This Settlement Agreement (Agreement") is made this by and between Nasterfile Corporation (Nasterfile"), a Canadian corporation, located at 3 Concorde Gate, Fourth Floor, Toronto, Ontario, N3C 3N7, and (Company"), a Canadian corporation, located at The signatories to this Agreement hereinafter are referred to singularly and collectively as respectively a Party" or Parties." RECITALS WHEREAS Nasterfile is a stock photo library engaged in the licensing of images to users for a fee; WHEREAS Company published one (1) Nasterfile !mages, listed on Schedule A hereto (the Nasterfile !mages") on web site located at URL (the Web Site"); WHEREAS Nasterfile alleges that the Nasterfile !mages were not properly licensed from Nasterfile for publication on the Web Site and that such publication constitutes copyright infringement; WHEREAS upon notice of the alleged infringement, Company removed the Nasterfile !mages from the Web Site; WHEREAS Nasterfile has the right to enforce copyright infringement claims with respect to the Nasterfile !mages; AND WHEREAS the Parties desire to avoid the necessity, risk, expense and inconvenience of litigation and wish to resolve and settle all copyright infringement claims between the Parties related to the use of the Nasterfile !mages on the Web Site; and COVENANTS NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the payment, mutual promises and releases contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Nasterfile represents and warrants that it has the full right and authority to settle all copyright infringement claims with respect to the Nasterfile !mages. 2. Company agrees to pay Nasterfile , inclusive of applicable taxes according to the payment schedule below. The cheques made payable to Nasterfile Corporation, will be sent via Federal Express or other courier to Nasterfile by , along with a signed copy of this Agreement. The payment schedule is as follows:
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3. Company acknowledges and understands that, in agreeing to this settlement, Nasterfile has relied upon the warranties and representations set forth in this Agreement. !f the payment is not made in accordance with this Agreement, or in the event that Company breaches the terms of this Agreement in any other way, Nasterfile's release of claims will be void and Nasterfile will be entitled to seek all normal relief which it may obtain from the Court. +. !n consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants and releases contained herein, and with the exception of the rights and obligations created or preserved by this Agreement: (a) Nasterfile, its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, subsidiaries, parents, successors and assigns (the Nasterfile Parties"), hereby agree that Company, and its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, subsidiaries, parents, successors and assigns (the Company Parties") shall have no liability or obligation to the Nasterfile Parties as a result of any copyright infringement claim existing at any time prior to the date of this Agreement arising out of or connected with or relating to the use of the Nasterfile !mages on the Web Site (the Released Natter"). Accordingly, each of the Nasterfile Parties hereby forever relieves, releases and discharges each of the Company Parties of and from any and all copyright infringement claims, debts, liens, liabilities, demands, obligations, promises, acts, agreements, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees), damages, actions and causes of action, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, based on, arising out of, or in connection with the Released Natter. (b) Nasterfile hereby grants a retroactive license to Company for the use of the Nasterfile !mage(s) in the context of the Released Natter prior to the date of this Agreement. (c) Each of the Company Parties hereby agrees that the Nasterfile Parties shall have no liability or obligation to them with respect to the Released Natter. Accordingly, each of the Company Parties hereby forever relieves, releases and discharges each of the Nasterfile Parties of and from any and all claims, debts, liens, liabilities, demands, obligations, promises, acts, agreements, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees), damages, actions and causes of action, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, based on, arising out of, or in connection with the Released Natter. 5. The Company Parties represent and warrant that they have permanently ceased and shall desist from reproducing, distributing, displaying, broadcasting, creating derivative works based on the Nasterfile !mages or making any further use of the Nasterfile !mages. 6. This Agreement involves a compromise and does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of any Party. Except as otherwise expressly stated herein, each Party shall bear its own costs, fees and expenses in any way connected with the matters which are referenced or covered herein.
Page 3 of 4 pages 7. The Parties shall maintain this Agreement and each of its terms strictly confidential and shall not disclose them to any person not a Party to this Agreement (other than legal and tax advisors and Nasterfile's artists and copyright monitoring companies, as necessary) unless required to do so by law. 8. !n entering into this Agreement, the Parties hereto acknowledge and represent that they have each reviewed this Agreement with counsel of their choice or had the opportunity to do so and declined. Therefore, this Agreement shall not be construed against the Party or its representative who drafted this Agreement or any portion thereof. The Parties further represent that the terms of this Agreement have been completely read by them, and that those terms are fully understood and voluntarily accepted by them and that they enter into this Agreement as a matter of their own free will. 9. !n the event litigation is necessary to enforce a provision or provisions of this Agreement, all reasonable costs, expenses and attorney's fees, whether taxable or not, shall be paid by the non- prevailing Party to the prevailing Party. 10. Each Party hereto represents and warrants to the other Parties hereto that they have not sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed or otherwise disposed of any claim or demand covered by this Agreement except as expressly contained in this Agreement. 11. Each of the persons executing this Agreement on behalf of a Party hereto warrants and represents that it, he or she is duly authorized to bind such Party and to execute this Agreement on behalf of such Party. 12. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties' respective legal heirs, successors and assigns. 13. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the Parties, and there are no warranties, representations or other agreements between the Parties in connection with the subject matter hereof other than as set forth herein. 1+. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of this Agreement may be by facsimile or electronic transmission. 15. This Agreement will be governed by and construed according to the laws of the province of Ontario and the applicable laws of Canada and the Parties irrevocably attorn to the jurisdiction of the courts of Toronto, Ontario.
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Page 4 of 4 pages !N W!TNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.
MASTERFILE CORPORATION
By: _______________________________ By: ________________________________ Name: Dan Pollack Name: _____________________________ Title: General Counsel Title: ______________________________