More on using other people’s work

I’ve written before on the topic of using other people’s work as the basis for your contracts.
Google apparently didn’t learn that they need to not necessarily borrow from themselves, either, for the EULA related to Google’s new browser, Chrome.
But the bigger issue in this new EULA from Google were the terms itself.  Specifically, the license [...]

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, [...]

Consortia - the other side

Jason Busch over on SpendMatters was talking recently about consortiums.  He was pretty positive about them - and praised their use as the “easiest way to save money while improving internal customer satisfaction inside a company”.
I’m not as convinced.
A few years ago, I was working for an organization that wanted to join a buying consortium.  [...]

Invoices

Before going on vacation this year, I called my cellphone provider to talk about roaming charges.  I was going somewhere I’d never been (still in the US) and my specific provider has a nationwide plan that excludes those types of fees.  But it is a little off the beaten path, so I wanted to just [...]

Timing is everything in your purchase

So it’s no secret than I’m an Apple fan… and they released the new iPhone 3G yesterday. On dozens of message boards across the world, people are actually complaining that they own a 2G iPhone (the original model) and that Apple won’t upgrade them to the 3G for free.
WHAT?!?
Do we expect this kind of treatment [...]

Do the Unthinkable

In the movie version of negotiation, Party A makes an offer, Party B makes a counter offer (rejecting the first offer). The first set of offers are the extremes, say for example, really low for Party A and really high for Party B. Then, through a series of back and forth discussions, each [...]

I need a Flex/Air developer… anyone have a recommendation?

I’m working on the next generation of risk management tools and I need a software developer familiar with Adobe Flex/Air.  I am hoping one of the multiple thousands of people who read this might know someone who can help.
If you can think of anyone, please ask them to contact me.
Thanks!

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More on Letters of Intent

A few months ago, I discussed the reasons why I wasn’t in favor of letters of intent.  They’re simply poorly written contracts - and in most cases, they’re going to not cover the issue that causes a dispute over the relationship.
Consider the case of Alfred West vs IDT.  I trust that you can read the [...]

Microsoft trying to convert you from perpetual to SaaS

Well, as I predicted years before I started writing this blog, Microsoft is now trying to convert the average home user from a perpetual software license model to “software as a service” (Saas).
My knee-jerk reaction is that this isn’t going to be good for the average (any) user - business or consumer.  But let’s play [...]

Presenting the Software License Risk Matrix

As a book, the Software Licensing Handbook can be a little difficult to take into a negotiation. So how about a document that looks like a standard risk matrix (something you’d easily have in front of you while in a face-to-face conversation with your opponent)?
Now available for purchase: the Software License Risk Matrix!

 
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