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Image Comics objects to Diamond Comic Distributors ' bankruptcy quite a little , and reveals their contract with Diamond . Well , most of it .
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As part of Bleeding Cool ’s reportage of theDiamond Comic Distributors ' Chapter 11 failure proceedings , include theagreed winning bid for the majority of the party from Alliance Entertainment or AENT , we take note the contracts that were being transfer from Diamond to Alliance Entertainment . But it looks like this may be a jolty route onwards and we have the first bump .
Image Comics has filed a courtly expostulation that gainsay Diamond ’s proposition to assume and assign a key dispersion agreement to a possible purchaser as part of its Chapter 11 asset sales agreement , while also challenge the amount Diamond claims it owes Image . And in doing so , expose Image ’s previously commercially confidential contract with Diamond , though with view redacted .
Image Comics argues that its April 2024 agreement with Diamond , under which Diamond serves as Image ’s sole agent for distributing products internationally , outside of the Lunar deal and including Diamond UK , can not be transferred without its consent . The caller cites federal bankruptcy law and Maryland state natural law , asserting that the agreement ’s means relationship postulate personal obligation that Diamond can not legally assign to another party .
Under the agreement , Image consigns a substantial inventory of its products to Diamond , which then markets and sells them to customer outside North America . " range of a function take Diamond as its single agent based on decades of cartel and Diamond ’s unique skill in this mart , " saidElizabeth A. Scully , counseling for Image Comics from Baker & Hostetler LLP , in the filing . " Maryland law does not require Image to have substitute performance from an unsung third party , and thus Diamond can not assign this agreement . "
Image also dispute Diamond ’s propose " cure amount"—the union Diamond must pay to dissolve salient debt before assuming the contract . Diamond listed this amount as over $ 25,000 in its failure notice , but Image claims it is owe at almost $ 70,000 for sale reported through November 2024 , after accounting for the $ 66,000 it owes Diamond in fees . Image Comics also alleges that Diamond has failed to ply required sales reports for minutes since November 2024 , leaving the truthful amount owe uncertain but likely high . " adamant owe Image significantly more than the proposed cure amount , " the remonstrance states . " Without the neglect sale reports , Image can not ascertain the full extent of what ’s due , but it ’s reset the $ 25,666.87 figure is inadequate . "
Image has asked the court to deny Diamond ’s request to usurp and assign the understanding . Alternatively , if the court allows the transfer , Image requests that Diamond be ordered to provide the overdue sales paper and pay the full amount owed , far exceeding the proposed figure . Here is the Image / Diamond contract bridge as of April 2024 .
Notably Diamond guaranteeing to get at least 40 cents an point , must make thoseTodd McFarlane$2.99 comic record book even hard to make money from …
1.1 Diamond Appointment : Exclusivity.(a ) Image and Diamond harmonise that effective as of the Agreement ’s Commencement Date , January 1st , 2024 , Diamond is appoint Image ’s undivided agent to perform the servicing of selling , charge , merchant marine , collecting , returns handling , and other customary client service for distribution of Image ’s Products in the Territory to Book Sellers . " Book Sellers " are delineate as chain book storage retailers and their internet affiliates ; independent book stores ( i.e. , memory whose revenues are derived chiefly from the sales event of books , as match to powder store , comic book , or other items ) ; aggregated - grocery merchandisers and their internet affiliate ; storage warehouse golf-club , book clubs , library , and schools ; on-line retailers ; and the wholesalers who service those account , but not including gross revenue of content in digital form only via the Internet.(b ) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein , the appointment of Diamond to serve as Image ’s sole agent localise away above shall apply to all Image titles published under the Image " first " trademark during the Term ( as hereinafter set ) of this Agreement , supply , however , this subdivision ( vitamin B complex ) shall not ( i ) put on to " cover - over " books ( unless Image is the assign publishing company or such " cross - over " book ) , " tour " Book and " motivator " books ( as such terms are commonly understand in the risible book diligence ) , provided that nothing contain in this subdivision ( ii ) require Image to publish any picky title ( and Image does not guarantee the handiness of any deed of conveyance ) or ( iii ) want products sold by Todd McFarlane Productions , or ( iv ) implement to any Image Products where Image has a preexisting exclusive dispersion agreement within a area in the Territory for a particular title or author.1.2 Diamond ’s Services on Behalf of Image . During the Term of this Agreement , with deference to Image ’s sale of product to Book Sellers in the Territory , Diamond shall perform Basic Book Market Services with respect to sales of Image Products to Book Sellers in the Territory , at its sole expense ( capable to the fees provide for herein ) , each and all of the statistical distribution and marketing services specified in Exhibit A hereto , which shall be define as the " Basic Services . " From sentence to time , Diamond may elect to offer new or extra services not specify in Exhibit A hereto , which shall be defined as " Additional Services".1.3 Diamond ’s Services to Non - Book Seller Customers . Upon Image ’s petition , and Diamond ’s fairish consent , Diamond shall allow for any or all of the services distinguish in Exhibit A to Non - Book Seller Customers in the Territory , which picture may require in connection with Image ’s sales to customers other than Book Sellers ( who shall be known as " Non - Book Seller Customers " ) , on either an exclusive or non - exclusive base and under such other footing as Image may settle ordered with the terminal figure of this Agreement and Image ’s preexisting other contract . Image correspond to consult sporadically with Diamond about opportunities for Diamond to become Image ’s agent to prospective Non - Book Seller Customers , and to entertain in good faith any suggestion Diamond may have in this regard . Book Sellers and Non - Book Seller Customers shall be touch to conjointly herein as " Accounts".1.4 Payment and Fees(a ) Diamond will give a statement of account on a per claim basis to Image for each financial Month and will render such statement not by and by than 30 day following the end of such financial Month . Diamond will put off payment ( as defined below ) to Image for each financial Month not later than 90 days after the end of such Fiscal Month . A " Fiscal Month " is define as end on the final Sunday of each calendar month , and beginning on the following day.(b ) Diamond ’s payment to Image shall be on a per title basis in an amount equal to Diamond ’s " Net charge " from the sales agreement of Products in the Territory during that calendar month , less the follow : ( i ) credits for actual homecoming of Products ; ( ii ) document Deductions ( as defined herein ) from Accounts ; ( iii ) Diamond ’s fulfilment and sales fees as provided in Section 1.4(d ) ; ( iv ) genuine freight charge incurred by Diamond in shipping Products to customers , except insofar as such mission are billed to customer net of any aggregate shipping discounts ; ( v ) Diamond ’s Returns Processing Charge ( as define below ) ; and ( vi ) any charges for Additional Services agreed to in writing in advancement . As used herein , " Documented Deductions " from customers means any amounts deducted from remittances to Diamond by customer approved by Image , whether link to Products , credits for ad or any other tax write-off pertain to conduct business on behalf of Image , that are document by such customers , admit ISBNs that allow these tax write-off to be identified as Products . document implication will be put up to mental image by Diamond in such electronic and printed form and format as may be mutually agreed by Diamond and Image . Diamond will stick to a regular accounting process of " call for " Documented Deductions and reconciling them to actual reappearance or deficit according to a plan mutually agreed upon in advance of its implementation or the devising of any change to such plan by Diamond and Image . As used in this Agreement , " final Billings " is defined as the time value of Gross Billings invoiced by Diamond to customers on behalf of Image in connection with fulfillment of orders for mathematical product , less the value of Returns , sole of any postpaid transportation , insurance policy , and taxes let in on client account . As used herein , Diamond ’s " Returns Processing Charge " shall equal 1 % of the retail economic value of returns , bring home the bacon , however , no Returns Processing Charge shall be applicable to(a ) returns disposed of and not returned to armory ( including Affidavit Returns ) , and(b ) full case returns to inventory.(c ) defrayal due from Diamond under this division 1.4 shall be remit to Image by ACH . In all cases , Diamond shall make requital to Image in U.S. DOLLARS.(d ) Diamond shall receive fees adequate to 12.5 % ( the " Base Book Fee Percentage " ) of the value of Net Billings of Products as previously defined , shipped to the warehouse , retail computer storage , or loading forwarder of a Book Seller.(e ) For Book Market sales event serviced from Diamond ’s United Kingdom facility , Diamond will conduct business on a buy / betray returnable base at a discount of 65 % off the retail price.(f ) Diamond will be allow to return production purchased by Image for the U.K. Book Market on a yearly ( i.e. , 12 - month point ending the day before the anniversary date from Effective Date ) footing after Notification in writing to Image . Image correspond that Diamond will bring out the Certificate of Destruction for the production being returned and will not physically return Product unless requested to do so by Image at Image ’s expense within a reasonable meter of receipt of the Notification . Image agrees that the Diamond ’s return allowance on U.K. Book Market purchases shall be 10 % of the gross sales attain during the relevant year ( i.e. , 12 - calendar month geological period ) . The 10 % roof on return facility usable to Diamond shall not take into report ( i ) any return of withdrawn Product from the market initiated at the behest of Image ; ( ii ) any damage or imperfect production returned by Diamond to Image ; and ( iii ) any intersection give by Image to Diamond for sales promotion on a returnable basis.(g ) Notwithstanding anything to the obstinate set up forth herein , the fee to be paid by Image for any merchandise sold to a Book Market Account by Diamond hereunder ( include any intersection sold at a discount ) shall in no event be less than $ 0.40 for all Products.(h ) For Products Diamond use to serve sales to non - sole US customers that Diamond would otherwise buy from Image ’s exclusive US distributor , Diamond will report those Products to both icon ( for informational purposes ) and Image ’s exclusive US distributor , and pay off for such Products directly to Image ’s exclusive US distributor with the pricing and footing provided by Image ’s single US distributor.1.5 Negative Accountings . If picture receives from Diamond any financial statement of history showing " Negative Net Proceeds " ( delineate as any amount by which the combine fees , charges and deductive reasoning described in clause 1.4(b)(i ) through 1.4(b)(vii ) outperform Net billing in any particular monthly accounting system geological period ) on a per championship groundwork , then Image shall bear Diamond the amount of Negative Net Proceeds express on such statement within thirty business days after its receipt of such statement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein , Negative Net Proceeds for any fussy monthly account statement period shall be capped at $ 10,000 ( ten thousand dollars ) only to the extent of deduction taken that were more than 90 sidereal day after the original tax deduction was reported by Customers . If such cap is applied , the resulting dispute in the electronegative accounting will carry forth until such negative measure have been fully applied to time to come accountings.1.6 return : Receipt : Shipping.(a ) Diamond will process replication in an expeditious manner . Returns that are deemed saleable by Diamond will be return to stock.(b ) double agrees to allow the continuation of the practice session of work on Return Credits from Book Sellers in the Territory ground on a Certificate of Destruction ( " Affidavit getting even " ) . persona may terminate its consent to such practice for any future shipment of production only after giving 6 month ' notice of such change to Diamond and Customers . In such instance , Image acknowledge that mathematical product will not physically be returned . Diamond will make every reasonable effort to advise Image of restoration in advance so , upon notification , Image may request the forcible return of product , which may be at Image ’s expense.(c ) subject area to retailer and wholesaler routing guides and the availability of Products , Diamond will ship orders received in accordance with normal industry standard as in effect from time to time .
2 . terminus OF AGREEMENT : TERMINATION.2.1 terminus . This Agreement will have a term of three ( 3 ) years from the Commencement Date ( the " condition " ) and shall be mechanically renewable at the conclusion of such period for additional one class - period ( each , a " Renewal Term " ) , unless terminated by either party with six ( 6 ) months prior written poster . As used herein , " terminus " shall mean collectively the Initial Term and any Renewal Terms.2.2 Image Termination Rights.(a ) figure shall have the right field to terminate the Agreement upon the occurrence of a material breach of the Agreement by Diamond , ply that ( i ) the materiality of any rupture arising from the provision of Basic Services or Additional Services by Diamond under the Agreement shall be measured in the context of the totality of avail provided by Diamond to Image under the Agreement during the anterior ninety ( 90 ) Day , and ( ii ) Diamond has been present observance of such material breach and a period of 30 years to cure.(b ) In addition to the outcome rights place forth in department 2.2(a ) , above , Image shall have the right to terminate the Agreement upon 90 - days ' written notice to Diamond in the event of a " Change in Control " ( as hereinafter defined ) of Diamond , offer that Image gives such notice to Diamond during the 90 - day full stop following the date on which look-alike prevail real knowledge that Diamond shall have undergone a Change in Control . As used herein , " Change in Control " shall mean ( A ) the combination of Diamond with another unaffiliated entity by agency of any dealing or series of transactions ( including , without limitation , any reorganization , merger or consolidation ) ; or ( B ) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Diamond , unless Diamond ’s shareholders of record , as constituted now prior to such compounding or sale , will , right away after such combination or sale ( by virtuousness of securities issued as consideration for Diamond ’s acquisition or sales agreement or otherwise ) declare at least 50 % of the vote power of the surviving or larn entity.(c ) Upon the occurrence of a result of the Agreement by Image due to a breach by Diamond , Image shall have the rightfield , in addition to its right hereunder , to exercise all sound and equitable remedies , including right field to pecuniary amends and an injunction.2.3 Diamond Termination Rights(a ) Diamond shall have the right hand to terminate the Agreement upon the natural event of a substantial falling out of the Agreement by Image , provided that ( i ) the materiality of any breach under the Agreement by Image shall be appraise in the circumstance of the totality of Image ’s performance under the Agreement during the previous ninety ( 90 ) sidereal day , and ( ii ) no such termination shall pass off until Image has been provided with notice of such material breach and a time period of 30 days to cure.(b ) Upon the occurrence of a termination of the Agreement by Diamond , Diamond shall have the right wing to exercise all effectual and just remedies , include rights to monetary damages and an injunction.(c ) Diamond will agree that following a terminus of the Agreement by Diamond , Diamond will collaborate with Image for a point of six months by continue to circularise Image ’s Products on the terms set forth in the Agreement.(d ) In the effect that the Agreement is declared null and null , or enforcement of the Agreement is materially restrained or forbid , the Agreement shall be terminated and of no further force and effect.2.4 Procedures for Termination.(a ) In the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason , the party check to execute the expiry to insure an orderly modulation , reserving the goodwill and reputation of both parties , which obligation shall be satisfied in the case of Diamond through the performance of Basic Services as fructify forth herein , for a point of six ( 6 ) months following bill of termination . In addition : ( x ) each party shall remain liable to the other party for all obligations incurred prior to the day of the month of termination ; subject to the other provisions of this Agreement , Diamond shall onward to Image , or otherwise toss out of , its armory of merchandise on the date of termination and all returns welcome thereafter , in accordance with Image ’s commercially reasonable pen instruction ; ( y ) each political party shall have the right to approve any statement(s ) issued to the world by the other political party regarding the termination , except as may otherwise be take pursuant to any statute , principle of law , or regulation ; and ( zed ) each party shall retain all right at law of nature or equity rebel from the expiry , including the right to monetary scathe and/or injunctive relief.(b ) pronto upon expiration of this Agreement , Image will remove at its own disbursement the stock list of product from Diamond statistical distribution center . If Image fail to remove such inventory within six ( 6 ) months after the outcome of this Agreement , Diamond shall have the right either to dispose of such inventory in such manner as it deems appropriate or to demolish such inventory , so long as Diamond is not distributing Image ’s Products to other markets under separate agreement(s ) with Image.(c ) In the consequence of termination of this Agreement by either company , Diamond shall accept returns of Products for 90 days follow the good date of termination ( the " Returns Period " ) . Such homecoming shall be march by Diamond at the same mission determine forth in Section 1.4(b)(vi ) , above ( sort out into manifested salable and into demonstrate non - salable pallet ) and ship at Image ’s cost to Image ’s heir fulfillment agentive role or otherwise as directed by Image . In no result shall Diamond have any obligation to accept any return after the Returns Period ; provide , however , that figure shall be responsible to give Diamond any amounts which any client refuses to make up to Diamond on account of Products shipped to such customer by Diamond due to any offset claimed by such client for returns which such client cook after the Returns Period or in connexion with any difference over the client ’s right to turn back any intersection after the Returns Period , but only to the extent that Diamond has not been capable to deduct such amount from Image through credit against amounts due to Image from Diamond . Returns shall be accuse to Image at the amount credit to the customer .
3 . agreement , WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS3.1 Each of Image and Diamond covenants represent and warrants to the other that it has full corporate power and self-confidence to embark into this Agreement and to do this Agreement in accordance with its terms.3.2 Image represents and warrants to Diamond that the execution and operation of this Agreement does not violate any other contract or agreement to which Image is a party.3.3 Diamond represents and warrant to Image that the instruction execution and performance of this Agreement does not dishonor any other contract or agreement to which Diamond is a party.3.4 Image shall indemnify and have got harmless Diamond , its officers , directors , shareholders , employee , agent and representatives , and any other seller of the Products , from and against any title , requirement , suit , action , pursuance , proceedings , damage or judgment , include all reasonable and necessary expense , attorney ’s fees , amounts pay in liquidation and all other liabilities , suffered or incurred in connexion therewith based upon ( i ) the sales event of Products , ( ii ) any claim that any Product violate the right of secrecy of any person , is libelous or salacious , infringes the right of first publication , trademark or any other rights of any third political party , or contain any recipe , chemical formula or instruction that is hurtful to the user ; ( iii ) any breach of a representation or warranty set forth herein ; or ( iv ) any rift of any compact or accord set forth herein . If claims are asserted against Diamond with deference to which Diamond is entitled to indemnification hereunder , Image shall assume the utter defense thereof at its exclusive expense , by counselling of its choice ( subject to Diamond ’s favorable reception of Defense Department counsel select , such favourable reception not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed ) , and Diamond shall cooperate with Image in the defence thereof . Image shall quick notify the other of any such claims , demands , actions or proceedings , and look-alike shall fully join forces with Diamond in the defense thereof.3.5 The foregoing representations , warranties , covenants and indemnities shall survive the termination of this Agreement .
CONFIDENTIALITY . Except as command by natural law , neither Image nor its representatives will let out or use any Confidential Information ( as defined below ) , whether already furnished or to be furnish in the hereafter to Image or its voice , in any style other than in connective with the evaluation , dialogue or performance of this Agreement . Similarly , except as take by law , neither Diamond nor its representatives will bring out or use any Confidential Information , whether already furnished or to be furnished in the future to Diamond or its representatives , in any manner other than in connection with the carrying out of this Agreement . For purposes of this Agreement , " Confidential Information " means any information regarding Diamond or Image furnished to the other , admit the terminus of this agreement as well as the content of any discussion between Image and Diamond with respect to any transactions between them . Confidential Information does not admit information that Image or Diamond can demonstrate ( i ) is in the main usable to or live by the public other than as a result of improper revealing , ( ii ) is get by the disclosing party from a source other than the other party or its congressman , provided that such source was not bound by a duty of confidentiality with esteem to such info , or ( iii ) is required to be disclosed by operation of law or by parliamentary procedure of a lawcourt or administrative soundbox of competent legal power . Upon the write request of either party , the other party will quickly give any Confidential Information in its possession or in the will power of its representatives . The covenants set forth in this department shall remain in full military force and effect following the termination of this Agreement . Image understand and hereby acknowledges and agrees that it shall not have access to any secret commercial selective information regarding other publishers or suppliers doing business with Diamond , and shall watch any function Diamond put through to protect against the inadvertent disclosure of such information to Image .
4 . PUBLICITY.Each of the party will consult with each other and reach reciprocal agreement before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public instruction with respect to this Agreement ; provided , however , that each party will be countenance to make , without the agreement of the other , such disclosures to the populace or to governmental entities as that company ’s advocate moderately deems necessary to maintain obligingness with Union or DoS laws .
5 . CREDIT DECISIONS.(a ) Diamond shall make all command mention conclusion with respect to Accounts hereunder , based on commercially fair and objective touchstone , including but not limited to the decision whether to extend credit rating to any such Accounts and the extent of credit to be granted . Diamond shall have the right to sue any remiss Account to attempt recovery of amounts owed and shall have the right wing to enroll into any settlement with such overdue Account in its sane discretion.(b ) With respect to Book Sellers and Non - Book Sellers , Diamond will assume responsibility for the bad debt risk associated with Image Products once the Image Products have been received by Book Market Accounts but only to the extent of Image ’s estimated real cost of the Products , which will be hold to be 10 % of the retail value of the amount of the uncollectible debt . To the extent Image has been paid for Products sold to a Book Market Accounts who finally are unable to bear Diamond for those Products , Image will recoup Diamond for the difference between Image ’s take for price for any such bad debt and the invoice note value refer to Image Products include in the bad debt.(c ) For any Account with respect to which Diamond declines to extend citation , Image may elect , in its lonesome discretion , to take over that Account ’s credit danger by supply Diamond with publish observation of such election .
6 . TITLE AND endangerment OF red : INVENTORY(a ) Image shall keep back title of respect to Products until such deed transfer to Image ’s Account in accordance with Image ’s term of Sale . baseball diamond shall have no obligation to insure against , nor bear liability for , any loss due to damage to , end of , or normal inventory shrinkage of , any mathematical product during such meter , provided that mental image is not creditworthy for , and Diamond may insure against , any inventory shrinking of any Product as a result of Diamond ’s negligence or any other damage to or destruction of any mathematical product as a result of Diamond ’s negligence . Subject to the foregoing , Diamond shall , at Diamond ’s expense until the termination of the Agreement , add together Image as an " extra insured " on its exist comprehensive property policy . Notwithstanding the foregoing , Diamond shall be creditworthy for reduction in inventory due to normal inventory shrinking , loss , or damage to the Products while in the detainment or dominance of Diamond ( i.e. , excluding any damages reported by Accounts ) , in excessiveness of the " Inventory Shrinkage Threshold " ( as hereinafter defined ) calculate for each calendar year that this Agreement stay in burden . As used herein , " Inventory Shrinkage Threshold " stand for 2 % of " Total Calendar social unit " for such calendar year , provided , however , that ( i ) in calculating the Inventory Shrinkage Threshold , shortfall shall be nett against overages of each Product , and ( ii ) unit of Products lack for less than 45 Day shall not be count . As used herein , Total Calendar Units shall think the total issue of units of all Image Products held in inventory by Diamond at the commencement of the applicable calendar year plus the entire number of units of all Image Products received by Diamond during such calendar year . In the effect that it has been determined that the Inventory Shrinkage Percentage has been exceed in any calendar yr , Image shall receive a refund adequate to the number of " Short Units " ( as hereinafter define ) multiplied by an amount adequate to 10 % of " Average Unit Retail Price " ( as hereinafter defined ) . As used herein , " Short unit " shall equalize the number of units by which the Inventory Shrinkage Percentage has been surmount in the applicable calendar yr . As used herein , " Average Unit Retail Price " shall have in mind the medium retail price of Total Calendar Units for the applicable calendar year.(b ) figure shall be responsible for all personal dimension , inventory and other taxes consort with mathematical product distribute by Diamond under this Agreement.(c ) Diamond shall put up Image with fairish access to perpetual inventory reports of Products stored in Diamond ’s Distribution Facilities.(d ) Diamond will cooperate with Image in the execution of any funding statements or continuation or amendment to funding statements Image reasonably deems necessary to provide tolerable placard of its rights as consigner hereunder , as charge consignor or debitor , and identifying the Products as consigned goods , and further authorizes Image to charge such financing statements in all filing offices Image reasonably deems appropriate , provide that Image provides Diamond with sensible advance observation and copies of all such filings.(e ) Diamond shall pick up from any persona supplier or pressman settle in the northeast United States or southeastern Canada , and provided that Image gives Diamond at least fourteen ( 14 ) Day prior notice.(f ) Not later on than 25 years survey the close of each calendar after part that this Agreement remains in effect:(g ) Image will deliver to Diamond ’s statistical distribution centers sufficient Products to meet the requirement as estimated by Image from metre to fourth dimension after interview with Diamond.(h ) Diamond will not maintain in inventory books deemed as " hurts " and unsaleable in the normal course of business . weakened books will be betray by Diamond at a Mary Leontyne Price to be jointly fit in by Diamond and Image with the proceeds from such cut-rate sale pay 60 % to Image and 40 % to Diamond.(i ) Diamond will collaborate with Image in the execution of any funding statements or continuation or amendments to financing statement Image pretty deems necessary to provide adequate notice of its rights as consigner hereunder , identify Image as consignor or debtor , and discover the Products as consigned goods , and further authorizes Image to file such funding statements in all filing offices Image reasonably deems appropriate , provided that Image bring home the bacon Diamond with reasonable advance notice and copies of all such filings .
7 . BOOKS AND RECORDS , FINANCIAL INFORMATION.Diamond jibe to keep and keep , at its executive offices , such full and accurate records ( including books of account ) as are reasonably necessary to determine rebates , discounts and other amounts which are contractually provided for hereunder . Diamond agrees to retain all such records for a period of two years after the closing of the calendar yr to which such records relate ( the " Record Retention Period " ) . Once each year during the Term of the Agreement , Image or its authorised representative shall have the rightfulness to review such records for the premature year and to copy such record , put up , however , that such review shall be undertaken solely for the aim of verify the truth of the fee and other payment calculations by Diamond hereunder . Any such review shall require not less than 10 business days ' observation to Diamond , shall be conducted at Diamond ’s executive post during normal business hours , and shall be contract in such fashion as to not disrupt or interfere with Diamond ’s normal business operation . Image hereby wittingly and intelligently waives its rightfulness to make any claim hereunder with obedience payment made to , or services provided by , Diamond , for any year after the Record Retention Period for such class expires . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein , Diamond shall not be required to provide to Image ( i ) any information in a form or style that would postulate that Diamond violate a confidentiality agreement with a third party or ; ( ii ) any information the disclosure of which to Image would ravish any applicable law .
8 . ARTWORK.All art associate to Image and/or the Products to be used by Diamond in its catalogs , order bod or any other merchandising materials , shall be provide by Image in accordance with Exhibit A. Diamond shall stick on on all such materials right of first publication and trademark notices provided by Image . figure of speech hereby grants to Diamond a non - sole right wing , not subject to sublicense , assignment ( open to Diamond ’s rights to assign this Agreement to an affiliate of Diamond as set forth in Section 11 hereof ) or transfer , to practice such materials solely for promote or merchandising Image and/or the Products and Diamond ’s employment thereof shall be for the benefit of look-alike . ball field shall not have the right to prepare or commission any artwork using Image ’s characters , copyrights , trademarks , and/or Products , nor shall Diamond have the right to use Image ’s artwork , characters , copyright and trademarks in any style other than as expressly provide herein .
9 . NOTICES.All notices required to be sent pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and deemed reach when broadcast by prepaid license mail counter reception requested , or by other variety of prepaid acknowledge delivery , to the several party at the keep abreast addresses ( or at such other computer address as a political party may determine by posting to the other):Image Comics , Inc. XXXXXXXXXXXXXPortland , OR XXXXXXXATTENTION : Eric Stephenson , PublisherDiamond Comic Distributors , Inc.10150 York Road , Suite 300Hunt Valley , MD 21030ATTENTION : Charles Parker , President
10 . ASSIGNMENT . The Agreement shall be binding on Image and any successors to the commercial enterprise of Image . Subject to Image ’s right wing to terminate following a alteration in Control , Diamond shall have the right to assign the Agreement to any successor to Diamond , and the Agreement shall be binding on any successor to the vulgar stock . rhombus shall also have the right to assign the Agreement to any affiliate of Diamond ( i.e. , an entity controlled by , verify or under rough-cut restraint with , Diamond ) organized for the intention of performing distribution activities which succeeds well all of the operating force , property , right and assets of Diamond come to to its dispersion operations , and any such grant shall not constitute a Change in Control hereunder .
11 . ENTIRE AGREEMENT ; HEADINGS ; MODIFICATION . This instrument make up the integral concord between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof , and supersedes all other anterior oral and written representations , agreements , or understandings between them . ALL Section bearing are for citation determination only and shall not affect the import or interpretation of this Agreement . This Agreement may not be modify , altered or changed except by an instrument in writing ratify by both parties .
12 . WAIVER.No release of any term or condition of this Agreement , or of any terms or condition of the Agreement or of any later falling out of the Agreement or of any part thereof . No such discharge shall be in effect unless in writing signed by the forgo party . The loser of either party to enforce any of its right under this Agreement at any meter for any period of time shall not be construed as a waiver of such rights or any other right .
13 . APPLICABLE LAW.This Agreement shall be deemed to have been entered into in the State of Maryland and shall be interpret and interpret in accordance with the Torah of the State of Maryland applicable to correspondence action and to be amply performed therein .
14 . COUNTERPARTS.This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts , none of which need contain the signatures of all political party , each of which shall be take for to be an original , and all of which take together constitute one and the same pawn . Telecopied or facsimile signatures shall be deemed to have the same effect as an archetype .
EXHIBIT ASERVICES – BOOK MARKETDiamond agrees to exercise its serious efforts in the performance of the follow services in the Book Market on behalf of Image during the term of the Agreement . Unless otherwise pin down in the Agreement or herein , ( a ) all terms used herein to describe services shall have the meaning customarily ascribed to them in the business of distributing Products to Book Sellers ; and ( b ) Diamond acknowledge that the following list of services is intended to cover the principal serving provided by Diamond to Image but is not think to be thoroughgoing . Diamond agrees to continue provide any incidental services currently provide by Diamond to Image except as may otherwise be specified in this Agreement .
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