Warranty Reminder
I had a conversation with a few folks the other day about warranties. The end of the discussion was a reminder that just because a statement falls outside of the warranty section doesn’t mean that it’s not a warranty. Warrants are promises. Dictionary.com defines them as “something that serves to give reliable or formal assurance [...]
Grape Licensing
I saw this the other day: and I’ve been thinking about the implications… is it really possible to add this type of condition? I think I agree with Madisonian’s evaluation of the situation, assuming that the grapes are patented. But what if they’re not patented? Can you restrict usage of a purchased good? Thoughts would [...]
Software Licensing Education Series – 300s Track Now Available!
Designed for the busy or on-the-go professional, the Software Licensing Education Series (SLES) is video-based training on the complete gamut of software licensing topics. Presented in a college-course level format, with topics increasing in complexity and building upon prior lessons, the SLES allows an audio-visual learner another way to gain knowledge on licensing topics. Each [...]
First 8 Sessions of the Software Licensing Education Series Released
In the last several years, I’ve had the pleasure of conducting a wide variety of software licensing training programs all around the country. Attendees that I’ve talked with at these sessions have all expressed a desire to continue their software licensing and contract negotiation learning experience once they’ve returned home. For the first time, software [...]
New Edition of the Software Licensing Handbook Released!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 12, 2008 New Book Helps Anyone Negotiate Software Licenses RALEIGH, NC – The second edition of the popular Software Licensing Handbook, offers negotiators of all skill-levels an opportunity for the upper hand when in the often complex world of software licensing. Written by expert negotiator Jeffrey I. Gordon who specializes in [...]
Airline Negotiation Story
Mitchell Burns didn’t like the story Delta told him about the reason for a flight delay. So he took it upon himself to not only fix his situation, but successfully sue Delta for the cost of the fix. Because this was a case of default judgment (Delta didn’t fight back), there’s no precedent for restitution [...]
CIA’s Approach to Problem Solving
Banner, a marketing agency in the UK, recently posted the Phoenix List*, a list of the questions used by the CIA when trying to solve a problem. Banner was approaching it from a marketing perspective, but these same questions can be used to solve a contracts or negotiation problem, as well. (*Being the child of [...]
Special Offer for Owners of the Software Licensing Handbook, 2ed
On September 12th, I will be sending out notice to the world announcing the availability of the second edition of the Software Licensing Handbook. You might have noticed the book picture on the right has changed a bit… yep, you can buy it today (I’ll be available via Amazon and other resellers in about a [...]
J.K. Rowling: $4.5Billion, Copyright: 0
Back in May, I wrote about the copyright infringement suit filed by J.K. Rowling against the author and publisher of the Harry Potter Lexicon. At the time, I hoped that the courts would realize that, on its face, the Lexicon qualified as fair use. Apparently not. Ms. Rowling’s response is that the potential publication of [...]
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The Licensing Handbook Blog is the companion site to the Software Licensing Handbook. Covering licensing topics on a regular basis, Jeffrey Gordon attempts to offer advice, add humor and sometimes even a bit of wit to a practice that most people find abhorrent – namely, reading a contract from start to finish.
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