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Software Licensing
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IP Intelligence
Podcast: Open Source is Everywhere: A Primer for Compliance
Despite the fact that open source or so-called “free” software has been available for more than 30 years, and is likely used in the vast majority of software programs being…
Government Contracts Law
Here to Remind You of the Key Provisions of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act – You Oughta Know!
Each year, Congress presents us in Title VIII of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) a potpourri of procurement reforms, changes, and additions. Some are effective immediately, while some are…
Juro
How to automate a software licence agreement
Manual software licence agreement workflows can waste time and cause friction between teams. How can automation change that picture?
Your IT Consultant
Microsoft Office WITHOUT a Subscription
By John Simek
Hate monthly/yearly continuous payments? According to a post on Windows Central, Microsoft will offer a version of Office that is not subscription based in 2021. That means you can make…
Adams on Contract Drafting
Martin Clausen on Oracle’s Software License and Services Agreement
By Ken Adams
I’m the how-to-say-it-clearly guy, and I’m pleased with my lot. But it follows that except with respect to basic commercial provisions, I don’t tackle what you should say in a…
COVID-19 Response Blog
New Focus on Software Audits as a Result of Covid-19
By Mark A. Prinsley, Valerie Vanryckeghem
As the Covid-19 virus continues to wreak havoc, governments around the world are urging companies to organise remote working for their staff – wherever possible. While this is a positive…
Your IT Consultant
Microsoft Renames Office 365
By John Simek
As if you aren't confused enough with Microsoft's licensing arrangements, Office 365 is no longer Office 365. Engadget reported that Office 365 will now be called Microsoft 365 and include…
Re:Marks on Trademark and Copyright
EU: INFRINGEMENT OF SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT CAN RESULT IN AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT
By DLA Piper
By: Raf Schoefs and Thomas Gils The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the failure to comply with a clause relating to intellectual property rights in…
The Right Coast
Prime Leverage: How Amazon Wields Power in the Technology World – The New York Times
SEATTLE Elastic, a software start-up in Amsterdam, was rapidly building its business and had grown to 100 employees. Then Amazon came along.In October 2015, Amazon s cloud computing arm announced…
GovCon & Trade
Software Developer Acquiescence Dooms Bid for Copyright Infringement against Navy
By Todd Overman
A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Bitmanagement Software GMBH vs. The United States determined the United States was not liable for copyright infringement because, based…