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Software Licensing
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SpotDraft Blog
What is a SaaS agreement? Example and Template
By SpotDraft
Learn what a SaaS agreement is, why it matters, and how to manage it effectively. Includes a free SaaS contract template and expert-backed insights for vendors and customers.
Mike McBride Online
Linked – Microsoft Reduces Office’s Functionality to Push You Towards Copilot
By Mike McBride
Hey, look, Microsoft isn't just putting Copilot everywhere and forcing personal users to opt in and pay more for it; they're also turning off features that Copilot can perform instead…
Taft Technology and Artificial Intelligence Insights
Thinking About Suing Oracle? Here Is What You Can Expect
Oracle is known for being aggressive during the sales cycle and dismissive of any issues or concerns arising during implementation. Oracle's in-house legal department is often unreasonable and unwilling to…
China Law Insight
软件可以租？——千变万化的无形资产交易
By King & Wood
作者：叶永青 兰孟 小余同学：菜老师，最近我碰到一个很奇怪的问题，有客户问我，软件能不能租来用，我被这个问题搞迷糊了，软件不就是特许权使用费？还能租？ 菜老师：小余同学，软件当然可以租，你知不知道一般的无形资产可以有几种交易的表现形式？这几种形式的税务处理又是怎样的？ 小余同学：哎呀，我还真不知道，在我心目中，软件就是个软件许可使用，不都是特许权使用费的概念？ 菜老师：且听我慢慢道来，你看，我们都知道，软件现在是著作权保护的对象，我们先不考虑其实很多时候软件本身还有技术含量，所以可能中间在法律上会出现还涉及专利或其他无形资产，从而有交叉的法律关系，本身交叉法律关系还会带来更复杂的税务处理。我们就以著作权为例，一般而言的著作权你可能更加熟悉一些，我们就来对比着看软件的权利使用和一般著作权。 阅读更多
ContractsProf Blog
Fifth Circuit Saves IBM $1.6 Billion by Finding that “Displace” and “Discontinue” Mean the Same Thing
This case made me really angry when I read it. It was a pure, unadulterated, apolitical anger. I don't have a stake of any kind in the outcome of this…
Claims & Sustains
Winning Combinations – Effective Strategies for Government Software License Negotiations
By Edward (Teddie) Arnold, Ken Wilton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh7w1ARspLE Seyfarth partners, Teddie Arnold and Ken Wilton present the first session of Seyfarth’s inaugural Winning Combinations: Exploring Synergies with Government Contracts Law webinar series titled: Effective Strategies for Government Software License Negotiations. …
Gadgets, Gigabytes & Goodwill Blog
Webinar: Winning Combinations – Effective Strategies for Government Software License Negotiations
By Ken Wilton, Edward (Teddie) Arnold
Thursday, September 26, 20241:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Eastern12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. Central11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Mountain10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Pacific For more information and to register, click…
Government Contracts Featured Insights
Reviewing Standard Clauses in Commercial Software License Agreements for Integration in Federal Contracts
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.212(a) requires the federal government to acquire commercial software under the same licenses customarily provided to the public. Since the FAR does not offer standard…
Government Contracts Featured Insights
Sovereign Immunity Considerations in Reviewing Commercial Software Provisions for Federal Contracts
The federal government generally procures software as commercial items. The terms and conditions governing the use of commercial software are contained in the end-user licensing agreement (EULA), which is generally…
GovCon & Trade
Dispensing of a Significant Jurisdictional Hurdle, Federal Circuit Holds Incorporated EULA Confers Jurisdiction
By Todd Overman
On March 6, the Federal Circuit held that a software company sufficiently established jurisdiction under the Contract Dispute Act (CDA) where its end-user license agreement (EULA) was incorporated into another…