This Week on The Web 2009-10-04

These are the discussions that happened around the web this week – maybe you already read about them, maybe you need to again.  Come join the party on twitter (follow me here and you’ll participate in the conversation live.) I also realized that many of you might have no idea what you’re seeing below.  Sorry.  [...]

Clear to Sell User Data

When Clear announced their intent to terminate operations, the big question was: “What’s going to happen to each users’ private data (things like, um, fingerprints and background checks)?” Now we know.  They intend to SELL IT!  This is why I harp on making sure that you have the proper provisions in your contract(s) for confidentiality, [...]

Notes from the “I told you so” file

Well, it didn’t take too long.  C-Net reports today that Google inadvertently shared some Google docs files with folks they weren’t supposed to be shared with. Lifehacker ponders whether this is a “minor privacy blunder”. Meanwhile, Google is busy blaming it on the user (italics are mine):  “We’ve identified and fixed a bug which may [...]

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 [...]

Limitation of Liability

A contract is an allocation of risk and liability limits are a huge bone of contention. Vendors want to limit their liability to very specific types of damages:  1.  They want to only be responsible for direct damages; and, 2. They only want to be liable up to a capped dollar amount.  Generally speaking, this [...]

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