The Tech Contracts Handbook: Software Licenses and Technology Services Agreements for Lawyers and Businesspeople

About this book

This is a practical and accessible reference book and training manual on IT contracts. Its a clause-by-clause "how to" guide on software licenses and technology services agreements covering the issues at stake and offering negotiation tips and sample contract language.This handbook is for both lawyers and businesspeople including contract managers procurement officers corporate counsel salespeople and anyone else responsible for getting IT deals done. Perhaps most important this book uses simple English like a good contract.Topics covered include: Software as a service (SaaS) and cloud computing agreements Warranties Indemnities Open source software Service level agreements Nondisclosure agreements Limitations of liability Internet and e-commerce contracts Software escrow Data security Copyright