New Year, New Forum

Happy 2009, everyone! Wow.  I can’t believe another year has flown by.  2008 was full of twists and turns, but now is not a time for retrospection.  I’ll leave a year-in-review for someone else. Instead, I’d like to re-introduce you to a few things going on around the site, especially for those of you joining [...]

Five Fundamental Skills noted in “The Art of Negotiation” article

Peter Fretty just let me know that I was quoted in his article, “The Art of Negotiation” discussing the Five Fundamental Skills for Effective Negotiation. Pretty cool. Thanks, Peter! 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, [...]

Electronic version of the SLH?

I’ve been asked several times if an electronic version of the Software Licensing Handbook exists. To date, the answer is no. I really like the idea of having a tangible item in your hands, even in a digital age. But over the last few years, the idea keeps popping up… and I guess I’m being [...]

Separation Agreements and Releases

[Disclaimer:  This is one of my rare posts that talks about some heavy legal topics.  Remember that I'm not licensed, I'm not your attorney and nothing below is legal advice.  If you or someone you know is going through the stuff below, please contact an employment lawyer in your area for accurate and comprehensive legal [...]

(The) Definite Article

Ken Adams is discussing definite articles over at his blog today.  The question is whether it’s appropriate or necessary to include the “the” before a defined term such as Vendor.  I’ll let Ken explain it in his own words. In the ensuing small comment debate, I wrote a second response that apparently “muddied the waters” [...]

Contract Metrics

Lemme’ guess.  Your management asks you to measure your performance.  This is a push from management textbooks everywhere.  Quality programs, Six Sigma… they’re all about measuring what you do and finding ways to improve efficiency. With contracts, measurement is both easy and tricky at the same time.  It’s easy because there are a lot of [...]

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