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Software Licensing
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Taft Technology and Artificial Intelligence Insights
Three Issues to Focus On When Negotiating a Software License Agreement
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating software license agreements is challenging. In this video, Taft Chicago partner Marcus Harris breaks down three issues to focus on during any review or negotiation of…
Scott Technology Attorneys Blog
VMware Audits: What You Need to Know About Licensing Rules, Part I
It is not unusual for companies to use virtualization technologies to reduce costs, ensure redundancy, and reduce physical size of the network. Some of these companies are turning to VMware…
Scott Technology Attorneys Blog
Navigating Microsoft License Verification Audits
Microsoft, like other software publishers, routinely audits customers to help ensure that it is protecting the value of its intellectual property. Microsoft verifies its customers’ compliance using several methods. Microsoft…
Scott Technology Attorneys Blog
IBM’s Standard Audit Clause is a Time Bomb
It is standard practice for software vendors to include clauses in their license agreements giving the vendors the right to invoke audits or some other mechanisms to ensure that the…
Trade Secrets Trends
Second Circuit Rejects DTSA Claim Due to Weak Software Licensing Agreement
Earlier this month, the Second Circuit clarified the requirements for alleging a trade secret misappropriation claim under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”). The decision affirmed the Eastern District of…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
GPL Open Source Litigation Could Open the Door to Other Suits
In today’s digital age, the question isn’t whether there is open source software being used in a company’s products, but how it is being used and what license governs its…
@theBar
Google v. Oracle – The Monumental Copyright Case that the Supreme Court Got Wrong
Post Authored by Natalie Elizaroff It’s officially a loss for the little guys. Big Corp wins again. Counsel for Oracle summarized it best: “The Google platform just got bigger and…
Taft Technology and Artificial Intelligence Insights
Remanded for Damages: Navy Was Not Authorized To Copy Software
By Barbara Duncombe, Erin Davis
The U.S. Court of Federal Appeals (CAFC) just released its decision in another breach of software license case. Bitmanagement Software GMBH v. United States, Fed. Cir. 2020-1139 (Feb. 25, 2021). This…
The Privacy Hacker
Why Security Matters Even More for On-premise Software Vendors
Data privacy and security terms have become ubiquitous in software license agreements, including in both hosted service agreements and software license agreements. Security terms have been the norm for many…
Your IT Consultant
One-Time Purchase of Office 2021 Coming
By John Simek
According to a BGR post, Microsoft will release a non-subscription version of Office 2021 for Windows and Mac users later this year. The version is called Office LTSC (Long Term…