Document:

Notice of Termination of Mining Lease Agreement

    
      

      

    

    Exhibit
      10.2

     

    

      ZONE
        MINING LIMITED

      7164
        120th
 Street

      Surrey,
        B.C., V3W 3M8

      

      August
        17, 2006

      

      Gold
        Explorations, LLC

      1583
        Downs Drive

      Minden,
        Nevada

      89423

      

      Sirs:

      

      Re:
        Black
        Rock Basin, Lode Mining Claims 1 through 15, recorded in Maricopa County,
        Arizona

      

      As
        per
        the agreement, Zone hereby gives Gold Explorations LLC its 30 days notice
        effective August 17, 2006, to terminate the Lease Agreement, dated April
        18th,
        2005.

      

      All
        anniversary payments and BLM payments have been paid and are up to
        date.

      

      Thank
        you.

      

      Sincerely,

       

      
        
          	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Albert
                  Berrow	 	 	 
	
                  
                    

                  

                  Albert Berrow

                  
                    PresidentNotice of Termination of Premises Lease

    
      

      

    

    Exhibit
      10.3

     

     

    ZONE
      MINING LIMITED

    7164
      120th Street

    Surrey,
      B.C., V3W 3M8

    

    August
      22, 2006

    

    Scottsdale
      Square Business Centre

    7164
      120th
      Street

    Surrey,
      B.C., V3W 3M8

    

    To
      Whom
      It May Concern:

    

    This
      is
      to inform you that I will no longer need the use of the office
      space.

    

    I
      realize
      a 30 day prior notice is required, so the last day will be September 30, 2006.
      

    

    Thank
      you
      for your services.

    

    Sincerely,

     

    
      	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Albert
              Berrow	 	 	 
	
              
Albert
              BerrowEMPLOYMENT
      AGREEMENT

     

    This
      Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”)
      is
      entered into as of September 1, 2006 by and between CenterStaging Corp. (the
      “Company”),
      and
      Paul Schmidman (the “Employee”).

     

    In
      consideration of the promises and mutual covenants outlined herein, and other
      good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
      acknowledged, it is mutually covenanted and agreed by and among the parties
      as
      follows:

     

    1. Engagement
      and Responsibilities 

     

    1.1 Engagement.
      Upon
      the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company
      hereby engages and employs Employee as Executive Vice President and Chief
      Operating Officer, and Employee hereby accepts such engagement and
      employment. 

     

    1.2 Duties.
      Employee’s duties and responsibilities shall be those incident to the positions
      set forth in Section 1.1, and shall include those duties and services for
      the Company Group as any executive officer senior to Employee shall, in his
      sole
      and absolute discretion, from time to time reasonably direct which are not
      inconsistent with Employee’s positions described in Section 1.1.
      Unless and until changed by the Board, Employee shall report to the Chief
      Executive Officer of the Company. Employee is a part of the senior executive
      management team of the Company. 

     

    1.3 Rehearsals.com.
      Rehearsals.com is a division of the Company’s subsidiary CenterStaging Musical
      Productions, Inc. If the Company or CMPI determines to appoint a President
      of
      such division, it is intended that Employee will be appointed to such position
      and that he will be the most senior officer of such division.

     

    1.4 Standard
      of Care.
      During
      the Term, Employee shall perform his duties faithfully and to the best of his
      ability and shall devote his business efforts and time to the Company, to
      fulfill the objectives of the Company.

     

    1.5 Other
      Activities.
      Employee shall devote his full business time to the business and affairs of
      the
      Company, provided, however, that Employee may perform civil and charitable
      activities. 

     

    2. Definitions.
      For
      purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set
      forth below:

     

    2.1 “Affiliate”
shall
      mean, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any other Person who,
      directly or indirectly, owns or controls, is under common ownership or control
      with, or is owned or controlled by, such specified Person, (b) any other
      Person who is a director, officer, partner or trustee of the specified Person
      or
      a Person described in clause (a) of this definition or any spouse of the
      specified Person or any such other Person, (c) any relative of the
      specified Person or any other Person described in clause (b) of this
      definition, or (d) any Person of which the specified Person and/or any one
      or more of the Persons specified in clause (a), (b) or (c) of this
      definition, individually or in the aggregate, beneficially own 20% or more
      of
      any class of voting securities or otherwise have a substantial beneficial
      interest. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    2.2 “Agreement
      Year”
shall
      mean the period commencing July 1 and terminating the following June 30,
      provided that the first Agreement Year shall be the period July 3, 2006 through
      June 30, 2007.

     

    2.3 “Board”
shall
      mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

     

    2.4 “Cause”
shall
      mean, in the context of the termination of Employee’s employment by the Company,
      termination by vote of the Board based on one or more of the following
      reasons:

     

    2.4.1 willful
      and repeated failure to comply with the lawful directions of the Board or an
      executive officer or officers senior to Employee;

     

    2.4.2 gross
      negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of Employee’s duties to the
      Company;

     

    2.4.3 commission
      of any act of fraud against the Company Group; 

     

    2.4.4 participation
      in a fraud against the Company Group that adversely affects the Company in
      a
      material way; or

     

    2.4.5 breach
      of
      any obligation, duty or agreement under this Agreement, which breach is not
      cured or corrected within 15 days of written notice thereof from the
      Company (except for breaches of Sections 1.4 and 10 of this Agreement,
      which cannot be cured and for which the Company need not give any opportunity
      to
      cure).

     

    2.5 “Change
      of Control”
shall
      mean: 

     

    2.5.1 any
      “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than any Principal
      Stockholder or Stockholders, who becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in
      Rule 3d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
      Company representing 50% or more of the total voting power represented by the
      Company’s then outstanding voting securities; or 

     

    2.5.2 the
      date
      of the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other
      corporation that has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, other
      than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities
      of
      the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent
      (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities
      of
      the surviving entity or the parent corporation of the surviving entity) more
      than 50% of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of
      the
      Company, the surviving entity or the parent of the surviving entity, as
      applicable, outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation;
      or

     

    2.5.3 the
      date
      the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the
      Company; or

     

    2.5.4 the
      date
      of the consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or
      substantially all of the Company’s assets other than to a Person of which the
      Principal Stockholders own directly or indirectly more than 50% of the total
      voting power represented by the voting securities of such Person. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    For
      purposes of the definition of Change of Control, if the Company is a subsidiary
      of another corporation or entity, references in this Section 2.4 to the
      Company shall mean such other corporation or entity, and it shall be deemed
      under Section 2.4.4 that the Company shall have sold “all or substantially
      all of the Company’s assets” if either: (i) “any person” (as such term is
      used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
      amended), other than any Principal Stockholder or Stockholders, becomes the
      “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 3d-3 under said Act), directly or
      indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the total
      voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; or
      (ii) the Company sells or disposes of all or substantially all of its
      assets. 

     

    2.6 “Company
      Group”
shall
      mean the Company and each Person that is consolidated with the Company for
      financial reporting purposes, including as of the date hereof CenterStaging
      Musical Productions, Inc. 

     

    2.7 “Confidential
      Information”
shall
      mean any and all information concerning the business of the Company that
      Employee may receive or develop during his engagement pursuant to this Agreement
      including, without limitation, all documents, procedures, policies, programs,
      reports, plans, proposals, technical information, know-how, systems and other
      information unique to the Company, its customers or principals, received or
      developed by Employee.

     

    2.8 “Inventions”
shall
      mean all discoveries, developments, designs, improvements, inventions, formulas,
      software programs, processes, techniques, know-how, negative know-how, data,
      research, techniques, and technical data (whether or not patentable or
      registrable under patent, copyright or similar statutes and including all rights
      to obtain, register, perfect, and enforce those proprietary interests) that
      are
      related to or useful in the Company’s present or future business or result from
      use of property owned, leased, or contracted for by the Company. “Inventions”
shall also include anything that derives actual or potential economic value
      from
      not being generally known to the public or to other persons who can obtain
      economic value from its disclosure or use.

     

    2.9 “Person” shall
      mean an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, limited
      liability partnership, partnership, association, trust or other entity.

     

    2.10 “Proprietary
      Information”
shall
      mean information (a) that is not known by actual or potential competitors
      of the Company or is generally unavailable to the public; (b) that has been
      created, discovered, developed, or otherwise become known to the Company or
      in
      which property rights have been assigned or otherwise conveyed to the Company;
      and (c) that has material economic value or potential material economic
      value to the Company’s present or future business. “Proprietary Information”
shall include trade secrets (as defined under California Civil Code
      Section 3426.1) and all other discoveries, developments, designs,
      improvements, inventions, formulas, software programs, processes, techniques,
      know-how, negative know-how, data, research, techniques, technical data,
      customer and supplier lists, and any modifications or enhancements of any of
      the
      foregoing, and all program, marketing, sales, or other financial or business
      information disclosed to Employee by the Company, either directly or indirectly,
      in writing or orally or by drawings or observation, which has actual or
      potential economic value to the Company.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    2.11 “Principal
      Stockholders”
shall
      mean Johnny Caswell, Jan Parent, Howard Livingston, Roger Paglia, and their
      respective Affiliates.

     

    2.12 “Rights”
shall
      mean all patents, trademarks, service marks and copyrights, and other rights
      pertaining to Proprietary Information, Inventions, or both.

     

    2.13 “Severance
      Termination Date”
shall
      mean the earlier to occur of: (a) Employee’s death, and (b) three
      years from the date of termination of employment. 

     

    2.14 “Term”
shall
      mean the period commencing on July 3, 2006 and ending upon termination of
      Employee’s engagement pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement.

     

    3. Term
      and Termination.
      Employee’s engagement and employment by the Company pursuant to this Agreement
      commenced on July 3, 2006 and shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of
      the
      following:

     

    3.1 upon
      the
      death of Employee;

     

    3.2 upon
      delivery to Employee of written notice of termination by the Company if Employee
      shall suffer a physical or mental disability which renders Employee, in the
      reasonable judgment of the Board, unable to perform his duties and obligations
      under this Agreement for either 90 consecutive days or 180 days in any 12-month
      period;

     

    3.3 upon
      delivery to Employee of written notice of termination by the Company for
      Cause; 

     

    3.4 upon
      delivery to Employee of written notice of termination by the Company other
      than
      for Cause; 

     

    3.5 upon
      a
      Change of Control, unless Employee elects to continue his employment pursuant
      to
      this Agreement by written notice to the Company prior to the occurrence of
      the
      Change of Control; or

     

    3.6 upon
      June 30, 2009. 

     

    4. Compensation

     

    4.1 Base
      Compensation.
      The
      Company shall pay Employee as compensation for his services a base salary at
      the
      annualized rate of $300,000 through June 30, 2007, and at the amount
      determined by the Board thereafter, but not less than an increase of 10% per
      year (the “Base
      Salary”).
      The
      Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices
      but not less frequently than monthly. 

     

    4.2 Signing
      Bonus.
      Employee shall receive a one-time bonus of $25,000 on October 1, 2006,
provided that
      Employee
      is employed by the Company as of such date or Employee’s employment was
      terminated by the Company prior to such date other than For Cause. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    4.3 Cash
      Bonus.
      The
      Employee shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus each Agreement Year
      targeted at 50% of the Base Salary for such Agreement Year provided that
      Employee is employed by the Company on June 30 of such Agreement Year. Prior
      to
      each Agreement Year, or as promptly thereafter as possible (but not later than
      September 30 of such Agreement Year), the Company and Employee shall meet to
      discuss the conditions and performance criteria (individual and/or company-wide)
      for Employee to receive a bonus, and how such bonus is determined. Based on
      such
      discussions, the Company shall establish the conditions and performance
      criteria, which shall be set forth in writing and provided to the Employee.
      Such
      criteria shall provide additional conditions and performance requirements that
      would enable the Employee to receive an additional bonus of 10% of the Base
      Salary. If earned, the Company shall pay the annual bonus by September 30
      following each Agreement Year (the “Bonus”),
      subject to the conditions set forth below in Section 8. 

     

    4.4 Withholding.
      The
      Company may deduct from any compensation payable to Employee (including payments
      made pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement in connection with or
      following termination of employment) amounts sufficient to cover Employee’s
      share of applicable federal, state and/or local income tax withholding, old-age
      and survivors’ and other Social Security payments, state disability and other
      insurance premiums and payments.

     

    5. Benefits.
      

     

    5.1 During
      the Term, the Company shall provide Employee with the following benefits, at
      no
      cost or expense to the Employee: (a) medical, dental and vision insurance
      (including reimbursement of co-payments made by Employee); (b) term life
      insurance with a death benefit equal up to $2,000,000 and a beneficiary(ies)
      of
      Employee’s choice; provided that
      the
      Company shall not be required to expend more than $5,000 per year for the
      premiums for such term life insurance. Employee shall also have the right to
      participate in such other benefit plans that the Company may from time to time
      make available to its officers, including a 401(k) plan.

     

    5.2 Employee
      has been granted options to purchase an aggregate of 375,000 shares of Common
      Stock under the Company’s stock option plans. Employee is eligible for
      additional options under such plans.

     

    5.3 The
      Company will provide directors’ and officers’ insurance coverage to Employee to
      the same extent that it provides such coverage to its other executive
      officers.

     

    6. Expenses.
      During
      the Term, the Company shall reimburse Employee for travel, entertainment or
      other expenses incurred by Employee in the furtherance of or in connection
      with
      the performance of Employee’s duties hereunder. Employee shall be entitled to
“first” class travel and accommodations. 

     

    7. Vacations
      and Holidays.
      During
      the Term, Employee will be entitled to paid vacation accruing at 1.25 days
      per
      month, with the timing and duration of specific vacations mutually and
      reasonably agreed to by the Company and Employee. In addition, Employee will
      be
      entitled to all enumerated Company holidays and floating holidays per year.
      The
      right to carry over unused vacation in any given year shall be subject to
      Company policy. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    8. Severance
      Payments/Benefits Following Termination of Employment.
      Employee shall be entitled to the following severance benefits upon termination
      of employment, and no other severance benefits (and for purposes of the
      following, all pro-rations shall be based on the number of days in the year
      during which Employee was employed by the Company):

     

    8.1 If
      Employee’s employment with the Company terminates by reason of Section 3.3 (by
      the Company For Cause), Section 3.4 (termination by the Company without cause),
      Section 3.6, or by Employee in breach of this Agreement, Employee shall be
      entitled to no severance benefits. 

     

    8.2 If
      Employee’s employment with the Company terminates by reason of Section 3.1
      (Employee’s death) or Section 3.2 (Employee’s disability), Employee shall be
      entitled to a pro rata share of the Bonus for the Agreement Year in which his
      employment terminated that he would have earned if he had been employed on
      the
      last day of such Agreement Year, and no other benefits. 

     

    8.3 If
      Employee’s employment with the Company terminates pursuant to Section 3.3
      (by the Company for Cause), subject to applicable law and regulations, the
      Company shall be entitled to offset against any payments due Employee the loss
      and damage, if any, which shall have been suffered by the Company as a result
      of
      the acts or omissions of Employee giving rise to termination under
      Section 3.3. The foregoing shall not be construed to limit any cause of
      action, claim or other rights that the Company may have against Employee in
      connection with such acts or omissions.

     

    8.4 If
      Employee’s employment with the Company terminates by reason of Section 3.4
      (termination by the Company without cause), Employee shall be entitled to
      receive: 

     

    8.4.1 salary
      at
      the rate in effect upon termination of employment until the Severance
      Termination Date; 

     

    8.4.2 if
      termination of employment occurs during the Agreement Year ending June 30,
      2007,
      and if and only if Employee would have earned a Bonus for the Agreement Year
      ended June 30, 2007 had Employee been employed through June 30, 2007, an amount
      equal to three times the amount such Bonus (pro-rated as provided at the
      beginning of this Section 8), payable one third on each of September 30, 2007,
      2008 and 2009; and

     

    8.4.3 if
      termination of employment occurs during the Agreement Year ending June 30,
      2008,
      and if and only if Employee earned a Bonus for the Agreement Year ending June
      30, 2007, an amount equal to three times Employee’s Bonus for the Agreement Year
      ending June 30, 2007, payable one third on each of September 30, 2008, 2009
      and
      2010;

     

    8.4.4 if
      termination of employment occurs during the Agreement Year ending June 30,
      2009,
      and if and only if Employee earned a Bonus for the Agreement Year ending June
      30, 2008, an amount equal to three times Employee’s Bonus for the Agreement Year
      ending June 30, 2008, payable one third on each of September 30, 2009, 2010
      and
      2011. 

     

    8.5 If
      Employee’s employment terminates pursuant to Section 3.5 as a result of a
      Change of Control, Employee shall be entitled to: 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    8.5.1 as
      of the
      closing of the Change of Control if the Company is a party to the transaction
      resulting in a Change of Control, or within 30 days after a Change of Control
      if
      the Company is not a party to the Change of Control, a lump sum payment equal
      to
      the greater of: (a) Employee’s annual salary at the rate in effect as of
      the date of Change of Control; and (b) the amount of salary that Employee
      would receive from the date of Change of Control to June 30, 2009; 

     

    8.5.2 if
      termination of employment occurs during the Agreement Year ending June 30,
      2007,
      as of the closing of the Change of Control if the Company is a party to the
      transaction resulting in a Change of Control, or within 30 days after a Change
      of Control if the Company is not a party to the Change of Control, a lump sum
      payment equal to: (a) $450,000 multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which
      is the number of days in such Agreement Year prior to termination of employment
      and the denominator of which is 365; 

     

    8.5.3 if
      termination of employment occurs during the Agreement Year ending June 30,
      2008,
      as of the closing of the Change of Control if the Company is a party to the
      transaction resulting in a Change of Control, or within 30 days after a Change
      of Control if the Company is not a party to the Change of Control, a lump-sum
      payment equal to three times Employee’s Bonus for the Agreement Year ending June
      30, 2007;

     

    8.5.4 if
      termination of employment occurs during the Agreement Year ending June 30,
      2009,
      as of the closing of the Change of Control if the Company is a party to the
      transaction resulting in a Change of Control, or within 30 days after a Change
      of Control if the Company is not a party to the Change of Control, a lump-sum
      payment equal to three times Employee’s Bonus for the Agreement Year ending June
      30, 2008; and

     

    8.5.5 continuation
      of medical, vision, dental and other insurance benefits provided under
      Section 5 of this Agreement until the later of June 30, 2009 or one year
      following the Change of Control;
      provided that
      Employee
      shall be entitled to other insurance only to the extent permitted under the
      terms of the Company’s (or its successor’s) insurance policies (e.g., Employee
      would be entitled to be covered by disability insurance only if the policy
      permitted coverage for non-employees or persons of Employee’s age, health,
      etc.). 

     

    8.6 For
      Employee to receive the severance benefits under Sections 8.2, 8.4 and 8.5
      of this Agreement, Employee must execute and deliver to the Company a release,
      in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, releasing the Company from
      all claims relating to Employee’s employment and termination of employment,
      excluding express rights of Employee under this Agreement and rights to
      indemnification under any other agreement that Employee may have with any member
      of the Company Group and under applicable law. The release shall not include
      a
      release of the rights of Employee under contracts not relating to his employment
      with the Company (for example, Employee shall not release rights under a lease
      pursuant to which Employee has leased real or personal property to the
      Company).

     

    8.7 Employee
      acknowledges that in the event of termination of his employment for any reason,
      Employee shall not be entitled to any severance, any bonus for Agreement Years
      subsequent to the Agreement Year in which his employment terminated, or other
      compensation from the Company except as specifically provided in this
      Section 8. Without limitation on the generality of the foregoing, this
      section supersedes any plan or policy of the Company that provides for severance
      to its officers or employees, and Employee shall not be entitled to any benefits
      under any such plan or policy.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    8.8 Employee
      acknowledges that the Company has the right to terminate Employee’s employment
      without cause and that such termination shall not be a breach of this Agreement
      or any other express or implied agreement between the Company and Employee.
      Accordingly, in the event of such termination, Employee shall be entitled only
      to those benefits specifically provided for in this Agreement in the event
      of
      such termination, and shall not have any other rights to any compensation or
      damages from the Company for breach of contract.

     

    9. Conditional
      Nature of Severance Payments; Non-Compete.
      Employee acknowledges that the nature of the Company’s business is such that if
      Employee were to become retained, engaged, employed by, or substantially
      involved in the business of a direct competitor of the Company during the period
      following the termination of Employee’s relationship with the Company, it would
      be very difficult for Employee not to rely on or use the Company’s trade secrets
      and confidential information. Thus, to avoid the inevitable disclosure of the
      Company’s trade secrets and confidential information, Employee agrees and
      acknowledges that Employee’s right to receive the severance and other benefits
      set forth in Section 8 of this Agreement shall be conditioned upon Employee
      not directly or indirectly engaging in (whether as an employee, consultant,
      agent, proprietor, principal, partner, stockholder other than as the holder
      of
      less than 5% of the issued and outstanding stock of a publicly held corporation,
      member, corporate officer, director or otherwise), nor having any ownership
      interest in or participating in the financing, operation, management or control
      of, any Person that is in direct competition with the Company until the later
      of
      June 30, 2009 or one year from termination of employment. Upon any material
      breach of this Section 9 by Employee, the Company shall have no obligation
      to provide any further severance payments and other benefits pursuant to
      Section 8 of this Agreement. 

     

    10. Confidential
      Information

     

    10.1 Non-Disclosure.
      At all
      times during Employee’s employment, and after termination of employment,
      Employee shall not make any unauthorized disclosure or use of and shall use
      his
      best efforts to prevent publication or disclosure or use of the Confidential
      Information.

     

    10.2 Consent
      to Restraining Order.
      Employee acknowledges that any unauthorized disclosure or use of the
      Confidential Information by Employee may result in material damages to the
      Company and Employee consents to the issuance of a temporary restraining order
      or temporary or permanent injunction or other equitable remedy to prohibit,
      prevent or enjoin unauthorized disclosure or use of Confidential Information
      by
      Employee.

     

    10.3 Restrictions.
      Except
      as authorized by the Company, Employee shall not:

     

    10.3.1 duplicate,
      transfer or disclose nor allow any other Person to duplicate, transfer or
      disclose any of the Company’s Confidential Information;

     

    10.3.2 use
      the
      Company’s Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the
      Company; or

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    10.3.3 incorporate,
      in whole or in part, within any domestic or foreign patent application any
      proprietary or Confidential Information disclosed by the Company.

     

    10.4 Safeguarding.
      Employee shall safeguard all Confidential Information at all times so that
      it is
      not exposed to or used by unauthorized persons, and shall exercise at least
      the
      same degree of care to protect Employee’s own confidential
      information.

     

    10.5 Exceptions.
      The
      restrictive obligations set forth above shall not apply to the disclosure or
      use
      of information which:

     

    10.5.1 is
      or
      later becomes publicly known under circumstances involving no breach of this
      Agreement by Employee;

     

    10.5.2 is
      already known to Employee in the same form at the time of receipt of the
      Confidential Information; or

     

    10.5.3 is
      lawfully made available to Employee by a third party.

     

    10.6 Public
      Domain.
      If
      Employee contends that any such Confidential Information disclosed to him by
      the
      Company is in the public domain or was in the possession of Employee in the
      same
      form prior to such disclosure and not under an obligation of confidence,
      Employee will, within ten days of receipt by Employee of such disclosure, give
      written notice of such contention to the Company, which written notice shall
      include a complete identification of the information in question and the
      derivation thereof, including particulars of any contract in which Employee
      or
      any other Person has made use of such concept or information. If Employee has
      not within ten days of receipt by Employee of such disclosure given such written
      notice to the Company, then it shall be conclusively presumed that all
      information communicated by the Company to Employee concerning the development
      originated with the Company and constitutes Confidential
      Information.

     

    10.7 Bringing
      Documents from Former Employer.
      Employee hereby certifies that he has not brought and will not bring with him
      to
      the Company or use while performing his executive duties for the Company any
      materials or documents of a former employer of Employee which are not generally
      available to the public except the know-how to which the right to use has been
      duly licensed to the Company by such former employer. Employee understands
      that
      while employed by the Company, he is not to breach any obligation of confidence
      or duty and Employee agrees that he will fulfill all such obligations during
      his
      employment with the Company.

     

    10.8 Survival.
      The
      provisions of this Section 10 shall survive the termination of this
      Agreement.

     

    11. Intellectual
      Property

     

    11.1 All
      Proprietary Information and Inventions shall be the sole and exclusive property
      of the Company and its assigns, and the Company and its assigns shall be the
      sole owner of all Rights.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    11.2 The
      Company forever owns throughout the universe in all media now or later known,
      from inception, all right, title, and interest (including, without limitation,
      worldwide rights of copyright) in any and all of Employee’s work product
      (“Work
      Product”)
      embodied in any intangible or tangible form, including, without limitation,
      all
      designs, ideas, concepts, themes, stories, suggestions, reports, plans,
      specifications, drawings, photographs, videotapes, schematics, discs,
      prototypes, samples, models, Inventions, Proprietary Information, and all other
      things, information, documents, and items in any media (now known or hereafter
      developed) made during the course of or in contemplation of the entry into
      this
      Agreement and arising from or during the provision of the services delineated
      herein or provided heretofore or otherwise during Employee’s services, as a
      work-made-for-hire for the Company. The Company shall have the right to utilize
      the Work Product, or authorize or permit others to utilize the Work Product,
      in
      whole or in part, in any manner without limitation or restriction as the Company
      shall elect, or refrain from using the Work Product, at the Company’s election.
      The Work Product and all related rights emanating therefrom, such as the right
      to reproduce, display, distribute, perform, and prepare derivative works, shall
      be owned solely by the Company and deemed to be the Company’s work-made-for-hire
      under the U.S. copyright laws and similar laws of other countries and related
      international treaties and conventions.

     

    11.3 To
      the
      extent that any Work Product is not deemed to be work-made-for-hire, then
      Employee hereby assigns to the Company all right, title and interest in all
      Work
      Product (including, without limitation, all worldwide rights of copyright)
      he
      creates or co-creates under this Agreement. On Company’s request, Employee
      agrees to assist the Company, at its expense, in obtaining trademarks,
      copyrights or patents, including the disclosure of all pertinent information
      and
      data, in the execution of all applications, specifications, oaths, and
      assignments, and in the preparation of all other instruments and papers which
      the Company or its successors deems necessary to apply for and to obtain the
      assignment or conveyance of said trademarks, copyrights and patents to the
      Company. Employee shall execute, as and when requested, a Certificate of
      Authorship, but his signature on this Agreement is deemed to have the same
      force
      and legal effect.

     

    12. Assignment.
      This
      Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of (a) the heirs,
      executors and legal representatives of Employee upon Employee’s death, and
      (b) any successor of the Company as a result of any consolidation or merger
      or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company. Any such
      successor of the Company will be deemed substituted for the Company under the
      terms of this Agreement for all purposes. None of the rights of Employee to
      receive any form of compensation payable pursuant to this Agreement may be
      assigned or transferred except by Employee by will or the laws of descent and
      distribution. 

     

    13. Notices.
      All
      notices, requests, demands and other communications called for hereunder shall
      be in writing and shall be deemed given (a) on the date of delivery if
      delivered personally, (b) one day after being sent by a well established
      commercial overnight service, or (c) four days after being mailed by
      registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, prepaid and addressed
      to
      the parties or their successors at the following addresses, or at such other
      addresses as the parties may later designate in writing:

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              If
                to the Company:

            
	 
	
              CenterStaging
                Corp.

              3407
                Winona Avenue

              Burbank,
                CA 91504

              Attn:
                Chief Executive Officer

            
	 
	
              If
                to Employee:

            
	
               

              at
                the last residential address known by the
                Company.

            

    

    

    14. Severability.
      In the
      event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent
      jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement will continue
      in full force and effect without said provision.

     

    15. Arbitration.
      With
      the exception of matters in which equitable or injunctive relief is sought
      or
      required, the parties to this Agreement shall submit all disputes relating
      to
      this Agreement, whether sounding in contract, tort, or based on a state, federal
      or administrative statute, rule, or regulation, or all of them, to binding
      arbitration in accordance with California Civil Procedure Code
      Sections 1280 through 1294.2. Either party may enforce the award of the
      arbitrator under Section 1285 of the Code. The parties understand that they
      are waiving their rights to a jury trial. For matters in which equitable or
      injunctive relief is sought or required, a court of competent jurisdiction
      shall
      be the appropriate forum. The party demanding arbitration shall submit a written
      claim to the other party setting out the basis of the claim and proposing the
      name of the arbitrator. The responding party shall have 10 business days in
      which to respond to this demand in a written answer, and to either accept or
      reject the proposed arbitrator. If the proposed arbitrator is accepted, the
      arbitration will proceed before the designated arbitrator, who will establish
      the rules of the proceeding; provided, however, that reasonable discovery rules
      will apply so that both sides can obtain the necessary information to prepare
      the matter for arbitration, but recognizing that certain limitations may be
      appropriate to lessen the cost of the arbitration; provided, further, that
      the
      arbitrator shall permit the filing of motions for summary judgment. If the
      responding party rejects the proposed arbitrator, said party will propose an
      arbitrator to the party demanding arbitration who shall have ten (10) days
      to
      either accept or reject the proposed arbitrator. If rejected, the entire dispute
      will then be submitted to the American Arbitration Association and will be
      governed by its then Employment Dispute and/or Commercial Litigation Rules.
      In
      either case, the Arbitration will be conducted in the County of Los Angeles
      and
      the costs of it (administrative and arbitrator fees) will be borne by the
      Company.

     

    16. Integration.
      This
      Agreement represents the entire agreement and understanding between the parties
      as to the subject matter herein and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous
      agreements whether written or oral. No waiver, alteration, or modification
      of
      any of the provisions of this Agreement will be binding unless in writing and
      signed by duly authorized representatives of the parties hereto.

     

    17. Governing
      Law.
      This
      Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California (with the
      exception of its conflict of laws provisions).

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    18. Counterparts.
      This
      Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
      be
      deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
      the
      same instrument.

     

    19. Confidentiality
      of Terms.
      Until
      such time as this Agreement or the terms and conditions of this Agreement are
      made public, Employee agrees not to disclose, either directly or indirectly,
      any
      information, including any of the terms of this agreement, regarding
      compensation, salary, bonuses, or stock purchase or option allocations to any
      Person, including other employees and/or consultants of the Company;
provided,
      however,
      that
      Employee may discuss such terms with members of his immediate family and any
      legal, tax or accounting specialists who provide individual legal, tax or
      accounting advice. 

     

    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement, in the case
      of
      the Company by its duly authorized officer, as of the day and year first above
      written.

     

    
      	 	
              CenterStaging
                Corp.

               

              By:
                /s/ Roger
                Paglia                                       
                 

              Roger
                Paglia, Chief Executive Officer

            
	 	
               

              Employee

               

               

              /s/ Paul
                Schmidman                                             
                

              Paul
                Schmidman

            

    

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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