Software Contract Agreements: Drafting and Negotiating Techniques and Precedents, Second Edition

  • 9h 3m
  • Robert T.J. Bond
  • Thorogood
  • 2010

The second edition of this popular Briefing provides crucial insight into the law relating to computer contracts. It provides an introduction to the techniques of negotiating and drafting computer contracts with particular concentration on software licences. While it provides a general explanation of the law, it goes in depth and into more detail on the practical and commercial aspects of computer contract negotiations.

About the Author

Robert Bond is a specialist in intellectual property and information technology law with over 18 years experience. He is a solicitor and Notary Public and a partner with City solicitors Hobson Audley Hopkins & Wood. His clients include inventors, authors and programmers, as well as companies involved in computers, telecommunications, publishing, multimedia and biotechnology. He is Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (UK) Working Group on Electronic Commerce and Legal Counsel to the ICC Electronic Commerce Project in Paris. His creation of the legal framework for the John Bull Pub and Scruffy Murphy's franchises of Allied Domecq Retailing Ltd (from the stable of the Allied Domecq Baskin Robins and Dunkin' Donuts franchises) has involved him in deals in Russia, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and the EEA.

In this Book

  • Software Contract Agreements—Drafting and Negotiating Techniques and Precedents, Second Edition
  • Introduction
  • Understanding Software Licence Agreements
  • Some General Types Of Software Licence Agreements
  • Laws And Regulations
  • European Union Law Overview
  • Focusing On Major Transactions
  • Preparing For Negotiations
  • Preparing The Contracts
  • Necessary Licence Provisions
  • Understanding Negotiating Principles
  • Some Negotiating Tactics Of Suppliers
  • Customer Negotiating Tactics
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • The Use Of Non-Verbals In Negotiation
  • How Do You Define A ‘Win-Win’ Deal?
  • Shrink Wrap Licence
  • Licence and Service Agreement
  • Multimedia Product Licence and Distribution Agreement
  • Software Escrow Agreement
  • Joint Software Development Agreement
  • Reciprocal Software Licence Agreement
  • Software Licence Support and Maintenance Agreement
  • Trans Border Data Flow Agreement (with comments)
  • Invitation To Tender
  • Sample Open Source Licence
  • Data Processing Agreement (with comments)
  • Framework Agreement
  • Professional Services Agreement
  • Standard Contractual Clauses (Processors)
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