Exhibit 10.17

LICENSE AGREEMENT

Based on their respective representations, warranties, covenants, rights, and
responsibilities, set forth below, Muze Inc., at 304 Hudson Street, 8th Floor,
New York, NY 10013, Fax No. 212-741-1246, a New York corporation, and Global
Media Corp. at 83 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo BC V9R 5B9 Canada, Fax No.
1-604-986-6410, a Canadian Corporation, enter into this License Agreement as
follows:

1. DEFINITIONS

"Agreement" means this License Agreement, including its attachment(s).

"Term and Conditions" means the specific additional terms and conditions of this
Agreement set forth in Attachment 1 (as may be amended from time to time).

"Effective Date" means the date this Agreement enters into force, noted in the
Terms and Conditions.

"Hardware" means the computer and other hardware on which the Products run (the
Hardware is listed in Attachment 1 unless Muze supplies any of the Hardware, in
which case Hardware and the terms of purchase are set forth in an Attachment 2).

"Licensee" means Global Media Corp.

"Muze" means Muze Inc.

"Products means data and/or software and periodic updates licensed by Muze to
Licensee under this Agreement, as set forth in the Terms and Conditions.

"Services" means the services provided by MUZE to Licensee under this Agreement,
if any, as described or provided for in the Terms and Conditions.

2. GRANT OF LICENSE

Muze grants Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to use the
Products strictly in accordance with all the provisions of this Agreement. This
license shall be immediately terminable by Muze for any material breach by
Licensee of its obligations under this Agreement.

Unless terminated by Muze as provided for above, the license and this Agreement
shall continue in force for the time period set forth in the Terms and
Conditions. Should Muze terminate this Agreement because of a material breach by
Licensee, it will not refund any portion of the license fees or other fees (as
provided for in the Terms and Conditions) already paid by Licensee or already
accrued at the time of termination. Unless otherwise provided in the Terms and
Conditions, this Agreement shall automatically be extended for successive
one-year periods at the end of the initial term.

All ownership rights in the Products and any related know-how, and in any works
that may be created by Muze as a part of the Services, shall remain with Muze.
Licensee shall not contest Muze's ownership rights in the Products or any such
works.

3. LICENSEE'S OBLIGATIONS

LICENSEE SHALL:

a. Use the Products only on the Hardware, at the locations, and according to the
conditions specified in the Terms and Conditions.

b. Make all payments required by the Terms and Conditions in a timely manner.

c. Comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding use of the
Products, including any laws or regulations relating to sale of goods and
services and to privacy rights. Licensee shall be responsible for determining
the existence and applicability of any such laws and regulations and for
obtaining any necessary permits or approvals for use of the Products.

d. Restrict its end users to non-commercial use of the Products and notify each
of its end users of the Products that the Products are owned by Muze and may bot
be copied or used without Muze's consent. Licensee shall incorporate the rights
notices set forth in the Terms and Conditions in its end-user interface.

e. Keep confidential all of Muze's proprietary information provided to it under
this Agreement (or under any previous Confidentiality Agreement) during the term
of this Agreement and for ten (10)

years after termination. This obligation shall apply to any information
identified by Muze as confidential and any information that Licensee knows, or
should know under the circumstances, is proprietary. Muze proprietary
information may include the Products, documentation, technical information,
business or technical concepts or designs. Licensee's obligation shall not apply
to information: (1) lawfully in the public domain, (b) Licensee lawfully
possessed before disclosure by Muze, or (c) lawfully disclosed to Licensee by a
third party without obligation of confidentiality. Upon termination of this
Agreement, Licensee shall return or destroy, at Muze's election, any Muze
proprietary information still in its possession.

f. Upon termination of this Agreement, return or destroy, at Muze's election,
the Products and any copies, as well as any matter that incorporates any other
Muze proprietary or confidential information.

g. Permit Muze to use Licensee's name as a customer reference and prominently
feature a link to Muze's web site if the Products are available to end users on
the internet pursuant to the Terms and Conditions.

h. Indemnify Muze against any claims made against Muze (or its affiliates,
officers, directors, employees, or contractors) by third parties (including by
any of Licensee's employees or contractors) arising out of (a) content,
software, or hardware not provided by Muze, (b) Licensee's breach of any of its
obligations under this Agreement, or (c) any illegal or unauthorized use of the
Products by Licensee, its employees, contractors, or end users. Muze shall
promptly notify Licensee of any such claim. Licensee shall conduct the defense
of any such claim, at its own expense, subject to Muze's right to participate
and to approve any settlement that purports to bind Muze in any way.

LICENSEE SHALL NOT:

a. Use the Products other than at the sites and in the manner set forth in the
Terms and Conditions.

b. Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Products, nor shall it modify
the Products or create any derivative works.

c. Assign, sell, rent, timeshare or use the Products in any way not expressly
permitted in this Agreement.

d. Sublicense the Products to any party, including to its affiliates, unless
specifically authorized to do so in the Terms and Conditions.

e. Make any copies of the Products, except (a) as necessary to run the Products
on the Hardware, and (b) one copy for archival or backup purposes.

f. Intentionally or negligently permit any third party to copy the Products or
extract data or code from them.

g. Remove any Muze copyright or other proprietary rights notices included in or
on any of the Products.

h. Use Muze's trademarks without written consent.

Licensee represents and warrants that:

a. It is authorized to enter into this Agreement.

b. It is free to fully perform its obligations under this Agreement and will
comply with each of them.

4. MUZE'S OBLIGATIONS

MUZE SHALL:

a. Indemnify Licensee from any claim by a third party that proper use of the
Products infringes a U.S. intellectual property right of that third party. This
indemnity is conditioned on Licensee's (a) prompt notification of Muze of any
such claim and (b) compliance with its negative covenants. This indemnity shall
not apply to (i) graphical, audio, video, or other media content, or third-party
software, supplied with or as part of the Products or (ii) any software or
systems not provided by Muze. Muze shall have the right to conduct the defense
of any such claim, subject to Licensee's reasonable right to participate in any
settlement thereof that may affect it in any way not related to its use of the
Products. Should any such claim by a third party result in a material limitation
of Licensee's rights to use the Products, Muze shall, at its election: (a)
provide a functionally equivalent, non-infringing substitute for the Product(s);
(b) procure at its own expense the necessary licenses or rights for Licensee to
continue using the Product(s); or (c) refund any license fees paid by Licensee
for the period beginning upon such material limitation of Licensee's rights. In
no case shall Muze's liability under this Agreement exceed the total license and
other fees paid by Licensee.

b. Perform the Services, if any, (specified in the Terms and Conditions) in a
professional manner and to a professional standard of quality and effectiveness.

MUZE REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT:

a. It is authorized and has the right to enter into this Agreement and is free
to fully perform its obligations hereunder.

b. It shall comply with all of its obligations hereunder.

5. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION ON LIABILITY

EXCEPT AS SET FORTH ABOVE, Muze MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (BY LAW
OR OTHERWISE) AS TO ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER. THE PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS,"
AND ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED.

EXCEPT AS SET FORTH ABOVE, Muze SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS AGAINST
Licensee BY ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING BY Licensee's EMPLOYEES OR CONTRACTORS).
IN NO CASE SHALL ANY LIABILITY OF Muze EXCEED THE TOTAL LICENSE AND OTHER FEES
PAID TO Muze BY Licensee HEREUNDER. FURTHERMORE, Muze SHALL UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES (OTHER THAN WILLFUL MISCONDUCT) BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES.

6. OTHER PROVISIONS

PRESS RELEASES: Muze and Licensee shall each have the reasonable right to
approve the other's press releases concerning the business relationship of the
parties. If one party does not respond to the other party's request for approval
within five (5) business days of receiving any such request, approval shall be
deemed granted.

GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION: This Agreement shall be governed by New
York law, as though executed and fully performed in New York, and without
reference to New York's conflict of laws principles. Licensee consents to venue
and personal jurisdiction in the State and Federal courts located in New York
County for the resolution of any disputes arising out of this Agreement.

Licensee acknowledges that any breach by it of its obligations under this
Agreement may cause Muze irreparable harm for which there may be no adequate
remedy at law, and that Muze may therefore be entitled to equitable relief by
injunction or otherwise.

AMENDMENT OR WAIVER: Any amendment to this Agreement must be in writing and
signed by both parties. No provision of this Agreement may be waived except in
writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the waiver is sought.

NOTICES: Notices shall be sent by courier or by certified mail to the addressee
set forth above, or to any succeeding address that may be provided.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS: Both parties acknowledge that they are independent
contractors and that no joint venture, partnership, agency, or employment
agreement is created by this Agreement.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement and its Attachment(s) constitute the parties'
entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all
prior and contemporaneous oral and written representations with respect thereto.

Signed:

Muze Inc.

By /s/ Anthony Laudico
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Name: Anthony Laudico
Title: Chief Executive Officer

Global Media Corp.

By /s/ Michael Metcalfe
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Name: Michael Metcalfe
Title: President

August 7, 1998

ATTACHMENT 1

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

EFFECTIVE DATE:

- - August 7, 1998

TERM:

- - Three (3) years from effective date.

- - Agreement will renew automatically for successive one (1) year periods
unless either of the parties notifies the other in writing of its desire to
terminate the Agreement at least sixty (60) days before the end of the term
or any successive term.

PRODUCTS, FORMAT MEDIUM:

- - CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

- - |X| Muze for Music (database only), on-line version

- - |X| Muze for Video (database only), on-line version

- - |_| Muze for Books (database only), on-line version

- - |X| Encyclopedia of Popular Music (database only), on-line version

SITES, HARDWARE, AND OTHER LIMITATIONS:

- - Licensee's use of the Products shall be limited to the following website(s)
(a separate license fee may be due for each site; see below for definition
of a single site):

- - List URL(s): www.GMCORP.NET.com

- - The Products may only run on a single server. Multiple URL's linked to the
same site for on-line sales transactions generally constitute a single sit,
as do mirrored on-line sales transactional sites.

- - Licensee shall not offer, or knowingly permit others to offer, public
internet access terminals at any retail location where its products are
sold.

- - Licensee shall not display to end users the catalog numbers (except for
catalog numbers for classical music) or UPC numbers that may be contained
in the Products.

PAYMENT AND TERMS:

- - Fees shall be payable beginning the earlier of the first month starting at
least thirty (30) days after the Effective Date or the date Licensee's site
(URL listed above) is running the Products and is accessible to Licensee's
end users via the internet.

[Subject to request for confidential treatment
filed with the SEC on July 30, 1999]

SERVICES:

- - For so long as Licensee is in compliance with its obligations under the
Agreement, Muze will provide updates of data and/or software relevant to
the licensed Products approximately every week for Muze for Music and every
two weeks for Muze for Video.

- - Muze will provide the updates in one of Muze's standard formats/media, as
agreed by the parties. Licensee shall return each update (unless updates
are downloaded by agreement with Muze) before receiving the next update.

- - Any custom work provided by Muze shall be at Muze's standard rates
pursuant to an authorized work order.

RIGHTS NOTICES:

- - Licensee shall ensure that the following credits and rights notices appear
on each page of its website from which end users may access the Products:

- - For Muze for Music:

- - For Muze for Video:

- - For Encyclopedia of Popular Music:

- - On all pages from which the Products may be accessed;

The Muze logo, as supplied electronically with the Products.

RIDER TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MUZE INC. AND GLOBAL MEDIA CORP.

As of January 18, 1999 the License Agreement and Terms and Conditions between
Muze Inc., and Global Media Corp., dated August 7, 1998, is hereby amended as
follows:

The "Products, Format, Medium" section of the Terms and Conditions shall be
amended to include the Muze for Books Product.

The copyright notices required to be included on Licensee's web pages shall be
expanded by adding the following notice to all web pages on which the Muze for
Books Product data appear:

The minimum monthly license fee shall increase an additional $1,000 per month
(to reflect the addition of the Muze for Books Product), and the section
pertaining to rates shall be amended by adding the following:

For each Product licensed, if greater than the monthly minimum, the monthly
license fee shall be calculated based on the following rates, and shall be due
by the fifteenth day of the following month, with a credit for the minimum
already paid:

- - for each on-line sale of any Licensee product listed in the database of
the Muze for Books Product:

ON-LINE SALES PERCENT OF RETAIL PRICE OF ALL
PAYABLE TO MUZE: (PER MONTH) SUCH SALES
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[Subject to request for confidential treatment
filed with the SEC on July 30, 1999]

No other changes are made or intended by this rider.

Signed:

MUZE INC. GLOBAL MEDIA CORP.

By /s/ Anthony Laudico By /s/ Winston V. Barta
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Name: Anthony Laudico Name: Winston V. Barta
Title: Chief Executive Officer Title: V.P.