License Grant Discussion at AdamsDrafting

Ken Adams has a great discussion going on over at his blog, AdamsDrafting on license grant language.  Ken’s general concern is that a license grant is overly complex language, redudant at best and confusing at worst.  This follows his general feelings regarding contract language (that we need to simplify and get rid of anachronisms).  And, [...]

Five Productivity Boosters

A recent advertisement pointed out the simple truth that people are consistently wanting Nordstrom service at JC Penny prices. They note that lowering your rate to perform your services is not a good idea. Rather, you need to find ways to increase your speed and thus your productivity. This has the effect [...]

Cracking the EULA’s Shell

Wired Magazine has posted an article by Jennifer Granick regarding a few California cases (state and federal) where the judge has decided that the terms of the EULA aren’t as ironclad as they have been for the last 12 years.  Generally speaking, the state court ruled that the terms of an EULA are generally procedurally [...]

Night of the Living Dead Contracts

Down in the general terms of most contracts (sometimes hidden in the termination clause), there is usually a section called “Survival”.  No, we’re not talking about an over-baked reality tv-show.  Rather, we’re taking about what sections of a contract would survive termination of the agreement.  At first blush, this seems pretty counter-intuitive.  A contract is [...]

Cover Contest

Last Saturday, I sent out an RFP to a bunch of graphic designers looking for ideas on the cover to the Software Licensing Handbook, Second Edition (due in September).
I don’t know why I didn’t think to ask all of you, too.  So here I am, humbled by my oversight.  Please forgive me… and if you’re [...]

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