Guth Studying for the Bar
Our good friend Stephen Guth of The Vendor Management Office has been on hiatus recently, studying to take (and probably ace) yet another bar exam. For those of you who have never tried one, I don’t recommend it. Usually 2+ days long, 6-8 hours per day. One half is typically a 200+ multiple-choice question exam [...]
Friday Fun
I found an interesting site that covers the trial and tribulations of customer service representatives – stories from the frontlines. A few even relate to negotiation (and one on contracts), so I thought I would share: The Lesser of Two Evils Reorientation Disorientation They Start So Young Why Our Contracts Are a Gazillion Pages Long [...]
Wonder what would happen if this was done in the IT space
This type of survey would actually never work in the IT vendor world (versus vendors or versus customers) for two reasons: 1. Almost all customer contracts contain confidentiality provisions which would restrict disclosure; and 2. Almost all vendors would simply shut off access to the service or support (or the license remotely) if the customer [...]
Art imitates life
There are a lot of great comics out today that, every once and awhile, touch on contracts and/or negotiation topics. Adam@Home and Sheldon are two of them: (Click on each to see it full-sized.) The current economic situation is encouraging many organizations to reconsider their current contractual relationships. Contact me before your opponent does to [...]
FriendDA
Funny, but I wouldn’t rely on it for anything. 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
More Dilbert
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.
Two Dilberts on Contracts
I love Scott Adams – he has an unnatural ability to truly capture the essence of whatever he points his pen towards. The last two days have been contracts: (Click on each to see it full-sized.) The Licensing Handbook Blog is the companion site to the Software Licensing Handbook. Covering licensing topics on a regular [...]
A Kiss is Not a Contract
Thanks to the folks over at ContractsProf Blog (one of whom teaches at my alma mater) for finding this (and thanks to Flight of the Conchords for writing/recording it)! [The underlying humor on this is the concept of consideration - that there has to be a mutuality to the arrangement. It's the reason you'll see [...]
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