Ebook: The Tech Contracts Handbook: Cloud Computing Agreements, Software Licenses, and Other IT Contracts for Lawyers and Businesspeople

The Tech Contracts Handbook is a userfriendly reference manual and training guide on software licenses and other IT agreements, along with cloud computing issues. 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, the book uses clear, simple English, just like a good contract. The book describes each clause typically found in a technology agreement, outlines the issues at stake, and offers negotiation tips and sample contract lang.;Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; About the Author; Introduction; Subject Matter: Types of IT Agreements; The Structure of a Contract and of This Book; Using This Book; A Little Industry Language, Particularly Re Cloud Computing; Three Lessons about Contracting; 1. Good Fences Make Good Neighbors; 2. There Is No Such Thing as "Legalese" or "Technicalese"; 3. Ask Yourself "What's Our Best Option?" Not "What's Fair?"; Part I. Prime Clauses; A. Standard End User Software License; 1. Reproduction and Use; 2. End User Restrictions; B. Standard Distributor Software License.