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                                   Exhibit 10.9

                  License Agreement with Muze, Inc. dated May 1999


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                                 LICENSE AGREEMENT

Based on their respective representations, warranties, covenants, rights, and
responsibilities, set forth below, Muze Inc., at 304 Hudson Street, 8th
Floor, New York, NY 10013, Fax No. 212.741.1246, a New York corporation, and
Cool Entertainment, Inc. at Suite 900 10900 NE 8th St., Bellevue, WA 98004,
Fax No. 604.540.8328 a Washington State corporation, enter into this License
Agreement as follows:

1.  DEFINITIONS

"Agreement" means this License Agreement, including its attachment(s).

"Terms and Conditions" means the specific additional terms and conditions of
this Agreement set forth in Attachment 1 (as may be amended from time to time).

"Effective Date" means the date this Agreement enters into force, noted in the
Terms and Conditions.

"Hardware" means the computer and other hardware on which the Products run (the
Hardware is listed in Attachment 1 unless Muze supplies any of the Hardware, in
which case Hardware and the terms of purchase are set forth in an Attachment 2).

"Licensee" means Cool Entertainment, Inc.

"Muze" means Muze Inc.

"Products" means data and/or software and periodic updates licensed by Muze to
Licensee under this Agreement, as set forth in the Terms and Conditions.

"Services" means the services provided by MUZE to Licensee under this
Agreement, if any, as described or provided for in the Terms and Conditions.

2.  GRANT OF LICENSE

Muze grants Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to use
the Products strictly in accordance with all the provisions of this
Agreement.  This license shall be immediately terminable by Muze for any
material breach by Licensee of its obligations under this Agreement.

Unless terminated by Muze as provided for above, the license and this
Agreement shall continue in force for the time period set forth in the Terms
and Conditions.  Should Muze terminate this Agreement because of a material
breach by Licensee, it will not refund any portion of the license fees or
other fees (as provided for in the Terms and Conditions) already paid by
Licensee or already accrued at the time of termination.  Unless otherwise
provided in the Terms and Conditions, this Agreement shall automatically be
extended for successive one-year periods at the end of the initial term.

All ownership rights in the Products and any related know-how, and in any
works that may be created by Muze as part of the Services, shall remain with
Muze. Licensee shall not contest Muze's ownership rights in the Products or
any such works.

3.  LICENSEE'S OBLIGATIONS

LICENSEE SHALL:

a.  Use the Products only on the Hardware, at the locations, and according to
the conditions specified in the Terms and Conditions.

b.  Make all payments required by the Terms and Conditions in a timely manner.

c.  Comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding use of the
Products.  Including any laws of regulations relating to sale of goods and
services and to privacy rights.  Licensee shall be responsible for
determining the existence and applicability of any such laws and regulations
and for obtaining any necessary permits or approvals for use of the Products.

d.  Restrict its end users to non-commercial use of the Products and notify
each of its end users of the Products that the Products are owned by Muze and
may not be copied or used without Muze's consent.  Licensee shall incorporate
the rights notices set forth in the Terms and Conditions in its end-user
interfaca.

e.  Keep confidential all of Muze's proprietary information provided to it
under this Agreement (or under any previous Confidentiality Agreement) during
the term of this Agreement and for ten (10) years after termination.  This
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any information identified by Muze as confidential and any information that
Licensee knows, or should know under the circumstances, is proprietary.  Muze
proprietary information may include the Products, documentation, technical
information, business or technical concepts or designs.  Licensee's
obligation shall not apply to information: (a) lawfully in the public domain,
(b) Licensee lawfully possessed before disclosure by Muze, or (c) lawfully
disclosed to Licensee by a third party without obligation of confidentiality.
 Upon termination of this Agreement, Licensee shall return or destroy, at
Muze's election, any Muze proprietary information still in its possession.

f.  Upon termination of this Agreement, return or destroy, at Muze's
election, the Products and any copies, as well as any matter that
incorporates any other Muze proprietary or confidential information.
Licensee shall provide Muze with a certified letter attesting to this
destruction.

g.  Permit Muze to use Licensee's name as a customer reference and
prominently feature a link to Muze's web site if the Products are available
to end users on the Internet pursuant to the Terms and Conditions.

h.  Indemnify Muze against any claims made against Muze (or its affiliates,
officers, directors, employees, or contractors) by third parties (including
by any of Licensee's employees or contractors) arising out of (a) content,
software, or hardware not provided by Muze, (b) Licensee's breach of any of
its obligations under this Agreement, or (c) any illegal or unauthorized use
of the Products by Licensee, its employees, contractors, or end users.  Muze
shall promptly notify Licensee of any such claim.  Licensee shall conduct the
defense of any such claim, at its own expense, subject to Muze's right to
participate and to approve any settlement that purports to bind Muze in any
way.

LICENSEE SHALL NOT:

a.  Use the Products other than at the sites and in the manner set forth in
the Terms and Conditions.

b.  Reverse engineer, decompile, or dissassemble the Products, nor shall it
modify the Products or create any derivitive works.

c.  Assign, sell, rent, timeshare or use the Products in any way not
expressly permitted in this Agreement.

d.  Sublicense the Products to any party, including to its affiliates, unless
specifically authorized to do so in the Terms and Conditions.

e.  Make any copies of the Products, except (a) as necessary to run the
Products on the Hardware and (b) one copy for archival or backup purposes.

f.  Intentionally or negligently permit any third party to copy the Products
or extract data or code from them.

g.  Remove any Muze copyright or other proprietary rights notices included in
or on any of the Products.

h.  Use Muze's trademarks without written consent.

LICENSEE REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT:

a.  It is authorized to enter into this Agreement.

b.  It is free to fully perform its obligations under this Agreement and will
comply with each of them.

4.  MUZE'S OBLIGATIONS

MUZE SHALL:

a.  Indemnify Licensee from any claim by a third party that proper use of the
Products infringes a U.S. intellectual property right of that third party.
This indemnity is conditioned on Licensee's (a) prompt notification of Muze
of any such claim and (b) compliance with its respective covenants.  This
indemnity shall not apply to (i) graphical, audio, video, or other media
content, or third-party software, supplied with or as part of the Products or
(ii) any software or systems not provided by Muze.  Muze shall have the right
to conduct the defense of any such claim, subject to Licensee's reasonable
right to participate in any settlement thereof that may affect it in any way
not related to its use of the Products.  Should any such claim by a third
party result in a material limitation of Licensee's rights to use the
Products, Muze shall, at its election: (a) provide a functionally equivalent,
non-infringing substitute for the Product(s); (b) procure at its own expense
the necessary licenses or rights for Licensee to continue using the
Product(s); or (c) refund any license fees paid by Licensee for the period
beginning upon such material limitation of Licensee's rights, in no case
shall Muze's liability under this Agreement exceed the total license and
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b.  Perform the Services, if any, (specified in the Terms and Conditions) in
a professional manner and to a professional standard of quality and
effectiveness.

MUZE REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT:

a.  It is authorized and has the right to enter into this Agreement and is
free to fully perform its obligations hereunder.

b.  It shall comply with all of its obligations hereunder.

5.  DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION ON LIABILITY

EXCEPT AS SET FORTH ABOVE, Muze MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (BY
LAW OR OTHERWISE) AS TO ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER, THE PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED "AS
IS," AND ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED.

EXCEPT AS SET FORTH ABOVE, Muze SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS AGAINST
Licensee BY ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING BY Licensee's EMPLOYEES OR
CONTRACTORS). IN NO CASE SHALL ANY LIABILITY OF Muze EXCEED THE TOTAL LICENSE
AND OTHER FEES PAID TO Muze BY Licensee HEREUNDER.  FURTHERMORE, Muze SHALL
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES (OTHER THAN WILLFUL MISCONDUCT) BE LIABLE FOR
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES.

6.  OTHER PROVISIONS

PRESS RELEASES; Muze and Licensee shall each have the reasonable right to
approve the other's press releases concerning the business relationship of
the parties.  If one party does not respond to the other party's request for
approval within five (5) business days of receiving any such request,
approval shall be deemed granted.

GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION.  This Agreement shall be governed by
New York law, as though executed and fully performed in New York, and without
reference to New York's conflicts of laws principles.  Licensee consents to
venue and personal jurisdiction in the State and Federal courts located in
New York County for the resolution of any disputes arising out of this
Agreement.

Licensee acknowledges that any breach by it of its obligations under this
Agreement may cause Muze irreparable harm for which there may be no adequate
remedy at law, and that Muze may therefore be entitled to equitable relief by
injunction or otherwise.

AMENDMENT OR WAIVER.  Any amendment to this Agreement must be in writing and
signed by both parties. No provision of this Agreement may be waived except
in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the waiver is
sought.

NOTICES.  Notices shall be sent by courier or by certified mail to the
addresses set forth above, or to any succeeding address that may be provided.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS:  Both parties acknowledge that they are independent
contractors and that no joint venture, partnership, agency, or employment
agreement is created by this Agreement.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Agreement and its Attachment(s) constitute the
parties' entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersede all prior and contemporaneous oral and written representations with
respect thereto.

Signed:

Muze Inc.                                   Cool Entertainment, Inc.


By:                                         By:       /s/ Clement Lau
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   Name: Anthony Laudico                    Name:
   Title: Chief Executive Officer           Title:


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                                     ATTACHMENT 1

                                 TERMS AND CONDITIONS

EFFECTIVE DATE:

-    May ____, 1999.

TERM:

-    One (1) years from effective date.

-    Agreement will renew automatically for successive one (1) year periods
     unless either of the parties notifies the other in writing of its desire
     to terminate the Agreement at least sixty (60) days before the end of the
     term or any successive term.

PRODUCTS, FORMAT, MEDIUM:

>    CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

-    [X] Muze for Music (database only), on-line version

-    [X] Muze for Video (database only), on-line version

-    [ ] Muze for books (database only), on-line version

-    [X] Encyclopedia of Popular Music (database only), on-line version

SITES, HARDWARE, AND OTHER LIMITATIONS:

-    Licensee's use of the Products shall be limited to the following website(s)
     for on-line sales transactions (a separate license fee may be due for each
     site; see below for definition of single site):

     >    List URL(s):      www.coolent.com

-    The Products may only run on a single server.  Multiple URL's linked to the
     same site for on-line sales transactions generally constitute a single
     site, as do mirrored on-line sales transactional sites.

-    Licensee shall not offer, or knowingly permit others to offer, public
     internet access terminals at any retail location where its products are
     sold.

-    Licensee shall not display to end users the catalog numbers (except for
     catalog numbers for classical music) or UPC numbers that may be contained
     in the Products.

PAYMENT AND TERMS:

-    Fees shall be payable beginning the earlier of the first month starting at
     least thirty (30) days after the delivery of the Product(s) to Licensee, or
     the date Licensee's site (URL listed above) is running the Products and is
     accessible to Licensee's end users via the internet.

-    The minimum monthly licensee fee is $1,000.00 per Product for each of Muze
     for Music, Muze for Video, and $500.00 for the Encyclopedia of Popular
     Music.  Minimum fees shall be paid on the first day of each month for which
     they are due.


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-    For each Product licensed, if greater than the monthly minimum, the monthly
     license fee shall be calculated based on the following rates, and shall be
     due by the fifteenth day of the following month, with a credit for the
     minimum already paid:

     >    for each on-line sale of any Licensee product listed in the database
          of the Muze for Music Product (plus the premium if the Agreement also
          covers Encyclopedia of Popular Music):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

           ON-LINE SALES                              PRICE PER    EPM PREMIUM
           (per month)                                UNIT SOLD    (if applicable)
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          <S>                                         <C>          <C>
          Sale of first 0-14,999 units                $.25         $.125
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          Sale of succeeding 15,000-24,999 units      $.22         $.11
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          Sale of succeeding 25,000-34,999 units      $.19         $.095
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          Sale of succeeding 35,000 units and over    $.15         $.075
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</TABLE>

          [BY WAY OF EXPLANATION, IN EACH CALENDAR MONTH, ON-LINE PRODUCT SALES
          OF 0-14,999 UNITS ARE BILLED AT $.25 PER UNIT (OR $.375 WITH
          ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POPULAR MUSIC); ON-LINE PRODUCT SALES OF 15,000-
          24,999 UNITS ARE BILLED AT $.22 PER UNIT (OR $.33 WITH ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
          POPULAR MUSIC); ON-LINE PRODUCT SALES OF 25,000-34,999 UNITS ARE
          BILLED AT $.19 PER UNIT (OR $.285 WITH ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POPULAR MUSIC)
          AND ON-LINE PRODUCT SALES OF 35,000 UNITS AND OVER ARE BILLED AT $.15
          PER UNIT (OR $.225 WITH ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POPULAR MUSIC).]

     >    for each on-line sale of any Licensee product listed in the database
          of the Muze for Video Product:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

          ON-LINE SALES                                PRICE PER
          (per month)                                  UNIT SOLD
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          <S>                                          <C>
          Sale of first 0-14,999 units                 $.25
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          Sale of succeeding 15,000 - 24,999 units     $.22
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          Sale of succeeding 25,000 - 34,999 units     $.19
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          Sale of succeeding 35,000 units and over     $.15
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</TABLE>

-    If Licensee delivers any of its products by digital download (as opposed to
     physical delivery on a tangible medium), the license fee for such sales
     shall be separately accounted for as follows:

     >    Digital download sales shall not affect the minimum fees set forth
          above.

     >    The monthly license fee for such sales shall be two percent (2%) of
          the retail price of all such sales, due the fifteenth day of the
          following month.

-    Licensee shall report its sales to Muze monthly by number of items sold.
     Licensee shall maintain records (including title, artist and format)
     sufficient to back up such reports for a rolling three-year period.

-    Muze may audit Licensee's records once each year.  If an audit shows an
     underpayment of more than five percent (5%) for any month.  Licensee shall
     pay the reasonable costs of the audit.

-    Licensee shall not have any interest in any other website that engages in
     the sale or fulfillment of products listed in the Product databases, unless
     Licensee ensures that Muze receives all fees which would otherwise be due
     Muze based on transactions (as set forth above) at such alternative
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SERVICES:

-    For so long as Licensee is in compliance with its obligations under the
     Agreement, Muze will provide updates of data and/or software relevant to
     the licensed Products approximately every week for Music and Video and
     every month for the Encyclopedia of Popular Music.

-    Muze will provide the updates in one of Muze's standard formats/media, as
     agreed by the parties.  Licensee shall return each update (unless updates
     are downloaded by agreement with Muze) before receiving the next update.

-    Any custom work provided by Muze shall be at Muze's standard rates pursuant
     to an authorized work order.

RIGHTS NOTICES:

-    Licensee shall ensure that the following credits and rights notices appear
     on each page of its website from which end users may access the Products:

     >    For Muze for Music:

"Copyright 1948-(current year) Muze Inc. For personal non-commercial use only.
All rights reserved."

     >    For Muze for Video:

"Copyright 1981-(current year) Muze Inc.  For personal non-commercial use only.
All rights reserved."

     >    For Encyclopedia of Popular Music:

"Copyright 1999-(current year) Muze UK Ltd.  For personal non-commercial use
only.  All rights reserved."

     >    On all pages from which the Products may be accessed:

The Muze logo, as supplied electronically with the Products.


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