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Where’s the Money? Options for Commercializing Technology, Part 1: Open Source Software

When the topic of technology commercialization strategies comes up, the most common options typically mentioned include the sale of a technology or building a business around technology by selling products or providing...more

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The Future of Generative Large Language Models and Potential Applications in LegalTech

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[Foreword by Geoffrey Vance: Although this article is technically co-authored by Jan and me, the vast majority of the technical discussion is Jan’s work. And that’s the point. Lawyers aren’t supposed to be the Captains of the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Open Source-ish! What Defines Open Source and Why it Really Matters in Investments and Acquisitions

The number of different open source licenses is growing and the variation in their terms and complexity is increasing. A number of licenses that appear to be, or are commonly referred to as “open source” do not actually meet...more

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Contract Corner: Required Consents Analysis in Due Diligence

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Are you about to sign a service agreement with a third-party service provider under which it will access and use technology of your company? Have you checked your applicable third-party contracts to see if you need any...more

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Should You Use Electronic Signatures?

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Electronic signatures have been acceptable for years in the business world. Software such as DocuSign and Adobe Sign offer an audit trail that can be used to show the circumstances surrounding the execution of the documents...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

The Art of Legal Drafting

Law–Science or Art? - Few people would consider law to be an art. When one Googles “art and law,” the results are overwhelming for “art law,” legal issues about artists or art museums. ...more

Epiq

A New Artificial Intelligence Endeavor

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Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is transforming the way that organizations operate on a daily basis. Business professionals regularly turn to computers for assistance with tasks that humans have traditionally performed. The...more

Polsinelli

Software Escrow 101

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Software escrow arrangements are gaining increasing importance in complex technology deals. Software escrows can be an effective way to mitigate certain future risks involving the licensing of commercial software, a SaaS...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Licenses, SaaS, and the Cloud

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Some Legal Issues to Consider When Migrating to Become a Service Provider - Although everyone’s into blockchain and the “Internet of Things,” believe it or not, there are still plenty of traditional software developers out...more

BakerHostetler

[Event] A Nuts-and-Bolts Conversation About Terms of Use for Websites, Software and Contracts - March 2nd, Seattle, WA

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BakerHostetler invites you to join us for a one hour complimentary seminar (followed by Q&A) offering practical considerations for managing risk and liability in online and other contracts. Our session will cover trending...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Cloud Computing: Evolving Contracting Practices

The explosion of cloud computing is creating new common standards and changing industry contracting practices for access to these services. Cloud services providers tend to provide standard contractual terms that are largely...more

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Oracle v. Rimini Ruling Shows Importance of Clarifying Consultants’ Rights in IT Agreements

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Oracle USA, Inc. (“Oracle”) brought suit against Rimini Street, Inc. (“Rimini”), a software support-services provider. Rimini offers licensees of Oracle products a secondary source for support of Oracle applications. In the...more

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