My life… in real world situations

You’d think this wouldn’t be how it sounds… but they’re pretty dead on.

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 [...]

Baseline Partnership Announced

As others have been, I’m very interested in technologies which can improve the lives of contract negotiators, purchasing managers and other folks engaged in the process of contract review. Dozens of software packages have been released in the last few years which purport to help ease that process. I’ve played with many of [...]

Novatus Contracts Summer 2009 Promotion

I just received notice that Novatus has created a promotional pricing offer valid from June 1 to September 30, 2009, which includes low-cost licensing options, rapid deployment and pay-as-you-go licensing – no commitments required.  Released in light of the current global economic condition and Novatus’ desire to address prospective client’s budgetary requirements, the best contract [...]

Mutuality, or, What’s Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander

In several recent deals I’ve had the very unpleasant tasks of redlining virtually every section of the agreement because I felt that the terms weren’t mutual.  In other words, the language was completely one-sided so that only the document drafter received any benefits under the agreement.  If you’ve never encountered this scenario, these documents are [...]

A Few Licensing Issues with Amazon

Many of the technologies we use every day come with a license agreement of some sort.  You might not even realize that it’s so because of where you are in the transaction chain – either as a buyer or as a seller.  Content, for instance, is created, licensed/sold, packaged, re-licensed/re-sold, bundled, re-licensed/re-sold, and on and [...]

Announcing a New Partnership with Novatus

I am very pleased to announce the creation of a new partnership with Novatus Contract Management Systems.  The simple truth is that contract management systems aren’t a fad – they’re a necessity.  If you’re going to get one, then, I would suggest getting one that meets your needs and exceeds your expectations.  I’ve been waiting [...]

Writers?

Are there any negotiators, contract professionals or sourcing folks (or anyone else for that matter with a voice on a particular subject) out there who would like the opportunity to write an article to appear here on the Licensinghandbook Blog? I’m looking for a few good guest posts – on topics of virtually anything [...]

Software Licensing Handbook in Sales Contest

Ok, so your reaction to the title would probably be mine, too: “who cares if the SLH is in a sales contest?”.
Well, perhaps you will… if you were thinking about buying a copy, Lulu is offering a 10% discount off the list price for this May sales contest event.
To take advantage of the sale through [...]

The reason I draft language the way I do

How I love xkcd.com

The current economic situation is encouraging many organizations to reconsider their current contractual relationships.  Contact me before your opponent does to find out how to make the most of your renegotiations.  The Licensing Handbook Blog is the companion site to the Software Licensing Handbook. Covering licensing topics on a regular basis, Jeffrey [...]

The Tao of Contracting

In last weeks’ post, I stated that contracts don’t instill trust.  Today, FirstDrafter (nom de plume of licensinghandbook reader D.C. Toedt) has a post where he disagrees with Ken Adams and says that contract terms need explanation as necessary.  It should come as no surprise that I agree with Ken, but not based on Ken’s [...]

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