EXHIBIT 10.2
EXECUTION VERSION
SHORT FORM DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Dated
as of December __, 2007 (the “ Effective Date
”)
The Parties :
Infogrames Entertainment SA , Atari Interactive Inc.
and Atari Europe SAS (collectively, “ Publisher
”)
And:
Atari
Inc. , a Delaware corporation, having its registered office at
417 5 th Avenue, New
York 10016, United States of America (“ Distributor
”).
This
binding short form distribution agreement (this “ Short
Form Distribution Agreement ”) sets forth the
principal terms and conditions agreed to by the parties under
which, among other things, Distributor shall have the exclusive
right to sell and distribute in the Territory (as such term is
defined below) during any applicable Game Term (as such term is
defined below) all interactive entertainment software games
developed by or on behalf of the Publisher or its affiliates, the
rights to which are owned by or licensed to the Publisher or its
Affiliates, or to which the Publisher or its Affiliates acquire
rights (collectively, the “ Games ”), and for
which the parties shall have completed and executed a separate
appendix in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each
a “ Game Details Appendix ”), with each Game to
be distributed during the applicable Game Term specified in the
applicable Game Details Appendix. The parties shall enter into good
faith negotiations and enter into a long form distribution
agreement on or before January 18, 2008 encompassing the terms
set forth in this Short Form Distribution Agreement and such
other business and legal terms and conditions (including, without
limitation, customary mutual representations, warranties,
indemnities, limitations of liability and confidentiality
obligations.) upon which the parties hereto may mutually agree
(such long form distribution agreement being referred to herein as
the “ Long Form Distribution Agreement ”).
In connection therewith: (a) on or before December 12,
2007, Publisher shall provide Distributor with the first draft of
the Long Form Distribution Agreement; and (b) on or
before December 19, 2007, Distributor shall provide Publisher
with the second draft of the Long Form Distribution Agreement
that contains Distributor’s revisions thereto.
Subject
to the foregoing, it is our intention that the Long
Form Distribution Agreement would contain the following
principal terms:
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Replacement of Prior Distribution Agreements
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With respect to all Games commercially released before the
Effective Date, the following two (2) distribution agreements
(collectively, with any all amendments and addenda thereto, the
“ Prior Distribution Agreements ”) shall remain
in full force and effect: (a) Distribution Agreement between
Publisher and Distributor dated December 16, 1999 and (b)
Distribution Agreement between Publisher and Distributor dated
October 2, 2000. With respect to all Games commercially
released on or after the Effective Date, this Short Form
Distribution Agreement supersedes, replaces and terminates the
Prior Distribution Agreements. A symmetrical long form distribution
agreement, with the same terms and conditions as those in this
Short Form Distribution Agreement (with the exception of
Section 9), where Atari Inc. is the Publisher and where
Infogrames Entertainment SA, Atari Interactive Inc. and Atari
Europe SAS collectively |
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are the Distributor shall also be negotiated in good faith
between the parties during the same period. |
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Grant of Rights : |
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Exclusivity : During the Term of Exclusivity (as
hereinafter defined in Section 4), Distributor shall have the
exclusive right to contract with Publisher for the Distribution
Rights (as such term is defined below) in the Territory for all
Games that are released in the Packaged Media Format during the
Term of Exclusivity. With respect to any Game for which Distributor
fails to respond to Publisher within ten (10) days following
receipt of information relating thereto or for which, following
negotiations with respect to a Game Details Appendix as provided
herein, the Publisher and Distributor do not enter into a Game
Details Appendix, Publisher shall be free to negotiate with any
third party(ies) other than Affiliates (as hereinafter defined)
regarding the distribution of such Game in the Physical Media
Format and/or Digital Download Format in the Territory. Publisher
shall not accept any offer from any such third party(ies) without
first giving Distributor ten (10) days following receipt by
the Distributor of all information that Publisher provided to such
third party(ies) with respect to the Game and such offer in order
to match such offer. If Distributor fails to respond or does not
agree to match such offer within such ten (10) day period,
Publisher is then free to enter into an agreement with such third
party(ies) on the terms of such offer. If Distributor exercises its
right to match such offer, then Publisher and Distributor shall
promptly execute a Game Details Appendix that contains the terms
and conditions of such offer. If neither Distributor nor such third
party(ies) agree to the terms and conditions of such offer, the
matching rights set forth in this paragraph will continue in full
force and effect upon the terms contained herein with respect to
any other offer that Publisher receives for such Game regardless of
whether such offer is from such third party or another third party.
As used in this Short Form Distribution Agreement, an “
Affiliate ” of any person means any other person
controlling, under common control with, or controlled by the
referenced person. An person shall be deemed to control another
person if such person owns, directly or indirectly, thirty-three
percent (33%) or more of the voting stock of the second person
(provided that such percentage shall be 50% or more for purposes of
the first paragraph of this Short Form Distribution
Agreement), has the right to elect or nominate a majority of the
board of directors or other governing body of such person, or
otherwise has the power, whether by contract or otherwise, to
control or direct the policies or management of such person. |
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Distribution Rights . Publisher grants Distributor the
exclusive right to distribute and sell the Games for which the
parties enter into a Game Details Appendix (the “ Selected
Games ”) during the Term in the Territory in the Packaged
Media Format (as hereinafter defined) and in the Digital Download
Format (provided such digital rights were granted to Publisher for
the Territory) (the “ Distribution Rights
”). The foregoing Distribution Rights regarding the Digital
Download Format shall automatically revert to Publisher if:
(a) during the first year of the Term of Exclusivity, the
gross revenues that Distributor receives from its exploitation of
such rights is less than X percent (X%) (such percentage to be
defined in the Long Form Distribution Agreement) of
Distributor’s total gross revenues during such period; or
(b) during any year thereafter, the gross revenues that
Distributor receives from its exploitation of such rights is less
than Y percent (Y%) (such percentage to be defined in the Long
Form Distribution Agreement) of Distributor’s total
gross revenues during such period. As used in this term sheet:
“ Packaged Media Format ” shall mean the
distribution of Games via a physical, packaged media in general use
during the Term for the storage and distribution to end users of
interactive software games for a Platform (as defined in the
applicable Game Details Appendix); and “ Digital Download
Format ” shall mean the distribution of any Game via a
digital download of the Packaged Media Format thereof only. All
other rights which are not expressly granted to Distributor for
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inter alia, subscription sales and management, community
management, virtual property sales and management, virtual and
physical game card sales, are excluded from this Short Form
Distribution Agreement and are exclusively reserved for
Publisher. |
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MMOGs, Casual Games and Online Games . Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Short Form Distribution
Agreement, with respect to any MMOG, Casual Game or Online Game
(each, as hereinafter defined) that Publisher makes available in
the Packaged Media Format and subject to Publisher and Distributor
entering into a Game Details Appendix with respect thereto,
Distributor shall have the exclusive right to distribute and sell
such MMOG, Casual Game or Online Game in the Packaged Media Format
and Digital Download Format. |
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As used in this Short Form Distribution Agreement: |
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“ MMOG ” shall mean any Game that is
accessible primarily via the Internet (with or without the use of
video game discs) or other network through personal computers
and/or other electronic hardware platforms and in which
(a) the Game is playable simultaneously by more than one
hundred (100) users, and (b) the users are able to
interact with other users (e.g., via in-game avatars) in a
Persistent manner. As used herein, “ Persistent
” shall mean that one or more aspects of the state of the
Game setting (e.g., the characters, world and/or universe) is
maintained and developed continually in a manner that allows the
user experience to continually evolve over time. |
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“ Casual Game ” shall mean any Game
(a) whose primary play pattern provides users with activities
involving very low degree of skill (mental or physical); (b) that
is targeted at the mass market with very simple rules making them
easy to learn and play; (c) that requires no long term
commitment or special skills; and (d) that has a simplistic
play pattern and often is playable using a one-button mouse or
cellphone keypad. Casual Games usually utilize one or both of the
following (2) two business models: (i) downloadable
games, primarily available on PC, with limited trials, i.e., try
before you buy, for a relatively low price and/or (ii) free
on-line or free to download and try (but may generate revenue
through in-game advertising). |
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“ Online Game ” shall mean any Game that is
played through an Internet browser. |
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For purposes of clarification: (x) Distributor shall not
have the foregoing right to distribute and/or sell any MMOG, Casual
Game or Online Game that Publisher does not make available in the
Packaged Media Format; and (y) Publisher shall have the
exclusive online exploitation right to MMOGs, Casual Games and
Online Games. |
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Marketing Rights . Publisher grants Distributor the
non-transferable right to market, advertise and promote the
Packaged Media Format version and the Digital Download Format
version of each Selected Game in the Territory during the
applicable Game Term (excluding the any sell-off period). Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Short Form Distribution
Agreement, Publisher hereby grants to Distributor, under
Publisher’s trademark rights, a non-transferable,
non-exclusive, license to display and reproduce the Infogrames
trademark (and any other trademarks owned or controlled by the
Publisher and its Affiliates and agreed to by the Publisher and the
Distributor in the Long Form Distribution Agreement) to
market, advertise and promote the Packaged Media Format version and
the Digital Download Format version of each Selected Game in the
Territory during the applicable Game Term (excluding the any
sell-off period set forth in the applicable Game Details Appendix)
subject to Publisher’s approval thereof, which approval shall
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Sublicensing; Subcontracting . The sublicensing and/or
subcontracting by Distributor of any rights relating to each Game
shall be expressly subject to the prior written approval of
Publisher; such approval may not be unreasonably withheld. |
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Rights Not Granted . Any and all rights which are not
expressly granted to Distributor pursuant to this Short
Form Distribution Agreement are deemed to be reserved by
Publisher. |
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Territory : The “ Territory
” is the United States of America, Canada and Mexico;
provided, however, if the Net Receipts that Publisher actually
receives from Distributor’s exploitation of the Distribution
Rights for the Selected Games in Me |
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