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Don’t accept a “registered after the Effective Date” exception to your IP...
This week’s musings on tech contracts… Some IP indemnities exclude claims about intellectual property registered after the contract’s effective date. The vendor argues that it shouldn’t be responsible...
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Two NEW On-Demand Programs from Tech Contracts Academy
We’re pleased to announce two new recorded focused topic programs are available on-demand now from Tech Contracts Academy. IP Terms in Contracts about AI, the Cloud, and On-Premise Software Data Terms...
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What IP should come with gen-AI outputs?
This week’s musings on tech contracts… What IP rights should customers get to outputs from generative AI? This article answers that question for both customers and gen-AI providers. No-Contest and...
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Contracting with People We Don’t Trust
This week’s musings on tech contracts… Mistrust has reached levels rarely seen in American politics. Yet leaders on each side will have to work together after the election, in both state and federal...
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Don’t redline a redline. Talk!
This week’s musings on tech contracts… You’re negotiating a contract, and you send your company’s standard form agreement. The other party then marks it up — redlines it — and sends it back. What...
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Updates and Errors, The Tech Contracts Handbook
The third edition of the Tech Contracts Handbook (2021) remains quite up to date. But the law changed on at least one point, so this post offers an update. This post also offers error corrections....
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New Enterprise Training Options
We’re excited to announce new enterprise options for IT contracts training: new ways for companies and government agencies to train the whole team and save. You can now buy your staff all-access...
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Why would you put a DMCA or privacy policy in your contract?
This week’s musings on tech contracts… A lot of companies add their DMCA* and privacy policies to their contracts. They link those policies and add language incorporating them by reference. That’s a...
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Mark your calendars – Tech Contracts Academy’s 2025 LIVE training schedule is...
Mark your calendars – Tech Contracts Academy’s 2025 LIVE training schedule is here! Program details and registration links are coming soon; please keep an eye on your inbox or visit...
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Don’t cross the (payment) streams
This week’s musings on tech contracts… “Don’t cross the streams,” says Egon in Ghostbusters (the 1984 original). “It would be bad.” Venkman asks why, and Egon says: “Try to imagine all life as you...
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