THE TECH CONTRACTS HANDBOOK: CLOUD COMPUTING AGREEMENTS, SOFTWARE LICENSES, AND OTHER IT CONTRACTS FOR LAWYERS AND BUSINESSPEOPLE

The Tech Contracts Handbook is a practical, user-friendly reference manual and training guide on cloud computing agreements, software licenses, and other IT contracts. It's a clause-by-clause "how to" resource, covering the issues at stake and offering negotiation tips and sample contract language.The Handbook is for both lawyers and businesspeople -- including contract managers, procurement officers, in-house and outside counsel, salespeople, and anyone else responsible for getting IT deals done. Perhaps, most important, it uses clear, simple English, like a good contract.Topics covered include: Software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscriptions Warranties and service level agreements (SLA's) Data security and privacy Indemnities Disaster recovery (DR) Non-competes Limitations of liability Clickwraps Open source software Nondisclosure agreements (NDA's) and confidentiality Technology escrow Copyright and other intellectual property (IP) licensing Internet and e-commerce contracts And much mo