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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.06

                         REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

        THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of March 30, 2000, by and between
QUOKKA SPORTS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and KLAS, INC., a
Nevada corporation ("KLAS").

        WHEREAS, in connection with that certain Loan and Security Agreement
(the "Loan Agreement") dated November 15, 1999, KLAS has made a loan (the
"Loan") to ZoneNetwork.com, Inc., a Washington corporation ("ZoneNetwork");

        WHEREAS, in connection with the Company's acquisition of ZoneNetwork
(the "Merger"), the Company has requested an extension of the Loan;

        WHEREAS, pursuant to a letter agreement dated the date hereof (the
"Extension Agreement"), the Company, ZoneNetwork and KLAS have agreed to the
terms of such extension; and

        WHEREAS, it is a condition to the obligations of KLAS under the
Extension Agreement that this Agreement be executed by the parties hereto, and
the parties are willing to execute this Agreement and to be bound by the
provisions hereof;

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the agreements set
forth below, and as further inducement to the parties hereto to consummate the
transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the parties hereby agree
with each other as follows:

        1. Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following respective meanings:

               "Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission,
or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.

               "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock, par value $0.0001, of
the Company, as constituted as of the date of this Agreement.

               "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or any similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

               "Registration Expenses" shall mean the expenses so described in
Section 6.

               "Registrable Shares" shall mean (i) the Warrant Shares, (ii) any
shares of Common Stock, and any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon
the conversion or exercise of any other securities, acquired by KLAS, and (iii)
any other shares of Common Stock in respect of such shares (because of stock
splits, stock dividends, reclassifications, recapitalizations, or similar
events); provided, however, that shares of Common Stock shall cease to be
Registrable Shares if they (a) have been registered under the Securities Act
pursuant to an

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effective registration statement filed thereunder and disposed of in accordance
with the registration statement covering them or (b) have been publicly sold
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or can be publicly sold under Rule
144(k) under the Securities Act.

               "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

               "Selling Expenses" shall mean the expenses so described in
Section 6.

               "Warrants" means all warrants to purchase Common Stock held by
KLAS, whether originally issued as a ZoneNetwork warrant to KLAS and converted
in connection with the Merger or issued by the Company in connection with the
Extension Agreement or otherwise.

               "Warrant Shares" shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued
upon exercise of the Warrants.

        2. Restrictive Legend. Each certificate representing the Warrants or
Warrant Shares shall, except as otherwise provided in this Section 2 or in
Section 3, be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend substantially in the
following form:

               "THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
               OF 1933 OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED
               OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS IT HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER SUCH
               ACT AND ALL SUCH APPLICABLE LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM
               REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE."

               A certificate shall not bear such legend if in the opinion of
counsel satisfactory to the Company the securities represented thereby may be
publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act and any applicable
state securities laws.

        3. Notice of Proposed Transfer. Prior to any proposed transfer of any
Warrants or Warrant Shares (other than under the circumstances described in
Section 4), the holder thereof shall give written notice to the Company of its
intention to effect such transfer. Each such notice shall describe the manner of
the proposed transfer and, if requested by the Company, shall be accompanied by
an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the
proposed transfer may be effected without registration under the Securities Act
and any applicable state securities laws, whereupon the holder of such stock
shall be entitled to transfer such stock in accordance with the terms of its
notice; provided, however, that no such opinion of counsel shall be required for
a transfer to one or more partners or members of the transferor (in the case of
a transferor that is a partnership or a limited liability company, respectively)
or to an affiliated corporation (in the case of a transferor that is a
corporation). Each certificate for Warrants or Warrant Shares transferred as
provided above shall bear the legend set forth in Section 2, except that such
certificate shall not bear such legend if (i) such transfer is in accordance
with the

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provisions of Rule 144 (or any other rule permitting public sale without
registration under the Securities Act) or (ii) the opinion of counsel referred
to above is to the further effect that the transferee and any subsequent
transferee (other than an affiliate of the Company) would be entitled to
transfer such securities in a public sale without registration under the
Securities Act. The restrictions provided for in this Section 3 shall not apply
to securities which are not required to bear the legend prescribed by Section 2
in accordance with the provisions of that Section.

        4. Piggyback Registration. If the Company at any time proposes to
register any of its securities under the Securities Act for sale to the public,
whether for its own account or for the account of other security holders or both
(except with respect to registration statements on Forms S-4, S-8 or another
form not available for registering the Registrable Shares for sale to the
public), each such time it will give written notice to all holders of
outstanding Registrable Shares of its intention to so do. Upon the written
request of any such holder, received by the Company within ten (10) days after
the giving of any such notice by the Company, to register any of its Registrable
Shares, the Company will use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Shares as
to which registration shall have been so requested to be included in the
securities to be covered by the registration statement proposed to be filed by
the Company, all to the extent requisite to permit the sale or other disposition
by the holder of such Registrable Shares so registered. If the registration
statement is to cover an underwritten distribution, the Company shall use its
best efforts to cause the Registrable Shares requested for inclusion pursuant to
this Section 4 to be included in the underwriting on the same terms and
conditions as the securities otherwise being sold through the underwriters. If,
in the good faith judgment of the managing underwriter of such public offering,
the inclusion of all of the Registrable Shares requested for inclusion pursuant
to this Section 4 and other securities would interfere with the successful
marketing of a smaller number of shares to be offered, then the number of
Registrable Shares and other securities to be included in the offering (except
for shares to be issued by the Company in an offering initiated by the Company)
shall be reduced to the required level by reducing (down to zero, if so
required) the participation of the holders of Registrable Shares and the
participation of the other holders of securities in such offering (such
reduction to be pro rata among the holders thereof requesting such registration,
based upon the number of shares of other securities owned by such holders,
except to the extent the Company has entered into registration rights agreements
as of the date hereof granting other holders priority in connection with
underwriter cutbacks). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Company may
withdraw any registration statement referred to in this Section 4 without
thereby incurring any liability to the holders of the Registrable Shares.

        5. Registration Procedures. If and whenever the Company is required by
the provisions of Section 4 to use its best efforts to effect the registration
of any Registrable Shares under the Securities Act, the Company will, as
expeditiously as possible:

               (a) prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement
with respect to such securities and use its best efforts to cause such
registration statement to become and remain effective for the period of the
distribution contemplated thereby (determined as hereinafter provided);

               (b) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be

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necessary to keep such registration statement effective for the period specified
in Section 5(a) above and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with
respect to the disposition of all Registrable Shares covered by such
registration statement in accordance with the sellers' intended method of
disposition set forth in such registration statement for such period;

               (c) notify each seller of Registrable Shares promptly after the
Company shall receive notice thereof, of the date and time when such
registration statement and each post-effective amendment thereto has become
effective or a supplement to any prospectus forming a part of such registration
statement has been filed and furnish copies of the same to each seller of
Registrable Shares;

               (d) notify each seller of Registrable Shares promptly of any
request by the Commission or any state securities commission or agency for the
amending or supplementing of such registration statement or prospectus or for
additional information;

               (e) furnish to each seller of Registrable Shares and to each
underwriter such number of copies of the registration statement and the
prospectus included therein (including each preliminary prospectus) as such
persons reasonably may request in order to facilitate the public sale or other
disposition of the Registrable Shares covered by such registration statement;

               (f) use its best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable
Shares covered by such registration statement under the securities or "blue sky"
laws of such jurisdictions as the sellers of Registrable Shares or, in the case
of an underwritten public offering, the managing underwriter reasonably shall
request, provided, however, that the Company shall not for any such purpose be
required to qualify generally to transact business as a foreign corporation in
any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified or to consent to general service
of process in any such jurisdiction;

               (g) use its best efforts to list the Registrable Shares covered
by such registration statement with any securities exchange on which the Common
Stock of the Company is eligible for listing or, if applicable, is then listed;

               (h) use its best efforts to appoint a transfer agent and
registrar for its securities;

               (i) immediately notify each seller of Registrable Shares and each
underwriter under such registration statement, at any time when a prospectus
relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the
happening of any event of which the Company has knowledge as a result of which
the prospectus contained in such registration statement, as then in effect,
includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing;

               (j) At the request of any such participating seller of
Registrable Shares (i) furnish to such seller, if such registration includes an
underwritten public offering, at the closing provided for in the underwriting
agreement, copies of any opinion, dated such date, of the counsel

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representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, addressed to the
underwriters, if any, covering such matters with respect to the registration
statement, the prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, proceedings
under state and Federal securities laws, other matters relating to the Company,
the securities being registered and the offer and sale of such securities as are
customarily the subject of opinions of issuer's counsel provided to underwriters
in underwritten public offerings and (ii) use its best efforts to furnish to
such seller letters dated each such effective date and such closing date, from
the independent certified public accountants of the Company, addressed to the
underwriters, if any, stating that they are independent certified public
accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and dealing with such
matters as the underwriters may request, or, if the offering is not
underwritten, that in the opinion of such accountants the financial statements
and other financial data of the Company included in the registration statement
or the prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto comply in all material
respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act, and
additionally covering such other financial matters, including information as to
the period ending not more than five (5) business days prior to the date of such
letter with respect to the registration statement and prospectus, as such
requesting seller or sellers may reasonably request, and (iii) furnish to such
seller such information as such seller may reasonably request for the purpose of
establishing its "due diligence" defense under Section 11 of the Securities Act;
and

               (k) make available for inspection by each seller of Registrable
Shares any underwriter participating in any distribution pursuant to such
registration statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by
such seller or underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate
documents and properties of the Company, and cause the Company's officers,
directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any
such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such
registration statement.

               For purposes of Sections 5(a) and 5(b), the period of
distribution of Registrable Shares in a firm commitment underwritten public
offering shall be deemed to extend until each underwriter has completed the
distribution of all securities purchased by it, and the period of distribution
of Registrable Shares in any other registration shall be deemed to extend until
the earlier of the sale of all Registrable Shares covered thereby and 180 days
after the effective date thereof; provided, however, in the case of any
registration of Registrable Shares on Form S-3 which are intended to be offered
on a continuous or delayed basis (and provided Rule 145 or any successor rule
under the Securities Act permits an offering on a continuous or delayed basis),
such 180-day period shall be extended, if necessary, to keep the registration
effective until all Registrable Shares covered thereby are sold.

               In connection with each registration hereunder, the sellers of
Registrable Shares will furnish to the Company in writing such information with
respect to themselves and the proposed distribution by them as reasonably shall
be necessary in order to assure compliance with federal and applicable state
securities laws.

               In connection with each registration pursuant to Section 4
covering an underwritten public offering, the Company and each seller agree to
enter into a written agreement with the managing underwriter selected in the
manner herein provided in such form and containing such provisions as are
customary in the securities business for such an arrangement

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between such underwriter and companies of the Company's size and investment
stature, provided, the indemnification and contribution obligations shall not be
greater than those described in Section 7 below.

        6. Expenses. All expenses incurred by the Company in complying with
Section 4, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees,
printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public
accountants for the Company, fees and expenses (including counsel fees) incurred
in connection with complying with state securities or "blue sky" laws, fees of
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., transfer taxes, fees of
transfer agents and registrars, costs of insurance, and fees and disbursements
of one counsel for the sellers of Registrable Shares but excluding any Selling
Expenses, are called "Registration Expenses". All underwriting discounts and
selling commissions applicable to the sale of Registrable Shares are called
"Selling Expenses".

               The Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with
each registration statement under Section 4. All Selling Expenses in connection
with each registration statement under Section 4 shall be borne by the
participating sellers in proportion to the number of shares sold by each, or by
such participating sellers other than the Company (except to the extent the
Company shall be a seller) as they may agree.

        7. Indemnification and Contribution.

               (a) In the event of a registration of any Registrable Shares
under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4, the Company will indemnify and
hold harmless each seller of such Registrable Shares thereunder, each
underwriter of such Registrable Shares thereunder and each other person, if any,
who controls such seller or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities
Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to
which such seller, underwriter or controlling person may become subject under
the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in
any registration statement under which such Registrable Shares was registered
under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4, any preliminary prospectus or
final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or
arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse each such seller, each
such underwriter and each such controlling person for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, provided, however,
that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that
any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so
made in conformity with information furnished by any such seller, any such
underwriter or any such controlling person in writing specifically for use in
such registration statement or prospectus.

               (b) In the event of a registration of any Registrable Shares
under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4, each seller of such Registrable
Shares thereunder, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless
the Company, each person, if any, who controls the

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Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, each officer of the Company
who signs the registration statement, each director of the Company, each
underwriter and each person who controls any underwriter within the meaning of
the Securities Act, against all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or
several, to which the Company or such officer, director, underwriter or
controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of any material fact contained in the registration statement under
which such Registrable Shares was registered under the Securities Act pursuant
to Section 4, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein,
or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and
will reimburse the Company and each such officer, director, underwriter and
controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them
in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action, provided, however, that such seller will be liable
hereunder in any such case if and only to the extent that any such loss, claim,
damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon
and in conformity with information pertaining to such seller, as such, furnished
in writing to the Company by such seller specifically for use in such
registration statement or prospectus, and provided, further, however, that the
liability of each seller hereunder shall be limited to the net proceeds received
by such seller from the sale of Registrable Shares covered by such registration
statement.

               (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of
notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder,
notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission so to notify
the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have
to such indemnified party other than under this Section 7 and shall only relieve
it from any liability which it may have to such indemnified party under this
Section 7 if and to the extent the indemnifying party is prejudiced by such
omission. In case any such action shall be brought against any indemnified party
and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the
indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it
shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof with counsel
satisfactory to such indemnified party, and, after notice from the indemnifying
party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the
defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified
party under this Section 7 for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such
indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable
costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected, provided,
however, that, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified
party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably
concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to it which are
different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party or if
the interests of the indemnified party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with
the interests of the indemnifying party, the indemnified party shall have the
right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defenses and
otherwise to participate in the defense of such

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action, with the expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other expenses
related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying party as
incurred.

               (d) In order to provide for just and equitable contribution to
joint liability under the Securities Act in any case in which either (i) any
holder of Registrable Shares exercising rights under this Agreement, or any
controlling person of any such holder, makes a claim for indemnification
pursuant to this Section 7 but it is judicially determined (by the entry of a
final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration
of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such
indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact that
this Section 7 provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution
under the Securities Act may be required on the part of any such selling holder
or any such controlling person in circumstances for which indemnification is
provided under this Section 7; then, and in each such case, the Company and such
holder will contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages or liabilities
to which they may be subject (after contribution from others) in such proportion
so that such holder is responsible for the portion represented by the percentage
that the public offering price of its Registrable Shares offered by the
registration statement bears to the public offering price of all securities
offered by such registration statement, and the Company is responsible for the
remaining portion; provided, however, that, in any such case, (A) no such holder
will be required to contribute any amount in excess of the public offering price
of all such Registrable Shares offered by it pursuant to such registration
statement; and (B) no person or entity guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to
contribution from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.

               (e) In the event of a conflict between these provisions and the
provisions in any underwriting agreement, the provisions of the underwriting
agreement shall control except to the extent they expand the liability of the
sellers of Registrable Shares hereunder.

        8. Changes in Common Stock. If, and as often as, there is any change in
the Common Stock by way of a stock split, stock dividend, combination or
reclassification, or through a merger, consolidation, reorganization or
recapitalization, or by any other means, appropriate adjustment shall be made in
the provisions hereof so that the rights and privileges granted hereby shall
continue with respect to the Common Stock as so changed.

        9. Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available the benefits of
certain rules and regulations of the Commission which may at any time permit the
sale of Registrable Shares to the public without registration, at all times
after 90 days after any registration statement covering a public offering of
securities of the Company under the Securities Act shall have become effective,
the Company agrees to:

               (a) make and keep public information available, as those terms
are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act;

               (b) use its best efforts to file with the Commission in a timely
manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and

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               (c) furnish to each holder of Registrable Shares forthwith upon
request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the
reporting requirements of such Rule 144 and of the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the
Company, and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company as such
holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of
the Commission allowing such holder to sell any Registrable Shares without
registration.

        10. Miscellaneous.

               (a) All covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by
or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of
the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto (including, without
limitation, transferees of any Registrable Shares), whether so expressed or not,
provided, however, that registration rights conferred herein on the holders of
Registrable Shares shall only inure to the benefit of a transferee of
Registrable Shares if (i) there is transferred to such transferee at least 20%
of the total Registrable Shares held by the transferor, or (ii) such transferee
is a partner, shareholder or affiliate of a party hereto.

               (b) All notices, requests, consents and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person, mailed by
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or sent by telecopier or
telex, addressed as follows:

                      (i) if to the Company or KLAS, at the respective addresses
set forth below;

                      (ii) if to any subsequent holder of Warrant Shares or
Registrable Shares, to it at such address as may have been furnished to the
Company in writing by such holder;

or, in any case, at such other address or addresses as shall have been furnished
in writing to the Company (in the case of a holder of Warrant Shares or
Registrable Shares) or to the holders of Registrable Shares (in the case of the
Company) in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph.

               (c) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

               (d) This Agreement may not be amended or modified, and no
provision hereof may be waived, without the written consent of the Company and
the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Registrable Shares. This
Agreement may be amended with the consent of the holders of less than all the
Registrable Shares only in a manner which applies to all holders in the same
fashion.

               (e) The Company shall not grant to any third party any
registration rights so long as any of the registration rights under this
Agreement remains in effect, unless (i) the holders of Registrable Shares are
given prior written notice of the rights granted with a description thereof,
(ii) the rights granted to third parties are not more favorable than the rights
granted hereunder or, with respect to demand rights, equal to the rights granted
hereunder, and

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(iii) the rights granted to third parties are made subject to the rights granted
hereunder (including, without limitation, the piggyback rights hereunder and the
manner of allocating shares in connection with underwriter cutbacks).

               (f) This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

               (g) If requested in writing by the underwriters for a public
offering of securities of the Company, each holder of Registrable Shares who is
a party to this Agreement (and who has not otherwise irrevocably waived all
rights under this Agreement) shall agree not to sell publicly any Registrable
Shares or any other shares of Common Stock (other than Registrable Shares or
other shares of Common Stock being registered in such offering), without the
consent of such underwriters, for a period of not more than 90 days following
the effective date of the registration statement relating to such offering;
provided, however, that all persons entitled to registration rights with respect
to shares of Common Stock who are not parties to this Agreement and all
executive officers and directors of the Company shall also have agreed not to
sell publicly their Common Stock under the circumstances and pursuant to the
terms set forth in this Section 10(g).

               (h) If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such illegality, invalidity or
unenforceability shall attach only to such provision and shall not in any manner
affect or render illegal, invalid or unenforceable any other provision of this
Agreement, and this Agreement shall be carried out as if any such illegal,
invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed hereto this Registration
Rights Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

                                     QUOKKA SPORTS, INC.

                                     By:
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                          Name:
                                               --------------------------------
                                          Title:
                                                 ------------------------------
                                     Address:  525 Brannan Street, Ground Floor
                                               San Francisco, California 94107

                                     KLAS, INC.

                                     By:
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                          Name:
                                               --------------------------------
                                          Title:
                                                 ------------------------------
                                     Address:  3228 Channel 8 Drive
                                               Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

                                     With copies to:

                                     Guy R. Friddell, III, Esquire
                                     Landmark Communications, Inc.
                                     150 W. Brambleton Avenue
                                     Norfolk, Virginia 23510

                                     Thomas C. Inglima, Esquire
                                     Willcox & Savage, P.C.
                                     1800 Bank of America Center
                                     Norfolk, Virginia 23510

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.17

                               EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT
                                       FOR
                                  MICHAEL GOUGH

     This Employment Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of the 18th day
of January 2000, by and between Michael Gough ("Employee") and Quokka Sports,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ Employee to provide
personal services to the Company, and wishes to provide Employee with certain
compensation and benefits in return for his services; and

     WHEREAS, Employee wishes to continued to be employed by the Company and
provide personal services to the Company in return for certain compensation and
benefits;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants
contained herein, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties hereto as
follows:

     1. EMPLOYMENT BY THE COMPANY.

        1.1 The effective date of this Agreement shall be January 18, 2000 (the
"Effective Date") through June 30, 2001.

        1.2 Subject to terms set forth herein, the Company agrees to continue to
employ Employee in the position of Chief Creative Officer ("CCO") and Employee
hereby accepts the provisions set forth in this Agreement. During the term of
his employment with the Company, Employee will continue to devote his best
efforts and substantially all of his business time and attention (except for
vacation periods as set forth herein and reasonable periods of illness or other
incapacities permitted by the Company's general employment policies) to the
business of the Company.

        1.3 Employee shall perform such duties as are customarily associated
with his then current title, consistent with the Bylaws of the Company and as
required by the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"). Employee shall
report to the Company's Chief Operating Officer. Employee's primary office
location shall be the Company's San Francisco, California headquarters.
Employee's duties shall require him to travel and to work at temporary off-site
work locations.

        1.4 The Employee shall have a staff of one designer who will an employee
of the Company, subject to the Company's general and customary employment
practices and policies.

     2. COMPENSATION.

        2.1 SALARY. Employee shall receive for services to be rendered hereunder
an annualized base salary of $250,000, paid on a semi-monthly basis in
accordance with the Company's payroll policies and procedures. The effective
date for the new salary figure is July 28, 1999.

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                        (a) SALARY REVIEW PROCESS. Employee will be eligible
for a salary review pursuant to the Company's general salary review process,
which currently provides for salary reviews every twelve (12) months. Therefore,
the next salary review would be July 28, 2000.

        2.2 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION GRANTS. Employee's Incentive Stock Option
grants will continue to vest and to follow all the provisions set forth in the
1997 Equity Incentive Plan and individual Stock Option Agreements and
amendments.

        2.3 VACATION TIME. Employee will be eligible to participate in the
Company's generally applicable vacation time policy. He will earn vacation pay
under the terms and conditions of the Company's general vacation time policy on
the following schedule: two weeks of paid vacation time during each of the first
and second years of his continuous employment with the Company; three weeks of
paid vacation time during each of the third and fourth years of his continuous
employment with the Company; and four weeks of paid vacation time during his
fifth and any subsequent years of continuous employment with the Company.

        2.4 STANDARD COMPANY BENEFITS. In addition, Employee shall be entitled
to all rights and benefits for which he is eligible under the terms and
conditions of the standard Company benefits and compensation practices which may
be in effect from time to time and provided by the Company to its employees
generally. The Company reserves the right to modify the compensation and
benefits of its employees and of Employee from time to time, as it deems
necessary.

        2.5 OTHER BENEFITS. The Company shall make available the reasonable
services of a financial planner (whose identity shall be subject to the
reasonable approval of the Company) for utilization by the Employee for personal
financial planning for the duration of the agreement.

     3. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OBLIGATIONS.

        3.1 Employee agrees that the Proprietary Information and Inventions
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A previously executed by Employee remains
in full force and effect and is hereby incorporated into this Agreement.

     4. OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.

         4.1 Except with the prior written consent of the Company's Board,
Employee will not during the term of this Agreement undertake or engage in any
other employment, occupation or business enterprise, other than ones in which
Employee is a passive investor. Employee may engage in civic and not-for-profit
activities so long as such activities do not materially interfere with the
performance of his duties hereunder.

        4.2 Except as permitted by Section 4.3, Employee agrees not to acquire,
assume or participate in, directly or indirectly, any position, investment or
interest known by him to be adverse or antagonistic to the Company, its business
or prospects, financial or otherwise.

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        4.3 During the term of his employment by the Company, except on behalf
of the Company, Employee will not directly or indirectly, whether as an officer,
director, stockholder, partner, proprietor, associate, representative,
consultant, or in any capacity whatsoever engage in, become financially
interested in, be employed by or have any business connection with any other
person, corporation, firm, partnership or other entity whatsoever which were
known by him to compete directly with the Company, throughout the world, in any
line of business engaged in (or planned to be engaged in) by the Company;
provided, however, that anything above to the contrary notwithstanding, he may
own, as a passive investor, securities of any competitor corporation, so long as
his direct holdings in any one such corporation shall not in the aggregate
constitute more than 1% of the voting stock of such corporation.

     5. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

        5.1 TERMINATION BY COMPANY.

 Employee's employment with the Company will be on an at-will basis. As such,
 the Company shall have the right to terminate Employee's employment with the
 Company at any time without cause or advance notice. In the event Employee's
 employment is terminated by Company at any time, he will not be entitled to
 severance pay, pay in lieu of notice or any other such compensation or benefit
 of any kind whatsoever.

        5.2 VOLUNTARY OR MUTUAL TERMINATION.

 Employee may voluntarily terminate his employment with the Company at any time,
 after which no further compensation will be paid to Employee. In the event
 Employee voluntarily terminates his employment, he will not be entitled to
 severance pay, pay in lieu of notice or any other such compensation or benefit
 of any kind whatsoever.

     6. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

        6.1 NOTICES. Any notices provided hereunder must be in writing and shall
be deemed effective upon the earlier of personal delivery (including personal
delivery by fax) or the third day after mailing by first class mail, to the
Company at its primary office location and to Employee at his address as listed
on the Company payroll.

        6.2 SEVERABILITY. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement
will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
law and consistent with the general intent of the parties insofar as possible,
but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect
any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement will be
reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provisions had never been contained herein.

        6.3 WAIVER. If either party should waive any breach of any provisions of
this Agreement, he or it shall not thereby be deemed to have waived any
preceding or succeeding breach of the same or any other provision of this
Agreement.

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        6.4 COMPLETE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and its Exhibit constitute the
entire agreement between Employee and the Company and it is the complete, final,
and exclusive embodiment of their agreement with regard to this subject matter,
and supersedes any other prior agreements or understandings between the parties
whether written or oral. It is entered into without reliance on any promise or
representation other than those expressly contained herein, and it cannot be
modified or amended except in writing signed by an authorized officer of the
Company.

        6.5 REMEDIES. Employee acknowledges that a remedy at law for any breach
or threatened breach by him of the provisions of this Agreement (including
without limitation the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement) would
be inadequate, and he therefore agrees that the Company shall be entitled to
injunctive relief in case of any such breach or threatened breach.

        6.6 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in separate
 counterparts, any one of which need not contain signatures of more than one
 party, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same
 Agreement.

        6.7 HEADINGS. The headings of the sections hereof are inserted for
convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof nor to
affect the meaning thereof.

        6.8 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Employee may not assign any of his rights or
obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by the Company, and its successors, assigns,
heirs, executors and administrators.

        6.9 CHOICE OF LAW. All questions concerning the construction, validity
and interpretation of this Agreement will be governed by the law of the State of
California.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the day and
year first above written.

                                                QUOKKA SPORTS, INC.
                                                By: /s/   Alan Ramadan
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                      Alan Ramadan
                                                      President and
                                                      Chief Executive Officer

                                                Date:  January 18, 2000
                                                     ---------------------------

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

/s/ Michael Gough
----------------------------
   Michael Gough

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