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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.16

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                        (TRANSLATION OF FRENCH CONTRACT)

BETWEEN

NET4MUSIC S.A., a french Company with a share capital of 2,370,336 euro and
which registered office is located 24 rue du President Wilson in Levallois
Perret (France), represented by its Chief Executive Officer Mr Francois DULIEGE

AND

Mr Sean LAFLEUR, domiciled 30 avenue Duquesne 75007 Paris

ARTICLE I :

Net4Music agrees to employ Sean Lafleur in the position of Director for Sales
(Directeur Commercial).

Sean Lafleur's employment will shall no later than December 4, 2000.

During his employment, Sean Lafleur will prepar the marketing policy directly
with the CEO.

Sean Lafleur guarantees he won't have any other professional engagment at his
starting date and that the present contract does not enter in conflict with any
non-compete agreement.

ARTICLE II :

Sean Lafleur will be paid a salary at an annual rate of FF 482.000 to be paid on
a monthly basis.

He will be eligible for travel compensation: Net4Music shall pay Sean Lafleur a
daily indemnity of FF 6.500 per day outside France. In any case, this indemnioty
will not exceed 72 days per year.

Sean Lafleur will also be eligible for an annual cash bonus (quaterly payable)
of FF 750.000 upon meeting certain goals and objectives. These goals and
objectives will be mutually agreed upon in writing between Sean Lafleur and
management (see appendix).

This employment agreement should be discuss on the first anniversary of Sean
Lafleur's employment. If no arrangements can be found at this date the current
conditions shall continue to apply.

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ARTICLE III :

Sean Lafleur's statut will be "cadre dirigeant" regarding his responsabilities.
His remuneration will be independent from the amount of time spent in the
company.

Sean Lafleur will be a member of the Board of Directors (Comite de Direction).

ARTICLE IV :

During all his employment, Sean Lafleur agrees to devote all of his normal
business time and attention to the affairs of Net4Music. This means that he will
not be avalaible for any other professionnal activities.

ARTICLE VI :

Sean Lafleur agrees to keep confidential any information concerning Net4Music's
activities during his employment and after.

ARTICLE VII :

Non compete agreement

In order to protect Net4Music's interests, in case of termination of his
employment for any reasons, Sean Lafleur agrees not to be part of a project
competeting with Net4Music activities, i.e. sheet music distribution and
services to music publishers (as an employee, a consultant, for himself or any
other company). For this contract, Music publishers include copyright management
companies and does not include audio music producers or audio music distributors
(labels).

This agreement does not depend on the cause of the end of the employment or on
its duration.

This non-compete agreement will last one year starting the first day following
the end of the employment.

During this non-compete period, Sean Lafleur agrees to inform Net4Music of his
activies if asked.

In case of non-respect of this provision, Net4Music shall have the right to sue
Sean Lafleur and to claim payment of indemnity for the prejudice.

ARTICLE VIII :

Net4Music will afford the cost of the present contract (legal fees).

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ARTICLE IX :

On termination for cause, the company's obligations to Sean Lafleur shall end.
"For cause" means "faute grave" as defined by the french laws.

If the employment with Net4Music is terminated without cause, Sean Lafleur will
be eligible for a severance package equivalent to 6 monthes of his target salary
(six monthes basis salary plus six monthes target bonus).

During the 12 first monthes of his employment, the package will be equal to 12
monthes of target salary.

ARTICLE X

Miscelleanous

This contract has been made in and shall be governed by and constructed in the
french laws.

ARTICLE X :

Professional fees will be refund by Net4Music by providing supporting documents.

ARTICLE XI :

Sean Lafleur should give warning 3 monthes before leaving the company.

Done in Levallois Perret (France)
On September 24, 2000
In two original copies

For Net4Music                                                Mr Sean LAFLEUR
Mr Francois DULIEGE<PAGE>

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.17

THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES
HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD,
PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, AND NO TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES
WILL BE MADE BY THE COMPANY OR ITS TRANSFER AGENT IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
REGISTRATION OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY THAT
SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

                                                   WARRANT NO.:
                                                                ________________

                        WARRANT FOR PURCHASE OF SHARES OF
                                 COMMON STOCK OF
                                 NET4MUSIC INC.

         For value received, _______________________________, or his, her or its
registered assigns (the "Holder"), is entitled to purchase from Net4Music Inc.,
a Minnesota corporation (the "Company"), at any time prior to ____________, 2005
(the "Expiration Time") __________________ duly authorized, fully paid and
nonassessable shares of the Company's Common Stock (such class of stock being
hereinafter referred to as the "Common Stock" and such Common Stock as may be
acquired upon exercise hereof being hereinafter referred to as the "Warrant
Stock"), at a price of $0.66 per share.

         This Warrant is subject to the following provisions, terms and
conditions:

         1. The rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised by the
Holder, in whole or in part (but not as to a fractional share of Common Stock),
by written notice of exercise (in the form attached hereto) delivered to the
Company prior to the Expiration Time accompanied by the surrender of this
Warrant (properly endorsed if required) at the principal office of the Company
and upon delivery of payment to the Company prior to the Expiration Time, by
cash, certified check or bank draft, of the exercise price for such shares. The
Company agrees that the Warrant Stock so purchased shall be and is deemed to be
issued as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have
been surrendered and payment made for such Warrant Stock as aforesaid.
Certificates for the shares of Warrant Stock so purchased shall be delivered to
the Holder within a reasonable time not exceeding 15 days after the rights
represented by this Warrant shall have been so exercised, and, unless this
Warrant has expired, a new Warrant representing the number of shares of Warrant
Stock, if any, with respect to which this Warrant has not been exercised shall
also be delivered to the Holder within such time. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Company shall not be required to deliver any certificates for shares of
Warrant Stock, except in accordance with the provisions and subject to the
limitations of Paragraph 5 below.

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         2. The Company covenants and agrees that all shares of Warrant Stock
that may be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant will, upon issuance, be
duly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all
taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issuance thereof. The Company
further covenants and agrees that until expiration of this Warrant, the Company
will at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance or
transfer upon exercise of this Warrant, a sufficient number of shares of Common
Stock to provide for the full exercise of this Warrant.

         3. The foregoing provisions are subject to the following:

                  (a) The Warrant exercise price shall be subject to adjustment
         from time to time as hereinafter provided. Upon each adjustment of the
         Warrant exercise price, the holder of this Warrant shall thereafter be
         entitled to purchase, at the Warrant exercise price resulting from such
         adjustment, the number of shares obtained by multiplying the Warrant
         exercise price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the
         number of shares purchasable pursuant hereto immediately prior to such
         adjustment and dividing the product thereof by the Warrant exercise
         price resulting from such adjustment.

                  (b) In case the Company shall at any time subdivide the
         outstanding Common Stock into a greater number of shares or declare a
         dividend payable in Common Stock, the Warrant exercise price in effect
         immediately prior to such subdivision shall be proportionately reduced,
         and conversely, in case the outstanding Common Stock shall be combined
         into a smaller number of shares, the Warrant exercise price in effect
         immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately
         increased.

                  (c) If any capital reorganization or reclassification of the
         capital stock of the Company, or consolidation or merger of the Company
         with another corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all of
         it's the Company's assets to another corporation shall be effected in
         such a way that holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive
         stock, securities or assets ("substituted property") with respect to or
         in exchange for such Common Stock, then, as a condition of such
         reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger or sale, the
         Holder shall have the right to purchase and receive upon the basis and
         upon the terms and conditions specified in this Warrant and in lieu of
         the Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and
         receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented hereby, such
         substituted property as would have been issued or delivered to the
         Holder if the Holder had exercised this Warrant and had received upon
         exercise of this Warrant the Common Stock prior to such reorganization,
         reclassification, consolidation, merger or sale. The Company shall not
         effect any such consolidation, merger or sale, unless prior to the
         consummation thereof the successor corporation (if other than the
         Company) resulting from such consolidation or merger or the corporation
         purchasing such assets shall assume by written instrument executed and
         mailed to the Holder at the last address of the Holder appearing on the
         books of the Company, the obligation to deliver to the Holder such
         shares of stock, securities or assets as, in accordance with the
         foregoing provisions, the Holder may be entitled to purchase.

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                  (d) Upon any adjustment of the Warrant exercise price, the
         Company shall give written notice thereof, by first-class mail, postage
         prepaid, addressed to the Holder at the address of the Holder as shown
         on the books of the Company, which notice shall state the Warrant
         exercise price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or
         decrease, if any, in the number of shares purchasable at such price
         upon the exercise of this Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail
         the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is
         based.

         4. This Warrant shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or
other rights as a shareholder of the Company, until exercised.

         5. The Holder, by acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that (a)
the Holder is acquiring this Warrant for the Holder's own account for investment
purposes only and not with a view to its resale or distribution and (b) the
Holder has no present intention to resell or otherwise dispose of all or any
part of this Warrant. Other than pursuant to registration under federal and
state securities laws, an exemption from such registration, the availability of
which the Company shall determine in its reasonable discretion, or an opinion of
counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company that such registration is not
required, (y) the Company will not accept the exercise of this Warrant or issue
certificates for shares of Warrant Stock and (z) neither this Warrant nor any
shares of Warrant Stock may be sold, pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of
(whether voluntarily or involuntarily). The Company may condition such issuance
or sale, pledge, assignment or other disposition on the receipt from the party
to whom this Warrant is to be so transferred or to whom Warrant Stock is to be
issued or so transferred of any representations and agreements requested by the
Company in order to permit such issuance or transfer to be made pursuant to
exemptions from registration under federal and applicable state securities laws.
Each certificate representing the Warrant (or any part thereof) and any shares
of Warrant Stock shall be stamped with appropriate legends setting forth these
restrictions on transferability. The Holder, by acceptance hereof, agrees to
give written notice to the Company before exercising or transferring this
Warrant or transferring any shares of Warrant Stock of the Holder's intention to
do so, describing briefly the manner of any proposed exercise or transfer.
Within thirty (30) days after receiving such written notice, the Company shall
notify the Holder as to whether such exercise or transfer may be effected.

         6. This Warrant shall be transferable only on the books of the Company
by the Holder in person, or by duly authorized attorney, on surrender of the
Warrant, properly assigned.

         7. Neither this Warrant nor any term hereof may be changed, waived,
discharged or terminated orally but only by an instrument in writing signed by
the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or
termination is sought.

         8. (a) The Holder of this Warrant shall have the right to require the
Company to convert this Warrant (the "Conversion Right") at any time after it is
exercisable, but prior to its expiration into shares of Company Common Stock as
provided for in this Section 8. Upon exercise of the Conversion Right, the
Company shall deliver to the Holder (without payment by the Holder of any
Warrant Exercise Price) that number of shares of Company Common Stock equal to
the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the value of the Warrant at the time the

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Conversion Right is exercised (determined by subtracting the aggregate Warrant
Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares in effect immediately prior to the
exercise of the Conversion Right from the aggregate Fair Market Value (as
defined below) for the Warrant Shares immediately prior to the exercise of the
Conversion Right) by (y) the Fair Market Value of one share of Company Common
Stock immediately prior to the exercise of the Conversion Right.

                  (b) The Conversion Right may be exercised by the Holder, at
         any time or from time to time after it is exercisable, prior to its
         expiration, on any business day by delivering a written notice in the
         form attached hereto (the "Conversion Notice") to the Company at the
         offices of the Company exercising the Conversion Right and specifying
         (i) the total number of shares of Stock the Holder will purchase
         pursuant to such conversion and (ii) a place and date not less than one
         or more than 20 business days from the date of the Conversion Notice
         for the closing of such purchase.

                  (c) At any closing under Section 9(b) hereof, (i) the Holder
         will surrender the Warrant and (ii) the Company will deliver to the
         Holder a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of
         Company Common stock issuable upon such conversion, together with cash,
         in lieu of any fraction of a share, and (iii) the Company will deliver
         to the Holder a new warrant representing the number of shares, if any,
         with respect to which the warrant shall not have been exercised.

                  (d) "Fair Market Value" means, with respect to the Company's
         Common Stock, as of any date:

                           (i) if the principal market for the Common Stock is a
                  national securities exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market, the
                  reported closing sale price of the Common Stock on such
                  exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market as of such date (or, if no
                  shares were traded on such day, as of the next preceding day
                  on which there was such a trade); or

                           (ii) if sale prices are not available or if the
                  principal market for the Common Stock is not a national
                  securities exchange and the Common Stock is not quoted on the
                  Nasdaq Stock Market, the average between the closing bid and
                  asked prices as of such date, as so reported by the OTC
                  Bulletin Board, the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. or other
                  comparable reporting service; or

                           (iii) if paragraphs (i) and (ii) above are otherwise
                  inapplicable, such price as the Company's Board of Directors
                  determines in good faith in the exercise of its reasonable
                  discretion.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Net4Music Inc. has caused this Warrant to be signed by
its duly authorized officer and this Warrant to be dated ________________, 2001.

                                         NET4MUSIC INC.

                                         By
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Its

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To: Net4Music Inc.

                                                NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF WARRANT
                                                To Be Executed by the Registered
                                                Holder in Order to Exercise the
                                                Warrant

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the attached Warrant to
purchase for cash, _________________ of the shares issuable upon the exercise of
such Warrant, and requests that certificates for such shares (together with a
new Warrant to purchase the number of shares, if any, with respect to which this
Warrant is not exercised) shall be issued in the name of

                                                --------------------------------
                                                (Print Name)

Please insert social security
or other identifying number
of registered holder of
certificate (_____________________)             Address:

                                                --------------------------------

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Date:  _________, 20__                          --------------------------------
                                                Signature*

*The signature on the Notice of Exercise of Warrant must correspond to the name
as written upon the face of the Warrant in every particular without alteration
or enlargement or any change whatsoever. When signing on behalf of a
corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, PLEASE indicate your
position(s) and title(s) with such entity.

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                                 ASSIGNMENT FORM

To be signed only upon authorized transfer of Warrants.

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and
transfers unto __________________________________________________ the right to
purchase the securities of Net4Music Inc. to which the within Warrant relates
and appoints ____________________, attorney, to transfer said right on the books
of Net4Music Inc. with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:________________, 20____
                                                --------------------------------
                                                (Signature)

                                                Address:

                                                --------------------------------

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                             CASHLESS EXERCISE FORM
                    (To be executed upon exercise of Warrant
                             pursuant to Section 8)

TO:      NET4MUSIC INC.

         The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects a cashless exercise of the
right of purchase represented by the within Warrant Certificate for, and to
purchase thereunder, ______________ shares of Common Stock, as provided for in
Section 8 therein.

         Please issue a certificate or certificates for such Common Stock in the
name of, and pay any fractional share to:

         Name
              ---------------------------------------------------------
                     (Please print name)

         Address
                 ------------------------------------------------------

                 ------------------------------------------------------

         Social Security No
                            -------------------------------------------

And if said number of shares shall not be all the shares purchasable under the
within Warrant Certificate, a new Warrant Certificate is to be issued in the
name of said undersigned for the balance remaining of the shares purchasable
thereunder rounded up to the next higher number of shares.

         Signature
                   ----------------------------------------------------

         NOTE: The above signature should correspond exactly with the name on
the first page of this Warrant Certificate or with the name of the assignee
appearing in the preceding assignment form.

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                          DATES AND AMOUNTS OF WARRANTS
                   ISSUED TO REGISTRANT'S DIRECTORS, OFFICERS
                           AND PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
             NAME                                     DATE OF ISSUE                      NUMBER OF SHARES
             ----                                     -------------                      ----------------
<S>                                                   <C>                                <C>
Philip Sean Lafleur                                       9/28/01                              76,000
Barbara S. Remley                                         9/28/01                               7,500
J. M. Hixon Partners, LLC                                 9/28/01                             378,788
BGL Investment Partners S.A.                              9/28/01                             757,575
Francois Duliege                                          9/28/01                              23,000
Viventures FCPR                                           9/28/01                             227,273
FCPR Robertsau Investissement*                            9/28/01                              39,394
International Sequoia
    Investments Ltd.*                                     9/28/01                              75,758
InnovaFrance 99 FCPI*                                     9/28/01                              75,000
Avenir Finance Partners*                                  9/28/01                              75,000
</TABLE>

*Affiliate of a director

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