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        Specific Terms of Use ("STU") for the "Independent Artist" Skyrock Music
Service

I Introduction

1 Telefun has developed a new  hosting  service,  known  as  Skyrock  Music,
which enables pieces of music to be made available  to  the  public  on  the
Internet, within the limit of the  storage  space  provided  by  Telefun  in
accordance with these STU. This service will also make it possible,  in  due
course, to  make  these  pieces  of  music  available  on  mobile  telephone
networks and on other electronic communication networks  that  are  open  to
the public.

2 The Service also offers the public a certain number of search  tools  that
make it easier to have access to listening  facilities  for  the  pieces  of
music hosted and  to  the  rankings  of  the  pieces  of  music,  which  are
determined according to the number of hits on the Skyrock Music hosted.  The
Skyrock Music service also  enables  Artists  to  federate  a  community  of
Internet users  around  the  works  they  disseminate  and  to  be  able  to
communicate with this community.

3 It is expressly stated  that  the  service,  currently  known  as  Skyrock
Music, is liable to change name without  notice,  at  Telefun's  discretion.
Such change cannot be deemed a  substantive  amendment  of  these  STU  that
gives the Artist the right to terminate or receive an indemnity of any  kind
or on any grounds whatsoever.

4 In order to use this  Service,  the  Artist  must  (i)  have  unreservedly
accepted the  General  Terms  of  Use  for  Telefun  online  services,  (ii)
unreservedly accept these Specific  Terms  of  Use  for  the  Skyrock  Music
Service; (iii) set up or hold a Skyrock Account.

II- Definitions

The terms and expressions that start  with  a  capital  letter  are  defined
below and, where applicable, in the GTU.

"Artist": refers to any person who uses this Service and  who  has  accepted
these Specific Terms of Use.

"Contract": refers to the set of provisions formed by these  Specific  Terms
and the GTU.

"Rights":  refers  to  the  various  types  of  copyright,   in   particular
reproduction and performance rights,  as  well  as  to  related  rights,  in
particular performers' rights and the  rights  of  phonogram  producers,  as
provided for in the French Intellectual Property Code and the  international
agreements to which France is party.

"Identifiers":  refers  to  the  username  and  all  confidential  codes  or
passwords attributed by Telefun that allow Artists  to  identify  themselves
in order to create and administer their Skyrock Music on line.

"Visual  Components":  refers  to  all  items   such   as:   text,   images,
photographs, graphics, jackets, etc. that Artists  may  associate  with  the
Pieces of Music in order to present them to the public.

"Piece of Music": refers to  an  original  piece  of  music,  including  its
lyrics and title, as defined  by  the  French  Intellectual  Property  Code,
which is recorded using the MP3 format, and for  which  the  Artist  is  the
Holder of the Rights.

"Service": refers to the Skyrock Music Service, which forms the  purpose  of
these Specific Terms of Use.

"Skyrock Music": refers to the Artist's Blog, which is dedicated to  hosting
and  disseminating  Pieces  of  Music,  which  is  accessible  at  the   URL
http://www.skyrock.com/blog/music, or any URL that  may  be  substituted  by
Telefun.

"Holder": refers to an Artist who, in his/her  own  name  or  on  behalf  of
third parties such as, in  particular,  co-authors,  performers,  producers,
photographers and illustrators, holds all the Rights to the Piece  of  Music
and the Visual Components, for all forms of use within the  scope  of  these
STU, which enable the Artist to comply with these STU.


III- Purpose

1 The purpose of these Specific Terms of Use  (hereinafter  "STU")  for  the
Skyrock Music Service is to define the  terms  and  conditions  under  which
Telefun makes available to the Artist, free of  charge,  and  for  the  term
stipulated  in  Article  4,  a  storage  space  and  a  web   administration
interface, which enable the Artist to disseminate the Pieces  of  Music  and
the Visual Components for which the Artist is the Holder of the  Rights,  on
the Internet, and in due course on mobile  telephone  networks  and  on  all
other electronic communication networks that are  open  to  the  public  and
that may be added to the Service by Telefun.

2 These STU complete the General Terms of Use for Telefun  online  Services,
the   latest   version    of    which    is    available    at    the    URL
http://www.skyrock.com/cgu/   (hereinafter   the    "GTU").    The    Artist
acknowledges having read and accepted said GTU.


IV- Term

The Service is provided by Telefun for an indefinite term that  shall  start
on the date the Skyrock Music is placed on line. Given the  free  nature  of
the Service, the Artist expressly acknowledges that Telefun has  the  option
of terminating the Service, by right, without any  notice  or  indemnity  of
any  kind  whatsoever,  without  justification,  following  ordinary  notice
served on the Artist by email. The Service shall end upon  expiration  of  a
minimum period of 1 (one) day starting from the sending of said email.


V- Price

1 The Service is provided to the Artist free of charge.

2 In consideration for the free  nature  of  the  Service  provided  to  the
Artist by Telefun, the Artist grants Telefun authorisation, free of charge:

a) to  make  the  Pieces  of  Music  and  Visual  Components  available  for
downloading or dissemination on the Internet and mobile  telephone  networks
and on other electronic communication networks that are open to the public;

b) to associate, on behalf of  Telefun  or  third  parties,  advertising  or
promotional messages using text, images, video and/or sound with the  Pieces
of Music and the Visual Components that  the  Artist  disseminates  via  the
Service, under the terms laid down in Article 8.

3 The Artist shall not be entitled to any remuneration  or  compensation  in
respect of the licensing, as provided for in Article 8.


VI- Terms, conditions and limits on use of the Service

1 Artists are liable for the use, allocation and storage of the  Identifiers
they choose  when  signing  up  for  the  service.  Artists  are  personally
responsible for the risks, in particular  financial  risks,  linked  to  the
disclosure or improper use thereof. Artists must  therefore,  and  in  their
own interest, take all steps they deem necessary to ensure the security  and
strict confidentiality of the Identifiers.  Telefun's  liability  cannot  be
triggered in the event of fraudulent or wrongful use of the  Service  caused
by voluntary or involuntary disclosure  of  the  Identifiers  to  any  other
party.

2 Use of the Service is permitted within the following limits and under  the
following conditions:

a) Artists must offer at least one complete Piece of Music for listening  or
downloading;

b) the storage space provided to Artists on their Skyrock Music  is  limited
to four Pieces of Music, defined as four different MP3 files;

c) the size in megabytes of a Piece of Music stored by an Artist on  his/her
Skyrock Music cannot exceed 10  megabytes,  with  an  overall  limit  of  40
megabytes for all the Pieces of Music;

d) the Pieces of Music must be stored in digital, MP3 format;

e) each Visual Component must be in one of the following  formats  --  jpeg,
gif or png -- and must not exceed 1 megabyte per Visual Component.

3 Telefun is entitled to change  the  characteristics  of  the  Service,  as
provided for in Article 6.2 above, at any time.

4 Artists may, at any time,  via  the  administration  interface  for  their
Skyrock Account, delete or add Pieces of Music and Visual Components  within
the limits laid down in Article 6.2.

5 Artists are informed that  they  can  only  use  their  Skyrock  Music  to
disseminate original works for which they are  the  Holder  of  the  Rights.
Artists are informed that all sound (in  particular  samples,  excerpts  and
midi files), voices or text that they use for the  composition,  writing  or
recording of a Piece of Music and that all text,  graphics  and  photographs
used for the design of a Visual Component, are liable  to  be  protected  by
intellectual property rights or third party rights of publicity,  for  which
Artists must first obtain express authorisation  for  the  purposes  of  the
complete performance or any use referred to herein, as stated in  Article  7
below. Artists are informed that any person who contributed to the  writing,
composition, performance or recording of a Piece of Music or the  design  of
a Visual Component is liable to be the holder of  an  intellectual  property
right, concurrently with the Artist, to the Piece of  Music  or  the  Visual
Component.

6 Artists are informed that the Service is not  a  backup  or  data  storage
facility for the Artists' data. Artists must, under all circumstances,  keep
a copy of the digital files hosted  by  Telefun  within  the  scope  of  the
Service. Telefun may not, under any circumstances, be  held  liable  in  the
event that hosted digital files are destroyed. Should this occur, it is  the
responsibility of the Artist  to  place  his/her  data  on  line  again,  in
accordance with Article VI.4.

7. Artists are informed that a User  who  holds  a  Blog  may  make  one  of
his/her Pieces of Music available for listening (without the possibility  of
downloading, file exporting, etc).

8  The  Artist  hereby  acknowledges  that  Telefun  may  retain,   at   its
discretion, with no limitation in terms of  time,  the  content  of  Skyrock
Music, which shall be made anonymous.


VII- Artist's Representations and Obligations

1 The Artist represents:

a) that the Artist alone wrote, composed, performed and recorded the  Pieces
of Music and holds all the Rights thereto;

 b) that the Artist is the sole author of the Visual  Components  and  alone
holds all the Rights thereto;

2 In the event that the Artist does not fulfil any  one  of  the  conditions
whatsoever laid down by Article 7.1, the Artist irrevocably  represents  and
warrants to Telefun that the  Artist  has  obtained  in  writing,  prior  to
placing on line and using a Piece of Music and the Visual Components in  any
way  referred  to  herein,  either  from  all  the  author(s),  composer(s),
publisher(s)  and  performers  of  the  Pieces  of  Music  and  the   Visual
Components,  or  via  the  intermediary  of  the  copyright  collection  and
allocation organisations that represent  them,  all  the  authorisations  or
rights required to place on  line  or  use  a  Piece  of  Music  and  Visual
Component in any way via the Service, which are needed  for  the  Artist  to
comply with these STU, in the Artist's own name and,  where  applicable,  in
the  name  and  on  behalf  of  all   the   aforementioned   persons.   Said
authorisations must include and expressly permit,  in  the  form  of  online
downloading or dissemination, free of charge or in return  for  payment,  on
the  Internet,  mobile  telephone  networks   and   all   other   electronic
communication  networks  that  are  open  to  the   public,   the   use   of
compositions, lyrics, performances and recordings and the Visual  Components
that the Artist takes the initiative, at his/her sole discretion,  to  place
on line in his/her Skyrock Music. The Artist undertakes to  provide  written
justification thereof to Telefun whenever required and to  provide  Telefun,
at Telefun's first request, with a copy of all the  written  documents  that
justify said authorisations, which the Artist undertakes to  do  and  hereby
irrevocably acknowledges.

3 In the situation referred  to  in  Article  7.2,  the  Artist  irrevocably
warrants to Telefun that the Artist has paid all  the  rights  and  obtained
all the authorisations from the copyright and related  rights  organisations
and from the members thereof that  are  concerned,  for  the  use  of  their
compositions, lyrics, performances, recordings and Visual Components in  the
form of online downloading or dissemination, whether free of  charge  or  in
return for payment, on the  Internet,  mobile  telephone  networks  and  all
other electronic communication networks that are open to the public.

4 As a result, the Artist shall be  responsible  for  the  payment  to  said
authors, composers, publishers, performing artists, producers and  copyright
collection and  allocation  organisations  (in  particular  the  SACEM/SDRM,
SPEDIDAM, and ADAMI), of all monies that are owed to them in respect of  the
reproduction, performance and any use, whether free of charge or  in  return
for payment, of their works or their performances within the  scope  of  the
Service. The Artist undertakes to reimburse Telefun in  full,  at  Telefun's
first request, for all royalties, damages or  legal  expenses  that  Telefun
may have had to pay as a result of the reproduction, performance or any  use
of the Pieces of Music and Visual Components via the Service.


5 The Artist represents that s/he:

a) has not contributed all or part of the Rights to the Pieces of Music  and
the Visual Components to a copyright collection and allocation  organisation
provided for in Article L. 321-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code,
such as the SACEM;

b) has not assigned, licensed or transferred  or  otherwise  conveyed  to  a
third party, all or part of the Rights  to  the  Pieces  of  Music  and  the
Visual Components, including priority rights, preferential rights or  rights
of first refusal, under conditions that do not allow the  Artist  to  comply
with the terms of these STU, in particular  Article  8  thereof,  and  shall
refrain  from  so  doing  throughout  the  term  during  which  the   Artist
disseminates and uses his/her Pieces of Music and Visual Components via  the
Service.

6 If the Artist wishes to conclude a contract with  a  publisher,  phonogram
producer or copyright collection and  allocation  organisation,  the  Artist
must, prior to the signature of  such  a  contract,  withdraw  from  his/her
Skyrock Music the Piece(s)  of  Music  concerned  under  the  conditions  of
Article 6.4 and  inform  his/her  co-contracting  party  of  the  fact  that
his/her Piece(s) of Music were first disseminated and used via the Service.

7 The Artist is informed that any erroneous representation on  his/her  part
is liable to  trigger  his/her  liability.  Telefun  shall  be  entitled  to
require the Artist to reimburse all monies that Telefun has to pay,  on  any
grounds  whatsoever,  to  a  licensee,  due  to  the   reproduction   and/or
performance and/or making available to the public of  the  Pieces  of  Music
and Visual Components by Telefun as part of the provision  or  promotion  of
the Service.


VIII Intellectual property of the Artist and of third parties

1 The Artist hereby grants to Telefun, on a non-exclusive basis and free  of
charge, for the entire world, for the term provided for in Article 8.3,  the
Rights described below, for the sole purposes (i) of providing  the  Service
by Telefun, including any use by Telefun of the works, free of charge or  in
return for payment, in the form of online downloading  or  dissemination  on
the  Internet,  mobile  telephone  networks  and  all  other   communication
networks open to the  public,  and  (ii)  of  disseminating  advertising  or
promotional messages on the Service  relating  to  Telefun  or  third  party
products or services.

2 In this respect, the Artist authorises Telefun to:

a) reproduce all or part of the Pieces of Music and  the  Visual  Components
or  have  all  or  part  of  the  Pieces  of  Music  and  Visual  Components
reproduced, using any process, in any  form,  using  any  known  or  unknown
media, whether in paper, electronic,  magnetic,  optical  or  digital  form,
such as, in particular, hard discs, whether or  not  associated  with  other
works of any kind whatsoever;

b) carry out or have carried out any changes that  Telefun  deems  necessary
for the use and dissemination of the Pieces of Music and Visual Components;

c) perform all or part of the Pieces of Music and the Visual  Components  or
have all or part of the Pieces of Music and Visual Components performed,  on
any of the networks referred to above,  using  any  process,  in  any  form,
whether known or unknown, whether or not associated with other works of  any
kind whatsoever.

3 This licence is granted:

a) for Pieces of Music, excluding the titles thereof: for  as  long  as  the
Piece of Music is placed on line by the Artist using the Service  and  until
the Artist withdraws the Piece of Music in accordance with Article 6.4;

b) for Visual Components and the titles of Pieces of Music, for as  long  as
the Artist holds a Skyrock Account.

4 In any event, the term of  this  licence  may  not  exceed  the  statutory
period of protection for Literary and Artistic  Property  in  force  at  the
time of performance of these STU and from which Pieces of Music  and  Visual
Components benefit.

5 If the Artist wishes to terminate this licence, it is  the  responsibility
of the Artist to (i) either close  his/her  Skyrock  Music,  or  (ii)  close
his/her Skyrock Account, or (iii) withdraw the Piece(s) of  Music  concerned
via administration interface for his/her Skyrock Music.

6 The Artist expressly authorises Telefun:

a) to rank the Pieces of Music hosted on  its  Service  and  to  disseminate
said rankings on its Service, in order, in particular, to enable  web  users
to have easier access to the Pieces of Music hosted;

b) to present the Pieces of Music and the  Visual  Components  on  the  home
page for the Service, in order, in particular, to  enable  direct  listening
access from the Service home page;

c) to promote and/or advertise the Service and  to  disseminate  advertising
and/or promotional messages concerning third products or services;

d) to pursue any advertising and/or promotional  initiatives  undertaken  by
Telefun prior to the withdrawal from the  Skyrock  Music  of  the  Piece  of
Music or any  Visual  Component  by  the  Artist;  said  advertising  and/or
promotional initiative shall be continued until complete.

Within this scope, the Artist expressly authorises Telefun  to  realise  and
place hosted Pieces of Music on line.

7 The Artist shall hold Telefun harmless from all trouble,  action,  claims,
challenges,  objections  and  lack  of  peaceful  enjoyment  of   any   kind
whatsoever that originate from a third party who  claims  that  a  Piece  of
Music or Visual Component breaches said third party's intellectual  property
rights or rights of publicity, as well  as  from  any  damage  or  liability
caused or incurred when exercising the rights licensed, in particular  under
this Article VII and in general pursuant to these STU.


IX- Warning concerning the Artist's intellectual property

1 The Pieces of Music and Visual Components disseminated by the  Artist  can
be listened to, seen and reproduced by all persons who have  access  to  the
Internet, mobile telephone networks or any  other  electronic  communication
networks that are open to the public and that may be added  to  the  Service
by Telefun, which the Artist accepts and acknowledges.

2 The Artist may choose  to  make  his/her  Pieces  of  Music  available  in
direct, listen-only format, on his/her Skyrock Music,  using  the  dedicated
media player, or via the downloading of  the  Piece  of  Music  to  the  web
user's computer or mobile terminal from the Artist's Skyrock Music.

3 Telefun does not warrant that the direct, listen-only format of Pieces  of
Music on the Artist's Skyrock  Music  is  a  procedure  that  precludes  the
reproduction of the Pieces of Music by a third party.

4 The Artist therefore represents that he/she is fully  informed  and  aware
of the fact that the Pieces of Music and Visual Components  disseminated  by
the Artist and any use via the Service may be reproduced  by  third  parties
over which Telefun has no control. The dissemination of Pieces of Music  and
Visual Components is therefore at the Artist's risk  and  jeopardy  and  the
Artist shall bear all the risks linked to the infringement of the Pieces  of
Music and Visual Components with no possibility of seeking  a  guarantee  or
remedy from Telefun.


X- Content of the Pieces of Music

1 The Artist is reminded that all the provisions of the GTU  are  applicable
to the Service, in  particular  those  concerning  Content.  Therefore,  the
Pieces of Music and Visual Components must not include  Content  that  would
breach said GTU and, in general, that would breach the laws and  regulations
in force.

2 If Telefun is alerted by a third party or by any means whatsoever  of  the
unlawful  nature  of  Content  that  is  accessible  using  the  Service  or
transmitted by  the  Service,  Telefun  shall  be  entitled  to  immediately
withdraw said Content or to make access thereto  impossible,  in  accordance
with Article 6. I. 7 of French Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on trust in
the digital economy, and  shall  deliver  said  Contents  and  the  Artist's
identification data to the court authorities, at their request.





XI- Limitation on liability

1 Telefun's liability may only be triggered under the conditions  laid  down
by ordinary law, in respect of direct,  foreseeable  harm  suffered  by  the
Artist, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 1150 et  seq.  of  the
French Civil Code. Telefun cannot be  held  liable  for  consequential  loss
under any circumstances. The parties expressly agree that all  non-pecuniary
or commercial loss, loss of profits, sales, orders, revenues  or  clientele,
loss of data and any action taken against the Artist by a  third  party  and
the resulting consequences shall be assimilated to consequential loss.

2 Regardless of the nature, grounds, terms and conditions  of  action  taken
by the Artist, Telefun's liability for direct harm may not exceed,  for  the
entire duration of the provision of the Service and  all  triggering  events
taken as a whole, an amount of 30 (thirty) euros  for  the  entire  term  of
performance of these STU.

3 The Artist acknowledges that  the  warranties  and  liability  limitations
stipulated above result in a reasonable allocation of risks and  liabilities
between  the  parties,  given  the  context  and  absence  of  payment  that
characterise the provision of the  Service.  The  Artist  acknowledges  that
Telefun would not have concluded the  Contract  without  the  liability  and
warranty limitations contained therein.