Individual Evergreen Clauses
Fred Stutzman over at Unit Structures laments the issue of individual auto-renewing agreements (like those of any kind of subscription you may sign onto). He’s rightfully upset about his individual circumstance, and even without reading the specifics of the ZipCar agreement (I’m sure there is one somewhere), the basic business practice is the issue – [...]
Putting you on Notice
The concept of notice seems fairly simple. In advance of a particular date, usually by some multiple of 30 days, a party is required to send the other party a letter (“notice”) of their intent to take some form of action. Notice can be required for extending or terminating an agreement, asking for price increases [...]
The 500s Track of the Software Licensing Education Series is 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 [...]
Understanding (Your) Technology
Ken Adams recently posted about the destruction of confidential information that would otherwise be found on backup media. Beyond the discussion of suitable contract language is a conversation about a contract professionals’ understanding of the technology about which you’re drafting contracts. The long and short of it is that you need to have a passing [...]
Zen and Art of Service Levels (with apologies to Robert Pirsig and Eugen Herrigel)
“The aim of Zen practice is to discover [this] Buddha-nature within each person, through meditation and mindfulness of daily experiences. Zen practitioners believe that this provides new perspectives and insights on existence, which ultimately lead to enlightenment.” –Wikipedia As silly as it sounds, the way to master service levels is to draft them over and [...]
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 [...]
CIA’s Approach to Problem Solving
Banner, a marketing agency in the UK, recently posted the Phoenix List*, a list of the questions used by the CIA when trying to solve a problem. Banner was approaching it from a marketing perspective, but these same questions can be used to solve a contracts or negotiation problem, as well. (*Being the child of [...]
LegalTED
If you’ve never heard of TED, you should check it out! (If you’ve gone to TED, please let me know.) Anyways, TED’s an annual conference designed to bring the best thinkers together from the entire world to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. These folks are encouraged to speak with the other TED [...]
Creating the Batphone
One of the most common stumbling blocks most contracts people encounter is simply getting their business folks to come to them for help. In a great article from the Wisconsin Technology Network, Mark Foley lists 10 questions a business person should ask themselves to find out whether they should go get contracts assistance in a [...]
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