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Everything a Software or SaaS Company Needs to Know About Copyrights! Ok, maybe not everything, but as a software copyright attorney I suggest that you read these five blog posts if you run a Software, SAAS or IT company. Let me summarize why. First, you need to know how copyright fits in with other intellectual […]
4 GREAT Reasons to Register Your Software for Copyright Protection! Most people may not realize that there are 4 GREAT reasons to register your software for copyright protection with the US Copyright Office. As a software copyright attorney or lawyer, I recommend this for every software based company, whether you are licensing your software or […]
Can You Obtain Copyright Protection for Your Software’s Graphical User Interface (GUI)? As a software copyright attorney/lawyer, I think every Software, SAAS or Cloud company should think about this issue, even though this is a complex legal issue. Think about it. Most software companies know that they can obtain copyright protection for their source code, but […]
From the perspective of a software copyright attorney, here are the 5 most important revenue recognition issues (based on my experience), for Software Agreements and SAAS Agreements. Acceptance. Make sure there is express language in the license agreement or order that states that the software is ‘accepted’ on the order date. I can bore you […]
I find that most clients believe that they have an airtight software agreement and their liability is limited to the contract value. Well, from the perspective of a software copyright attorney, as a general matter they are right, but of course there are exceptions (at least from the perspective of a software licensing attorney). Once of […]
While this is a complex legal issue, as a software copyright attorney, let me try to simplify it so it can be useful for software company or IT based company (i.e. do I need a software licensing agreement or not) Essentially, one way to protect and provide information technology is via copyright law alone, which […]
One of the most important skills of any top SaaS attorney, is their ability to negotiate and deal with difficult situations. I have read so many negotiations books, that now they all seem to sound alike. However, I go back to two books that out of every book I have read, work time and time again. […]
Here are the 4 things to remember, from the perspective of a software copyright attorney. 1) Copyright Attaches Easily. It is relatively easy to get basic copyright protection (you know that (c) Copyright Notice on the bottom of text, articles, websites, etc.) This is something to keep in mind, as claiming that a work is […]
SaaS Agreement Templates are Too Important to Leave to the Lawyers! Seth Godin did a great job with this perspective on marketing (‘why marketing is too important to leave to the marketing department’) but it triggered something in me (at least from the perspective of a software attorney): SaaS agreement templates are too important to be […]
As a software copyright attorney, I was wondering if you read all the electronic contracts you enter into (yea right). But just in case you had, you may have noticed one sentence in certain contracts that states that one party (always the party that wrote the electronic contract) can change the software contract “…at any […]
Did You Know the US Supreme Court Changed Software and SaaS Distributor – Reseller Law in 2007? I bet you missed it, but I always look for the software law perspective of these cases (how does this apply to software/SAAS reseller agreement, software/SAAS distribution agreements and software/SAAS oem agreements). The law used to be that […]
One of the things I am really passionate about (as a software copyright attorney) is simplifying complex issues in the law (maybe that is how I process things) and I have found that software law is too complex for most people to really effectively deal with. As the title suggests, I am going to try […]
As a software copyright attorney, I try to keep up with the most recent cases affecting software companies. As a recent case decided on September 21, 2009 illustrates, if your goal is to keep your pricing information or price lists confidential you should protect that information through the consistent use of confidentiality agreements/non-disclosure agreements. In […]
As a software copyright attorney, I realize a lot of the new way of marketing is based on becoming a publisher, but some people may not realize that there are important copyright issues in play here, which should be thought through, as they may be counter intuitive. General Rule – The Creator Owns the Content. […]