Software Contracts, 4th edition

Author: Robert Bond
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing)
ISBN: 9781847666710
Published In: May 2010
Format: Paperback + CD-ROM , 626 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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“Software Contracts has been enormously useful to me. Being able to access up-to-date information on all the most recent developments, whenever I need it, has proven to be absolutely invaluable. I would certainly recommend this publication to anyone practising in software contract law.” Jeremy Holt of Clark Holt Commercial

"Those wanting useable precedents will...find Software Contracts an excellent resource." Student Law Journal, April 2011

Software Contracts, Fourth Edition covers legal, regulatory and commercial issues related to the drafting and negotiating of software contracts. Using a combination of relevant laws, regulations, legal cases and sample clauses, this book will help the reader understand the full range of software contracts, from both the suppliers as well as the customers’ view point.

This new edition includes key cases from UK, European and US perspectives, particularly in relation to the concept of copyright within software. It also includes European legislation including competition law, e-commerce, data protection and e-signatures legislation.

This fourth edition is updated to include:

Commentary on competition law sections of the Treaty of Rome
Sections on software as a service and cloud computing
Changes to data protection legislation
Useful clauses and precedents

Contains a CD-ROM of software contract precedents

PART I INTRODUCTION
1 Understanding software licence agreements
2 Some general types of software licence agreements

PART II LAWS AND REGULATIONS
3 Overview to laws relevant to software contracts
4 European Union Law

PART III PREPARING FOR NEGOTIATIONS
5 Understanding negotiating principles
6 Preparing for negotiations

PART IV PREPARING FOR DRAFTING
7 Preparing the contracts
8 Checklist of the contents of a typical software licence agreement
9 Necessary licence provisions

PART V NEGOTIATING TACTICS AND TECHNIQUES
10 Creative problem solving
11 The use of non-verbals in negotiation

Appendix: Precedents

Written by a lawyer with extensive experience of software contracts, this book will help lawyers and particularly non-lawyers who would like to improve their drafting and negotiating skills.

Robert Bond has over 30 years' experience in advising national and international clients on their IP, technology and commercial requirements including global software and hardware contracts, acting for both suppliers and buyers.