Tech Contracts Academy will accept no Russian Federation customers until Ukraine is free again. The same goes for my law firm, Sycamore Legal. For our Russian
Everyone should know about a new movement: open source contracts. Products and services would be sold under terms posted online by uninvolved third parties —
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Here are two vital tips for software distribution contracts. They’re for any software provider retaining another company as a distributor. That includes value-added reseller (VAR)
IT providers often add their copyright (DMCA) and privacy policies to their contracts. They incorporate those policies by reference or just promise to comply. That’s
Don’t confuse liquidated damages and early termination fees. Liquidated damages compensate a party for the other’s breach of contract. They work like any other damages,
Some companies refuse to accept California law for their deals. In most IT contracts, that’s a mistake. California Employment and Consumer Protection Laws These anti-California
Some contract drafters define material breach in their termination provisions. They find “material” too vague on its own. That’s a mistake because defining the concept
In service contracts, termination for convenience clauses often call for a long notice period. The customer (usually) can terminate for any reason, but it has
During 2020, we developed terms to address Covid-19: a clause that lets the customer suspend professional services and provides a procedure to restart. It looks