  If Navarre enters into an agreement with a new Retailer, Navarre will advise Vendor and Vendor shall advise Navarre whether or not Vendor wishes to have Navarre offer Vendor’s Product(s) to such Retailer in order that it may offer Vendor’s Product(s) on its online storefront.  Navarre shall only offer Vendor Products for distribution to those Retailers that Vendor has expressly authorized.  Vendor shall further have the right, with respect to each individual Retailer, to withhold or grant authorization for any particular Product offering(s) to be marketed and distributed by such Retailer.
 
 
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5.
Territory.  The grant of Digital Rights applies to the territory of the United States (including territories and possessions) and Canada and distribution through the United States military exchange world-wide retail system.
 
6.
Identification.  Navarre will set up in its system a unique SKU for each Product to be digitally delivered which is specific for the Vendor and Retailer.  Such unique SKU’s are required to keep the Digital Key Code inventory separate from Vendor’s physical Products for proper payment and accounting.
 
7.
Invoicing and Payment.
 
 
(a)
Tracking Invoice.  Navarre will issue a PO to Vendor for a specified quantity of Digital Key Codes with respect to one or more Products.  Vendor will provide the number of Digital Key Codes ordered and issue an invoice, for tracking purposes and not to indicate a sale, including a description of the Products by SKU, quantities, the Vendor’s published price and a cost of $.01 per Digital Key Code delivered.
 
 
(b)
Sales Reports.  Navarre will obtain from each Retailer electronic reports of weekly point of sales data showing sales of Digital Key Codes to End Users by SKU.  Navarre will also be able to account for inventory of Digital Key Codes on hand on a weekly basis.  If available from the Retailer, such reporting may be available electronically on a more frequent basis.
 
 
(c)
Payment.  Within twenty (20) days after the end of each calendar month, Navarre will issue Vendor a report for each Retailer aggregating the Digital Key Codes sold to End Users during that month.  Payment to Vendor for all such sales shall accompany each report.  Any credits or chargebacks authorized by this Rider and each Retailer Addendum may be deducted prior to payment.  All sums payable by Navarre to Vendor for Navarre’s commercial exploitation of the Digital Rights shall comprise a single, integrated, cross-collateralized accounting unit with all sums due or payable from or to Navarre on account of Navarre’s distribution of Product under the Distribution Agreement.
 
8.
Provision of Required Materials by Label to Navarre.  Vendor will promptly supply to Navarre, or to a third-party designated by Navarre for such purpose, all required information and materials requested by Navarre to allow Navarre to fully exercise the Digital Rights.  Vendor will advise Navarre of the specific codes and classifications under any relevant export control laws and regulations of any nation (collectively, “Export Control Laws”) that are applicable to the products (including, without limitation, provision of appropriate Export Control Classification Numbers and Schedule B codes).  Vendor will promptly notify Navarre of any changes to such codes or classifications.
 
SONIC SOLUTIONS
 
NAVARRE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC.
         
By:
/s/ A. Clay Leighton
 
By:
 /s/ Richard Vick
Name: 
A. Clay Leighton
 
Name: 
 Richard Vick
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
Title:
  Vice President Merchandise
         
Date:
February 2, 2007
 
Date:
  May 9, 2007

 
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EX-31.1 6 v172309_ex31-1.htm RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

CERTIFICATION

I, David C. Habiger, certify that:
 
1.       I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 10-K/A of Sonic Solutions; and
 
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.
 
February 5, 2010

   
/s/ David C. Habiger
     
   
David C. Habiger
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 

 
EX-31.2 7 v172309_ex31-2.htm RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Unassociated Document

CERTIFICATION
 
I,   Paul F. Norris, certify that:
 
1.      I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 10-K/A of Sonic Solutions; and
 
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.
 
February 5, 2010

 
/s/ Paul F. Norris
   
 
Paul F. Norris
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
 
and General Counsel
 
 
 

 
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