7. MISCELLANEOUS.
7.1 Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or should be construed to, create a partnership, agency, joint venture, or employment relationship.
7.2 In no event shall Company, its employees, officers, and directors be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever arising out or in any way connected with any Holder’s breach or, or failure to perform under, this Agreement.
7.3 The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date. The Company’s obligations hereunder shall terminate if, at any time, the Company is not the management trustee of the Trust pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
7.4 This Agreement, including the Royalty Share Schedule and the Music Asset Schedule, together with the Subscription Agreement, contains the entire understanding of the Parties hereto relating to its subject matter. This Agreement shall not be amended, changed, or modified except by the prior written consent of each of the Parties, and no change or modification of this Agreement will be binding unless it is made by an instrument signed by the Party to be charged. A waiver by either Party of any term or condition of this Agreement in any instance shall not be deemed or construed as a waiver of such term or condition or of any subsequent breach thereof. All remedies, rights, undertakings, and obligations contained in this Agreement shall be cumulative, and none shall be in limitation of any other remedy, right, undertaking, or obligation of either Party. This Agreement shall not become effective until executed by all proposed Parties hereto. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, but all of which shall constitute one document. Delivery of a signed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
7.5 None of the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to any Person other than the Holder and Company (or its agents, as applicable). Consequently, no Person other than Company (and its agents) and the Holder shall be entitled to rely upon or raise as a defense, in any manner whatsoever, the failure of either the Holder or Company to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.
7.6 Holder may not assign, license and transfer all or any portion of the Royalty Shares acquired pursuant to this Agreement without Company’s prior express consent; provided that any such assignment, license, or transfer to which Company has provided express consent must only be consummated in accordance with all applicable laws, including but not limited to, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
7.7 This Agreement is not intended to, nor shall it, create any rights, entitlements, claims or benefits enforceable by any person that is not a party to it. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflict of laws. The Holder (i) irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the State of New York in any action arising out of this Agreement, except where federal law requires that certain claims be brought in the federal courts of the United States, and (ii) consents to the service of process by mail. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, the Company acknowledges for the avoidance of doubt that this Section 7.7(a) shall not apply to claims arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and by agreeing to the provisions of this Section 7.7, the Holder will not be deemed to have waived the Company’s compliance with U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
7.8 Any and all disputes or controversies arising under this Agreement, or any of its terms, any effort by any Party to enforce, interpret, construe, rescind, terminate or annul this Agreement, or any provision thereof (including the determination of the scope or applicability of this Agreement to arbitrate), shall be determined by binding arbitration before a single arbitrator (who shall be a retired judge of a state or federal court with experience in the entertainment industry). Any process in any such arbitration, action or proceeding commenced may be served upon either Party, among other methods, by personally delivering or mailing the same, via registered or certified mail, addressed to the other Party, as applicable, at the address given in this Agreement. This arbitration provision applies to claims under the U.S. federal securities laws and to all
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