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Technology License and Distribution Agreement [Amendment No. 1] - Sun Microsystems Inc. and OpenTV Inc.

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                              FIRST AMENDMENT TO
                  TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT ("Amendment") is made as of June 30, 1999 (the "Amendment
Date"), by and between Sun Microsystems, Inc. ("Sun") and OpenTV, Inc.
("Licensee").

                                   RECITALS

WHEREAS, Sun and Licensee are parties to a certain Technology License and
Distribution Agreement dated March 20, 1998 which provides, among other things,
certain development, use and distribution license rights to Licensee with
respect to specified portions of Sun's Java(TM) technology (the "Agreement");
and

WHEREAS, in consideration of the respective promises contained herein, the
parties wish to amend the Agreement in the manner set forth below;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the parties' respective
obligations under the Agreement, Sun and Licensee hereby amend the Agreement as
follows:

1. Definitions. Section 1 of the Agreement is amended to add the following
sections and renumber the remaining sections accordingly:

        1.11  "Java-Enabled Television Software Stacks" means a class of
              products, available from Licensee and other Sun licensees, which
              includes Sun's Personal Java(TM) technology (or alternative Java
              platform technology as subsequently agreed to by the parties,
              hereinafter the "Appropriate Java Platform") together with
              compliant implementations of the Java technology specificiation
              for television devices that corresponds to the Appropriate Java
              Platform ("Corresponding TV API"), an operating system, a user
              interface and other technology, integrated for use in specific
              Television Devices.

        1.16  "Optimized-Product" means a Java-Enabled Television Software
              Stack that has been developed by Licensee and optimized for a
              Television Device.

        1.29  "Television Devices" means set top box devices, with or without a
              display, whose principal purpose is to display a broadcast
              television picture (in any format, including, but not limited to,
              NTSC, PAL, and HDTV formats).

2. Java Technology for TV. Section 1 of Exhibit C-2 of the Agreement is amended
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* Indicates that confidential treatment has been granted for that portion of
the text as marked and that the confidential portion has been filed separately
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

June 30, 1999                  Final                    Sun Confidential

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the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

June 30, 1999                   Final                           Sun Confidential




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* Indicates that confidential treatment has been granted for that portion of the
text as marked and that the confidential portion has been filed separately with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

June 30, 1999                        Final                      Sun Confidential



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      3.5 Marketing. Licensee will use commercially reasonable efforts to
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include in its appropriate press releases and marketing collateral, as well as
in oral communications with customers and the public, statements declaring
Licensee's preferential support for Appropriate Java Platform and the
Corresponding TV API, provided that the content, timing and form of such
communications shall be at Licensees discretion. Sun will use commercially
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timing shall be at Sun's discretion and provided further that Sun shall
consider, in good faith, suggestions regarding additions, deletions and/or
changes made by Licensee. Sun will use commercially reasonable efforts to
include in its appropriate subsequent press releases and marketing collateral,
as well as in oral communications with customers and the public, statements
declaring Sun's support for Licensee as a preferred channel partner within the
Television Devices market, provided that the content, timing and form of such
communications shall be at Sun's discretion.

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* Indicates that confidential treatment has been granted for that portion of the
text as marked and that the confidential portion has been filed separately with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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6. Effect on Agreement. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this
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Amendment, defined terms shall have the same meaning as defined in the
Agreement. Except as amended hereby, all other terms and conditions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by
their duly authorized representatives.

SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.              OPENTV, INC.
                                    Subject to ratification by OpenTV, Inc.,
By: /s/ Jay Puri                    Board of Directors
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                                    By: /s/ Randall S. Livingston
Name: Jay Puri                         ------------------------------

Title: VP WW Sales                  Name: Randall S. Livingston

6/30/99                             Title: Chief Financial Officer


June 30, 1999                        Final                      Sun Confidential

* Indicates that confidential treatment has been granted for that portion of the
text as marked and that the confidential portion has been filed separately with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.



June 30, 1999                        Final                      Sun Confidential