EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, effective as of February 22, 2011 (this “Agreement”), between Felix Elinson, an individual residing at 2829 West 5th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11224, on (“Elinson"), and Game Face Gaming, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”).

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company desires to engage Elinson as the Chief Executive Officer to the Company, and Elinson desires to accept such engagement.

1.1           Engagement.  The Company hereby retains Elinson as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company which engagement Elinson thereby accepts, all in the capacity and on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

1.2           Duties.  Elinson agrees that in his capacity as Chief Executive Officer, Elinson shall be the senior executive officer of the Company with principal responsibility for developing the business strategies, policies and operations of the Company and shall perform such other duties for the Company as are consistent with his position, all subject to the direction of the Board of Directors of the Company.  Elinson shall work full-time for the Company and use his best efforts in a professional and diligent manner.

1.3           Term.  The term of engagement shall commence as of the date first written above and shall continue on a month to month basis.

2.1           Base Compensation.  The compensation (the “Compensation”) to be paid by the Company to Elinson shall be equal to Seven Thousand Two Hundred ($7,200) per each month that Elinson provides services to the Company, to be paid bi-monthly on the 1st and 15th business day of each month. Upon the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation by the Company of equity financings (including financings with an equity component) resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of no less than $1,000,000 or (ii) the fi rst full month in which the Company has in the aggregate 15,000 paying subscribers, the Compensation shall be increased to $12,000 per month.

 

2.2           Business Expenses.   The Company shall reimburse Elinson for reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred by him in connection with the performance of his duties under this Agreement, so long as such as expenses are pre-approved in writing by the Company and Elinson presents to the Company appropriate documentation for such expenses.

3.1           Termination with Cause. Elinson may be terminated by the Company for Cause (hereafter defined) at any time immediately upon written notice from the Company to Elinson.  For purposes hereof, “Cause” shall mean any one of the following: (i) willful and continuing disregard of his responsibilities or material breach by Elinson of this Agreement, which continues and remains uncured for ten (10) days after delivery to Elinson of written notice thereof specifying in reasonable detail the specific nature of such breach or disregard of his responsibilities or (ii) fraud, embezzlement, conviction of a felony or serious crime.

3.2           Compensation Upon Termination. If Elinson’s engagement is terminated by the Company or Elinson otherwise ceases providing services to the Company, the Company shall pay Elinson the Compensation accrued through the date of termination.

4.1           Consultant Representation.  Elinson represents that his execution of this Agreement and the performance of his duties required hereunder will neither be a breach of any employment, consulting, or other agreement nor a breach of any non-competition or similar agreement.

4.2           Non-Competition.  (a)  Elinson agrees that during the term of his employment with the Company and for the period of one and a half years (1.5) years thereafter, he will not engage, directly or indirectly, either as principal, agent, consultant, proprietor, creditor, stockholder, director, officer or consultant, or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of any business which directly or indirectly competes with the “Business of the Company”  (with such term being defined below) as now being conducted and as proposed to be conducted.  Elinson acknowledges and agrees that the cur rent market for the Company's business extends throughout the world and that it is therefore reasonable to prohibit Elinson from competing with the Company anywhere in such territory. This Section shall not apply to Elinson’s ownership of less than five percent (5%) of the capital stock of a company having a class of capital stock which is traded on any national stock exchange.

(b)           During the term of his consultancy and for the period of three (3) years thereafter, Elinson agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, divert or recruit or encourage any of the employees, agents or consultants of the Company, or any person who was such during the period Consultant was performing services to the Company, to leave the employ of the Company or terminate or alter their contractual relationship in a way that is adverse to the Company's interests, (ii) solicit or divert business from the Company, or assist any person or entity in doing so or attempting to do so or (iii) cause or seek to cause any person or entity to refrain from dealing or doing business with the Company or assist an y person or entity in doing so or attempting to do so.

 

 

 

(c)           The Business of the Company shall mean a non-wagering, non-games of chance (such as chess, poker, and backgammon), multi-platform, multiplayer and social, game software platform.

4.3           Confidential Information.

(a)  ElinsonElinson agrees that he shall hold in strict confidence and shall not at any time during or after his engagement with the Company, directly or indirectly, (i) reveal, report, publicize, disclose, or transfer any Confidential Information (as described below) or any part thereof to any person or entity, (ii) use any of the Confidential Information or any part thereof for any purpose other than in the course of his duties on behalf of the Company, or (iii) assist any person or entity other than the Company to secure any benefit from the Confidential Information or any part thereof.  All Confidential Information (regardless of the medium retained) and all abstracts, summaries or writings based upon or reflecting any Confidential Information in ElinsonElins on's possession shall be delivered by Elinson to the Company upon request therefor by the Company or automatically upon the termination of this Agreement.

 

(b)          For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" shall mean any information relating to the business, operations, affairs, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company which is not generally known by non-company personnel, or is proprietary or in any way constitutes a trade secret (regardless of the medium in which information is maintained) which Elinson develops or which Elinson obtains knowledge of or access to through or as a result of Elinson’s relationship with the Company. Confidential Information specifically includes, without limitation, business and marketing plans, financings, cost and pricing information, supplier information, all source code, system and user do cumentation, and other technical documentation pertaining to the hardware and software programs of the Company, including any proposed design and specifications for future products and products in development, and all other technical and business information considered confidential by the Company.  Confidential Information shall not include any information that is generally publicly available or otherwise in the public domain other than as a result of a breach by Elinson of his obligations hereunder.

 

(c)          At the end of the consultancy by Elinson to the Company or upon the request of the Company at anytime, Elinson (i) shall promptly deliver to the Company all documents or other materials constituting Confidential Information, together with all copies and summaries thereof in the possession or under the control of Elinson and (ii) shall destroy materials generated by Elinson that include or refer to any part of the Confidential Information, without retaining a copy of any such material.

 

 

 

4.4        Work Product

 

(a)           If at any time during the term, Elinson shall (either alone or with others) make, conceive, create, author, discover, invent or reduce to practice any Development (as defined below) that: (a) relates to the business of the Company or any of the products or services being developed, manufactured or sold by the Company; or (b) results from the use of premises or personal property (whether tangible or intangible) owned, leased or contracted for by the Company, then all such Developments and the benefits thereof are and shall immediately become the sole and  exclusive property of the Company and its assigns, as works made for hire or otherwise.  Elinson shall promptly disclose to the Company (or any persons designated by it) each such Development .  Elinson hereby assigns all rights (including, but not limited to, rights to inventions, patentable subject matter, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and other intellectual property rights) Elinson may have or may acquire in the Developments and all benefits and/or rights resulting therefrom to the Company and its assigns without further compensation and shall communicate, without cost or delay, and without disclosing to others the same, all available information relating thereto (with all necessary plans and models) to the Company. Elinson will keep and maintain adequate and current written records of all Developments made by him (in the form of notes, sketches, drawings and other records as may be specified by the Company), which records shall be available to and remain the sole property of the Company at all times. “Development” shall mean any invention, modification, discovery, design, development, process, software program, work of authorship, documentation, formula, data, technique, know-how, show-how, trade secret or intellectual property right whatsoever or any interest therein (whether or not patentable or registrable under patent, copyright, trademark or similar statutes or subject to analogous protection).

 

(b)           Elinson understands that his duties may include the preparation of works, including written or graphic materials, and that each such work has been or will be prepared as an employee within the scope of his consultancy, and constitutes a “work made for hire” as defined and used in the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.  Elinson understands that copyright protection subsists in each “work made for hire” and that the Company is considered the author of each “work made for hire” and exclusively owns all of the rights comprised in each copyright, including but not limited to re newals and amendments.  Elinson understands that as owner of each copyright, the Company has the exclusive rights to do and to authorize the actions enumerated in 17 U.S.C. § 106, including but not limited to the right to reproduce, distribute and publicly display the copyrighted work.

 

(c)           Any assignment of copyright hereunder includes all rights of paternity, integrity, disclosure and withdrawal and any other rights that may be known as or referred to as “moral rights” (collectively, “Moral Rights”).  To the extent such Moral Rights cannot be assigned under applicable law and to the extent the following is allowed by the laws in the various countries where Moral Rights exist, Elinson hereby waives such Moral Rights and consents to any action of the Company that would violate such Moral Rights in the absence of such consent. Elinson will confirm any such waivers and consents from time to time as requested by the Company.

 

(d)           Elinson shall not incorporate into any Development any discovery, process, design, software code, technology, device, or improvement in any of the foregoing or other ideas, whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice, made or conceived by him (whether solely or jointly with others) which does not result from any work performed by him for the Company or which Elinson made prior to employment by the Company (“Other Inventions”).  Elinson will notify the Company in writing before Elinson makes any disclosure or performs work on behalf of the Company that appears to threaten or conflict with any Other Inventions.

 

 

 

 

(e)           Elinson shall, during the term and at any time thereafter, at the request and cost of the Company, promptly sign, execute, make and do all such deeds, documents, acts and things as the Company and its duly authorized officers may reasonably require:

 

(a)	to apply for, obtain, register and vest in the name of the Company alone (unless the Company otherwise directs) patents, copyrights, trademarks or other analogous protection in any country throughout the world relating to a Development and when so obtained or vested to renew and restore the same;

 

(b)	to defend any judicial, opposition or other proceedings in respect of such application and any judicial, opposition or other proceeding, petition or application for revocation of any such patent, copyright, trademark or other analogous protection; and

 

(c)	to evidence, perfect, maintain, defend and enforce all of Company’s rights in patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other intellectual property rights relating to the Developments in any and all countries.

 

(e) If the Company is unable, after reasonable effort, to secure his signature on any application for patent, copyright, trademark or other analogous registration or other documents regarding any legal protection relating to a Development, whether because of his or her physical or mental incapacity or for any other reason whatsoever, Elinson hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as his agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for and in his behalf and stead to execute and file any such application or applications or other documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of patent, copyright or trademark registrations or any other legal protection thereon with the same legal force and effect as if executed by him.  The Com pany acknowledges that the scope of the agency and power of attorney created by this Section is limited to the furtherance of the prosecution and issuance of patent, copyright or trademark registrations or other legal protection thereon.

 

4.5           Remedies.  Elinson agrees and acknowledges that the foregoing restrictions and the duration and the territorial scope thereof as set forth in this Agreement are under all of the circumstances reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Company and its business.  In the event that Elinson shall breach or threaten to breach any of the provisions hereof, in addition to and without limiting or waiving any other remedies available to the Company, at law or in equity, the Company shall be entitled to immediate injunctive relief in any court, domestic or foreign, having the capacity to grant such relief, to restrain any such breach or threatened breach and to enforce the provisi on of this Agreement.