I have been tracking this case (Starwood vs. Hilton Hotels), as it has some really practical things to remember for every software or SAAS company regarding protecting their confidential and trade secret information (especially when some of your employees go to a competitor). As it was settled in December 2010,
If you operate a software based business you are likely using some open source code in your software. There really is nothing wrong with that, as it is really common now (and probably a best practice). But what is your process to review and track this code, and the associated
What a FBI Hostage Negotiator Can Teach You About Software Customer Negotiations. I read a really interesting negotiations book, and thought about a few takeaways for every software or SAAS company in their customer negotiations (maybe even as a software negotiations best practice). Background: The book by Gary Noesner came
Here are 3 things every software company can learn from SAP being sued under a software OEM agreement. Without going into the nitty gritty of the details of the case, here is a summary of the facts: SAP distributed and sublicensed certain AMC Technology software embedded with a SAP product. When
A Software Lawyer’s Take on Forrester’s Software Licensee Bill of Rights. As a software lawyer that represents software and SAAS companies, I thought my perspective on the Forrester Software Licensee Bill of Rights may be useful to you (this is something that may come up during your customer software negotiations). In case
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