Commitments and Contingencies | Note 14 — Commitments and Contingencies Promotional Rights Certain of the Company’s content acquisition agreements contain minimum guarantees, and require that the Company makes upfront minimum guarantee payments. As of June 30, 2018, the Company has licenses, production and/or distribution agreements to make future minimum guarantee commitments of $7.2 million, of which $1.5 million will be paid in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019 and the remainder will be paid thereafter. These agreements also provide for a revenue share that ranges between 35% and 50% of net revenues. In addition, there are other licenses, production and/or distribution agreements that provide for a revenue share of 50% of net revenues; however, without a requirement to make future minimum guarantee commitment payments irrespective to the execution and results of the planned events. As of June 30, 2018, the Company had prepaid minimum guarantees of $0.7 million in content acquisition costs related to minimum guarantees. Contractual Obligations As of June 30, 2018, the Company is obligated under agreements with Content Providers and other contractual obligations to make guaranteed payments as follows: $1.2 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 and $0.5 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. On a quarterly basis, the Company records the greater of the cumulative actual content acquisition costs incurred or the cumulative minimum guarantee based on forecasted usage for the minimum guarantee period. The minimum guarantee period is the period of time that the minimum guarantee relates to, as specified in each agreement, which may be annual or a longer period. The cumulative minimum guarantee, based on forecasted usage, considers factors such as listening hours, revenue, subscribers and other terms of each agreement that impact the Company’s expected attainment or recoupment of the minimum guarantees based on the relative attribution method. Several of the Company’s content acquisition agreements also include provisions related to the royalty payments and structures of those agreements relative to other content licensing arrangements, which, if triggered, could cause the Company’s payments under those agreements to escalate. In addition, record labels, publishers and performing rights organizations with whom the Company has entered into direct license agreements have the right to audit the Company’s content acquisition payments, and any such audit could result in disputes over whether the Company has paid the proper content acquisition costs. However, as of June 30, 2018, the Company does not believe it is probable that these provisions of its agreements discussed above will, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Employment Agreements As of June 30, 2018, the Company has employment agreements with four key employees (Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Strategy Officer) that provide salary and bonus payments through terms ranging from 2020 to 2023. The employment agreements contain severance clauses that could require severance payments in the event of termination prior to the term of the agreement. Legal Proceedings On March 3, 2016, Blink TV Limited and Northstar Media, Inc. (collectively, the “Plaintiffs”) filed a claim in the Los Angeles County Superior Court of California against the Company and LiveXLive, alleging breaches of two different license agreements for the live-streaming rights to “Bestival,” an annual music festival which takes place on the Isle of Wight in England. We and LiveXLive demurred to the complaint on May 10, 2016, and, prior to the hearing on the demurrer, Plaintiffs amended their complaint. The amended complaint no longer states a claim against LiveXLive Media and only states a single cause of action against LiveXLive for the alleged breach of a single license agreement. Plaintiffs are seeking $0.3 million in damages. To date, LiveXLive has vigorously contested Plaintiffs’ claims. In doing so, on December 23, 2016, LiveXLive filed a cross-complaint against Plaintiffs for breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. LXL was notified on September 27, 2017, that Blink TV Limited is in bankruptcy in England and now has liquidators in place who are assuming the litigation. The liquidators will need to move for permission to substitute in as the real parties in interest. Trial was set for October 1, 2018. In June 2018, LiveXLive settled the claim with the Plaintiffs for an amount not material to the Company. In July 2018, a final dismissal of this matter was entered in court. On July 17, 2017, Exodus Festival, Inc. (“Exodus”) filed a demand for arbitration with the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (“ICDR”), a division of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”), against Wantickets and LXL Tickets, in connection with event proceeds of $0.2 million allegedly owed by Wantickets to Exodus pursuant to a certain Presale Agreement For On-line Ticket Sales Services, entered into by and between Wantickets and Exodus on or about October 20, 2015 (the “Exodus-Wantickets Agreement”). Exodus alleges that LXL Tickets assumed Wantickets’ obligations under the Exodus-Wantickets Agreement pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated May 5, 2017, among Wantickets, LXL Tickets, the Company and certain other persons. On January 8, 2018, the arbitrator denied LXL Tickets’ preliminary motion requesting for the arbitration claim to be dismissed based on jurisdictional and other arbitrability arguments and ruled that LXL Tickets assumed the Exodus-Wantickets Agreement by performing under the contract and/or as a successor interest. In June 2018, the parties concluded a formal arbitration proceeding with the arbitrator to determine to what extent is LXL Tickets liable to Exodus for the event proceeds allegedly owed to Exodus by Wantickets. The parties are now awaiting the arbitrator’s decision. LXL Tickets intends to continue to vigorously dispute such claims and any obligation or liability to Exodus. As of June 30, 2018, the potential range of loss related to this matter was not material. On November 29, 2017, CL, LLC (d/b/a Light Nightclub) and CDBC, LLC (d/b/a Daylight Beach Club) (collectively, “Light”) filed a claim in the District Court, Clark County, Nevada against Wantickets, the Company, LXL Tickets, Joseph Schnaier and Brian Landow, alleging total damages in excess of $0.3 million (plus attorneys’ fees) (the “Claim Amount”) and (i) as to Wantickets and Mr. Schnaier, breach of contract with respect to the Presale Agreement For On-line Ticket Sales Services, entered into by and between Wantickets and Light on or about September 30, 2016, and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (ii) as to Mr. Landow, tortious interference with contract, (iii) as to the Company and LXL Tickets, successor in interest liability, and (iv) as to all defendants (except for Mr. Landow), unjust enrichment. In connection with this action, on October 3, 2017, Light entered into a settlement agreement with Wantickets and Mr. Schnaier, pursuant to which, among other things, Mr. Schnaier agreed to pledge all of his shares in the Company to secure his stipulated confession of judgment given to Light if Wantickets and Mr. Schnaier do not pay the Claim Amount by November 20, 2017. Wantickets and Mr. Schnaier have failed to pay the Claim Amount to Light by such date. Accordingly, on December 19, 2017, the court entered such confession of judgment and judgment against Wantickets and Mr. Schnaier. On December 22, 2017, we filed an answer on behalf of LXL Tickets that generally denied all the claims in Light’s complaint. In June 2018, an affiliate of Mr. Schnaier transferred approximately 51,500 shares of the Company’s common stock to Light to allow Light to sell such shares to satisfy the Claim Amount. Additional shares will be transferred by Mr. Schnaier’s affiliate as needed to allow Light to satisfy the Claim Amount in full. Based on the Company’s understanding, if Light is able to satisfy the Claim Amount in full from the sale of such shares, this action will be voluntarily withdrawn against all defendants; however, there can be no assurance that this will occur. The Company believes that this action against it and LXL Tickets is without merit and intends to vigorously defend itself and LXL Tickets and any obligations or liability to Light with respect to such claims. As of June 30, 2018, the potential range of loss related to this matter was not material. On February 8, 2018, Wynn Las Vegas, LLC (“Wynn”) filed a claim in the District Court, Clark County, Nevada against LXL Tickets claiming total damages in excess of $0.6 million (the “Wynn Claim Amount”) as a result of alleged breach of contract, breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing and unjust enrichment with respect to that certain Second Amendment and Extension of the Wantickets.com Presale Agreement entered into by and between Wantickets and Wynn on or about September 30, 2016 (the “Wantickets-Wynn Agreement”). In connection with this action, on June 21, 2017, Wynn filed suit in the Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, Nevada against RNG Tickets, LLC (d/b/a Wantickets) and Wantickets. That litigation is still pending and active. RNG Tickets has not filed a responsive pleading in the case and Wantickets RDM has defaulted. The Company believes that Wynn’s position is that LXL Tickets acquired Wantickets, including Wantickets’ obligations under the Wantickets-Wynn Agreement (and not just certain assets and liabilities of Wantickets), and as such LXL Tickets should be liable to Wynn for the Wynn Claim Amount pursuant to the Wantickets-Wynn Agreement. The Company further believes that this action against LXL Tickets is without merit and intends to vigorously defend itself against any obligations or liability to Wynn with respect to such claims. As of June 30, 2018, the potential range of loss related to this matter was not material. In March 2018, Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP served us with a complaint filed on February 22, 2018 in the Supreme Court of the State of California County of Los Angeles against the Company. The complaint alleges, among other things, breach of contract and breach of promissory note. Plaintiff is seeking damages of $0.2 million, plus interest, attorneys’ fees and costs and other such relief as the court may award. On April 12, 2018, the Company filed an answer that generally denied all the claims in the complaint. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself against any obligations or liability to the plaintiff with respect to such claims, including potential counterclaim against the plaintiff. On April 10, 2018, Joseph Schnaier, Danco Enterprises, LLC (an entity solely owned by Mr. Schnaier, “Danco”), Wantmcs Holdings, LLC (Mr. Schnaier is the managing member) and Wantickets (Mr. Schnaier is the 90% beneficial owner) filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York against each of the Company, LXL Tickets, Robert S. Ellin, Alec Ellin, Blake Indursky and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”). The complaint alleged multiple causes of action arising out of Schnaier’s investment (through Danco) of $1.25 million into the Company in 2016, the Company’s purchase of certain operating assets of Wantickets pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2017, and Mr. Schnaier’s employment with LXL Tickets, including claims for fraudulent inducement, breach of contract, conversion, and defamation. Plaintiffs seek monetary damages and injunctive relief. Plaintiffs also have sued Computershare for negligence and for injunctive relief relating to the refusal to transfer certain restricted shares of the Company’s common stock owned by the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs are seeking injunctive relief, damages of approximately $26.7 million, plus interest, attorneys’ fees and costs and other such relief as the court may award. The Company has denied plaintiffs’ claims. The Company believes that the complaint is an intentional act by the plaintiffs to publicly tarnish the Company’s and its senior management’s reputations through the public domain in an effort to obtain by threat certain results for Mr. Schnaier’s self-serving and improper purposes. The Company and the individual defendants are vigorously defending this lawsuit, and the Company believes that the allegations are without merit and that the Company has strong defenses. On June 26, 2018, the Company, Robert Ellin, and LXL Tickets filed a counterclaim against the plaintiffs for breach of contract (including under the Asset Purchase Agreement), fraudulent inducement, and other causes of action, seeking injunctive relief, damages, attorneys’ fees and expenses and such other relief as the court may award. In August 2018, the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their claims against Mr. Indursky and Mr. Alec Ellin. The outcome of this lawsuit is inherently uncertain and could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations During the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company recorded aggregate legal settlement expenses relating to potential claims arising in connection with litigation brought against the Company by a number of third-parties of approximately $0.4 million and $0 million, respectively. Each of the full amounts were expensed and included in general and administrative expenses during their respective three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017. While the resolution of the above matters cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company does not believe, based on current knowledge, that except as set forth above, the outcome of the currently pending claims or legal proceedings in which the Company is currently involved will have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial statements. From time to time, the Company is involved in legal proceedings and other matters arising in connection with the conduct of its business activities. Many of these proceedings may be at preliminary stages and/or seek an indeterminate amount of damages. The Company regularly evaluates the status of its commitments and contingencies in which it is involved to (i) assess whether a material loss is probable or there is at least a reasonable possibility that a material loss or an additional material loss in excess of a recorded accrual may have been incurred and (ii) determine if financial accruals are required when appropriate. The Company records an expense accrual for any commitments and loss contingency when it determines that a loss is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. If an expense accrual is not appropriate, the Company further evaluates each matter to assess whether an estimate of possible loss or range of loss can be made and whether or not any such matter requires additional disclosure. There can be no assurance that any proceeding against the Company will be resolved in amounts that will not differ from the amounts of estimated exposures. Legal fees and other costs of defending litigation are expensed as incurred. Leases Beginning on August 1, 2017, the Company was given the right to occupy approximately 5,200 square feet of office space in West Hollywood, California. The space was provided to the Company by an unrelated third party and is fully furnished. The Company compensates the landlord in cash at the rate of approximately $38 thousand per month for months that the Company occupies the space. The Company or the third party can terminate the arrangement at any time without prior notice. Slacker leases its San Diego premises under operating leases expiring on December 31, 2018. Rent expense for the operating leases totaled $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. |