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TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT LICENSE AGREEMENT

Copyright License Agreement

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Title: TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT LICENSE AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Texas     Date: 12/23/2005

TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT LICENSE AGREEMENT, Parties: live nation  inc. , cce spinco  inc.  , clear channel identity  l.p
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Exhibit 10.4

TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT LICENSE AGREEMENT

     THIS TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made effective as of December 21, 2005 (the “ Effective Date ”) by and between Clear Channel Identity, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Licensor ”), and CCE Spinco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Licensee ”).

RECITALS :

     WHEREAS, Licensee is a wholly owned subsidiary of Licensor and, as such, has been using certain of Licensor’s intellectually property pursuant to a license in connection with the production and promotion of live entertainment (the “ Business ”);

     WHEREAS, Licensee will cease to be a wholly owned subsidiary of Licensor pursuant to a separate agreement between the parties entitled Master Separation and Distribution Agreement;

     WHEREAS, Licensor is the owner of the trademark CLEAR CHANNEL and variations thereof, other marks incorporating the term CLEAR CHANNEL and variations thereof, the mark CC and variations thereof, and the C Logo shown on Exhibit A and variations thereof, and other marks used in connection with the Business that would indicate an affiliation with Licensor when used, and trade dress and other indicia of origin associated with such trademarks (collectively, the “ Marks ”) and is the owner of trademark registrations and applications for the Marks;

     WHEREAS, Licensor is the owner of the copyrights in packaging, labels, signage, marketing, advertising and promotional materials that bear or display the Marks (collectively, the “ Copyrights ”);

     WHEREAS, Licensor owns certain Internet domain name registrations that incorporate the Marks, including, without limitation, those set forth on Exhibit B (collectively, the “ Domains ”);

     WHEREAS, although certain of the Marks, certain of the Domains and certain of the Copyrights are assets currently used in the Business, Licensee does not own and is not acquiring from Licensor any rights in the Marks, the Domains or the Copyrights;

     WHEREAS, the parties, by this Agreement, desire to establish Licensee’s right to continue to use certain of the Marks and certain of the Copyrights in the Licensed Territory (as defined below) for the Business, during a transitional period, under the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 


 

AGREEMENT :

1.      CERTAIN DEFINITIONS .

     The following terms shall have the following meanings as used herein:

     (a)     “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified person or entity, any other person or entity or member of a group of persons or entities acting together that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by or is under common control with, the specified person or entity.

     (b)     “ Distribution Date ” shall mean that certain day defined as such under the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement between the parties, dated December 20, 2005.

     (c)     “ Domain Names ” shall mean the domain name registrations that incorporate the Marks, including, but not limited to, those set forth in Exhibit B , as may be amended from time to time, used in connection with the Business.

     (d)     “ Licensed Copyrighted Works ” shall mean all packaging, labels, signage, marketing, advertising and promotional materials bearing or displaying the Licensed Marks including website materials that are used by Licensee for the Business in the Licensed Territory as of the Effective Date, in only the specific form or medium in which they are embodied as of the Effective Date, or in such other form as may be approved by Licensor as provided in Section 2 , to the extent that Licensor or one of its Affiliates owns each such work.

     (e)     “ Licensed Marks ” shall mean the Marks as and in the form in which they are used by Licensee on or in connection with the Business in the Licensed Territory as of the Effective Date.

     (f)     “ Licensed Territory ” shall mean the world.

     (g)     “ Term ” shall mean the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the first to occur of (i) the one year anniversary of the Distribution Date and (ii) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.2 .

     (h)     “ Trademark Rights ” shall mean, collectively, all foreign, federal, state, and common law rights in and to the Licensed Marks.

2.      GRANT OF LICENSES; RESERVATION OF RIGHTS .

     2.1      Trademark License . Upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Licensor grants to Licensee a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to utilize the Licensed Marks solely upon and in connection with the Business in the Licensed Territory during the Term (the “ Trademark License ”).

     2.2      Royalty Fee. Licensee shall pay Licensor for the use of the Licensed Marks pursuant to the amount set forth on Exhibit C , attached hereto. The amount owed by Licensee shall accrue throughout the Term and shall be paid quarterly as follows: Within thirty (30) days

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after the end of each of the Licensor’s and Licensee’s fiscal quarters, Licensee shall pay to Licensor the total amount owed by Licensee to Licensor for the use of the Licensed Marks under this Agreement during such fiscal quarter.

     2.3      Limitations on Trademark License . The Trademark License is limited to the Business, provided that the products and services provided in connection with the Business are at least of a quality that is substantially the same as or is higher than the quality of those currently provided or sold by Licensee as of the Effective Date. NO LICENSE IS GRANTED HEREUNDER FOR ANY USE OTHER THAN THAT SPECIFIED, AND NO LICENSE IS GRANTED HEREUNDER FOR ANY COMBINATION OF THE LICENSED MARKS WITH OTHER PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR MARKS WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF LICENSOR WHICH SHALL NOT BE UNREASONABLY WITHHELD OR DELAYED.

     (a)     Licensee may use other marks, including marks owned by third parties, for the Business, in addition to the Licensed Marks, provided Licensee has obtained the necessary rights from the third party, if any. In no event shall the other mark be used in such a manner that, in Licensor’s reasonable business judgment, a composite mark is created that includes any of the Licensed Marks and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Licensor may reject any proposed use that bears such a composite mark.

     (b)     It is hereby recognized that Licensee may wish to transition to a new mark or an existing mark owned by Licensee during the course of this Agreement and phase out the use of the Licensed Marks gradually during the Term. In connection with such transition, Licensee may wish to utilize such new or existing mark in connection with the Business in addition to the Licensed Marks. In the event Licensee desires to utilize both the Licensed Marks and a new mark simultaneously during the transition, Licensee shall provide at least thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice to Licensor of such proposed transition, along with a rendering of the proposed transitional usage. Licensor shall have a period of thirty (30) calendar days following receipt of such notice and rendition in which to give or withhold its approval of such transitional usage and Licensor shall be deemed to not have approved such transitional usage if Licensor does not deliver to Licensee its written approval thereof within such thirty (30) calendar day period. Licensor shall not unreasonably withhold or delay its approval, but such approval shall not be deemed to be unreasonable if (i) the proposed usage of the Licensed Marks with such transitional mark creates, in Licensor’s reasonable business judgment, a composite mark that includes any of the Licensed Marks, (ii) if the new mark proposed to be used by Licensee in addition to the Licensed Marks is confusingly similar to the Licensed Marks, or (iii) if the proposed usage is derogatory or coveys a negative connotation with respect to Licensor or the Licensed Marks.

     2.4      Copyright License . Upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation, those set forth in this Section 2.4 , Licensor, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, grants to Licensee a revocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, transferable to the extent provided in Section 9.1, license to use, reproduce, distribute copies of, make derivative works of, publish, distribute, display, broadcast and/or transmit the Licensed Copyrighted Works in the Licensed Territory, through only the media utilized by Licensor as of the Effective Date,

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for the limited purpose of enabling Licensee to exercise its rights under the Trademark License (the “ Copyright License ”). By way of example, without limitation, in the case of a print advertisement appearing in a particular magazine as of the Effective Date, the Copyright License shall permit Licensee to utilize the advertisement in the same magazine. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee shall have the right during the Term to modify or create derivative works of the Licensed Copyright Works and to use new media for the publication, distribution, display, broadcast and/or transmission of same, subject to the prior written approval of Licensor, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In the event Licensee desires to modify, create derivative works of or utilize new media for the publication, distribution, display, broadcast and/or transmission of the Licensed Copyrighted Works in connection with the exercise of its rights under the Trademark License, Licensee shall provide Licensor at least sixty (60) calendar days prior written notice, which notice shall include reasonably sufficient details concerning Licensee’s plans, including copies or drafts of the modified or derivative works, and a list and description of the use thereof, including the media through which such works will be published, distributed, displayed, broadcast and/or transmitted. Licensor shall have until the end of such sixty (60) calendar day period in which to give or withhold its written approval for all or a portion of the matters contained in Licensee’s notice; provided, that Licensor shall be deemed not to have approved any matter contained in Licensee’s notice if Licensor does not deliver to Licensee its written approval thereof within such sixty (60) calendar day period.

     (a)     Licensee shall cooperate with Licensor in connection with Licensor’s review of the matters contained in Licensee’s notice, including by providing any additional information or materials that may be requested by Licensor.

     (b)     Upon Licensor’s written approval of any modified or derivative works for use for the Licensed Products such modified or derivative works shall be deemed to be “ Licensed Copyrighted Works .” In addition, upon approval (or deemed approval) by Licensor any resulting trade dress or trademarks shall be deemed to be “ Licensed Marks .” If Licensor does not approve in writing any modified or derivative works, or the media through which such works or any other Licensed Copyrighted Works are to be disseminated, then Licensee shall be prohibited from employing same under the terms of this Agreement, including under the Trademark License or the Copyright License. It is hereby expressly understood, however, that the primary purpose of this Agreement is to enable Licensee to transition to a new mark and trade dress for use in the Business. Accordingly, the failure of Licensor to approve modified or derivative works shall not be deemed unreasonable if Licensor, in its sole discretion, considers the proposed works to be a material alteration of the Licensed Marks or Licensed Copyrighted Works as of the Effective Date.

     (c)     Any modified or derivative works not approved by Licensor hereunder and from which the Licensed Marks are not removed or obliterated shall be promptly destroyed by Licensor, Licensee and, if applicable, by any Permitted Third Party Provider (as defined in Section 2.10 ).

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     2.5      Rights of and Obligations to Third Parties . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to be a grant by Licensor of a license, sublicense, or other grant of a right to Licensee to use any copyrights of a third party or any rights under any third-party license that cannot be licensed, sublicensed or granted without the consent, approval or agreement of another party, unless such consent, approval or agreement is first obtained.

     2.6      Reservation of Rights . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Licensor may utilize (and may license another party to utilize) the Licensed Marks in connection with any business in the Licensed Territory. Further, this Agreement does not restrict or limit Licensor’s rights to utilize or license the Licensed Marks in any manner. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Licensor shall have the unrestricted right to utilize (and to license another party to utilize) its copyrights in the Licensed Copyrighted Works.

     2.7      Term . Subject to the survival provisions of Section 11.4 , the term of this Agreement and the Trademark License and Copyright License granted hereunder shall begin on the Effective Date and shall expire at the end of the Term. This Agreement will not be renewed or extended, absent the execution of a separate document explicitly expressing such, executed by both Licensor and Licensee.

     2.8      Domain Names . Licensee acknowledges that Licensor owns the Domain Names. For the Term, Licensor agrees to maintain the Domain Names and redirect the certain domain names listed in Exhibit B , as may be amended from time to time by mutual agreement of the Parties, to a new website included in the New Works (as defined in Section 3.5 ) that Licensee may create pursuant to this Agreement at a url that Licensee will register and maintain. Licensee shall be responsible for hosting and maintaining the website, whether the website is part of the Licensed Copyrighted Works or New Works. Licensor shall not be required to maintain registrations of the Domain Names after expiration or termination of this Agreement, though it may, at its own discretion, do so.

     2.9      Corporate Name . Notwithstanding the foregoing license grants, within ninety (90) days of the Distribution Date, Licensee shall and shall cause any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates, if necessary, to change, at its own expense, its corporate name to delete therefrom any Licensed Marks or any words or phrases confusingly similar to the Licensed Marks that may be incorporated therein.

     2.10      Permitted Third Party Providers . The parties acknowledge that Licensee may wish to engage a third party manufacturer/service provider in connection with Licensee’s exercise of its rights under the Trademark License and the Copyright License. Licensee shall give written notice to Licensor of any proposed third party manufacturer/provider arrangement not less than ninety (90) calendar days prior to Licensee’s engaging any third party manufacturer/provider (the “ Notice Period ”), which notice shall contain the name of any proposed third party provider and a summary of the terms of Licensee’s proposed arrangement with same. During the Notice Period, Licensor shall have sole discretion as to whether to initially approve any proposed third party manufacturer/provider; provided, that such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Licensor shall advise Licensee whether it initially approves the proposed third party manufacturer/provider as soon as practicable during the Notice

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Period. For purposes of this Agreement, any third party manufacturer/provider that is approved by Licensor shall be a “ Permitted Third Party Provider .”

3.      DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TRADEMARK RIGHTS AND NEW COPYRIGHTS .

     3.1      Development of New Trademark Rights . Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, Licensee shall not develop or acquire new Trademark Rights associated with the Business or otherwise. Except as expressly permitted under Section 2 or as may be in use as of the Effective Date, Licensee is not itself permitted to develop or use any derivative variations of any of the Licensed Marks or to develop or use any variations, forms or stylizations of the Licensed Marks. Trademark Rights that Licensee shall not develop or acquire include, but are not be limited to, any federal, state, or foreign trademark registrations or applications, trademarks, trade dress, trade names, service marks, symbols, slogans, emblems, logos, designs and other indicia of origin or domain names incorporating the Licensed Marks. The parties acknowledge and agree that any and all new Trademark Rights shall be considered included within the definition of “ Trademark Rights ” for purposes of this entire Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any new trademarks that are not derivations of, variations upon, or confusingly similar to, the Licensed Marks that are developed by Licensee shall be the sole property of Licensee.

     3.2      Objection to New Trademark Rights . In the event that Licensee inadvertently or intentionally develops or acquires new Trademark Rights, Licensee shall give prompt written notice to Licensor of same. As soon as practicable after Licensor becomes aware of any new Trademark Right inadvertently or intentionally developed or acquired by Licensee, Licensor shall have the right to object to the new Trademark Right which it deems, in its sole discretion: (a) to be incompatible or inconsistent with any other Trademark Rights, or with the image of the Licensed Marks; (b) to be in violation of any law; or (c) to be otherwise inappropriate or offensive. Upon Licensor’s objection to a new Trademark Right, Licensee shall: (a) promptly modify the new Trademark Right to obviate Licensor’s objections, (b) promptly cease usage of the new Trademark Right, and/or (c) withdraw or cancel (as appropriate) any pending trademark application or issued trademark registration pertaining to the new Trademark Right.

     3.3      Requirement for Assignment of New Trademark Rights . The parties agree that Licensor shall be deemed the owner of any rights Licensee may have in a new Trademark Right (excluding any new trademarks that are not derivations of, variations on, or confusingly similar to, the Licensed Marks. Upon request, Licensee shall promptly provide a confirmatory assignment of any new Trademark Right to Licensor. Licensor has the right to refuse to license the new Trademark Right to the Licensee for the remainder of the Term. Licensor shall have the right to use, and to license others to use, any new Trademark Right after the termination of this Agreement. The decision whether to seek or maintain any federal, foreign, or state registration for any new Trademark Right or any of the Licensed Marks shall be made in the sole discretion of Licensor. Licensee shall fully cooperate with Licensor, including executing any documents and providing any materials that Licensor shall request, to obtain or maintain any such registration. To the extent the Licensed Marks or new Trademark Rights are not the subject of federal or foreign registrations as of the Effective Date, Licensee shall bear the cost of obtaining or maintaining same if Licensor decides to seek registration.

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     3.4      Modifications to or Derivative Works of the Licensed Copyrighted Works . Except as expressly permitted under this Agreement, Licensee shall not itself develop or use any modified or derivative works of the Licensed Copyrighted Works. Notwithstanding any provision of law that may initially vest ownership of copyrights in modifications or derivative works of the Licensed Copyrighted Works in Licensee or a third party that Licensee may engage in connection therewith, Licensor and Licensee hereby expressly agree that Licensor shall be considered the author and owner of the copyrights in the Licensed Copyrighted Works, including any derivative works or modifications of the original Licensed Copyrighted Works, whether or not any such modified or derivative works are approved by Licensor for use in connection with the Licensed Marks and the Business. To the extent permitted by law, the creation of any modifications or derivative works of the Licensed Copyrighted Works shall be deemed “works made for hire” for Licensor. Licensee shall execute any documents, including assignments, Licensor may determine it requires to vest ownership of the Licensed Copyrighted Works, including any modifications or derivative works of the original Licensed Copyrighted Works, in Licensee. Licensee shall have sole discretion as to whether to seek registration of the Licensed Copyrighted Works, but in no event shall Licensee apply for copyright registration of any of such works in its own name. Licensee shall execute written agreements, in a form acceptable to Licensor, with any independent contractor Licensee engages in connection with the creation of modifications or derivative works of the Licensed Copyrighted Works to ensure that such independent contractor is bound by this Section 3.4 and Section 3.7 to the same extent as Licensor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee does not assign to Licensor, and Licensee expressly retains the copyrights in all original content added by Licensee (including any new trademarks of Licensee that are not derivations of, variations upon, or confusingly similar to, the Licensed Marks) that is incorporated in such modifications or derivative works of the Licensed Copyrighted Works, to the extent such content does not bear or display any Licensed Marks.

     3.5      Creation of New Works . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including those set forth in this Section 3.5 , Licensee may create new works in the nature of signage, marketing, advertising or promotional materials, including websites that display the Licensed Marks (the “ New Works ”). At least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the utilization of any of the New Works in connection with Licensee’s exercise of its rights under the Trademark License, Licensee shall provide a specimen of the New Work to Licensor and specifics as to the proposed medium or media for the publication, distribution, display, broadcast and/or transmission of same. Upon Licensor’s written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, Licensee may utilize the approved New Work in the approved media to the extent permitted under the Trademark License. Should Licensee desire to utilize a new medium for the publication, distribution, display, broadcast or transmission of a New Work previously approved, Licensee shall give Licensor at least thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice as to the specifics of the pr


 
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