Archive for March 2017
BEST PRACTICES FOR DRAFTING SAAS CONTRACTS THAT REDUCE THE CUSTOMER SALES CYCLE & AVOID DISPUTES
Best Practices for Drafting SaaS Contracts that Reduce the Customer Sales Cycle & Avoid Disputes Date & Time: October 26, 2017, 10-11:30 PST General Admission Price: $199; On-Demand Price: $199 View On-Demand Are your SaaS customers really signing an agreement that is effective for your business? How do you know if your SaaS contract is…
Read MoreWhat is a Service Level Agreement or “SLA” and When Do You Need One?
If you are in the software industry or a technical services industry, or alternatively, if you purchase software or technical services, do you know what a service level agreement is and when you might need one for a particular relationship? In my blogpost at the Silicon Valley Software Law Blog, I explain the concept of…
Read MoreShould Data Collected from a Smart Device Be Usable in a Criminal Prosecution?
The increasing reliance on “smart” devices is creating a variety of new legal issues, including the following: whether or not data collected from a “smart” device should be usable in a criminal prosecution? This fact pattern came up recently in an Arkansas murder case, where an Amazon Echo was in a home where a body…
Read MoreRecent Software Cases Reflect Why SaaS Contracts Should be Drafted to Fit Company’s Business Model
Is your SaaS contract “borrowed” from a third party’s standard terms or copied off the Internet? Or have you just been signing whatever a larger third party sends you to sign? If so, you may want to consider recent class action litigation against an industry leader, in which it was alleged that the terms of…
Read MoreSoftware Companies Should Rethink Privacy Practices Following Recent FTC Enforcement Actions
If you are in software industry, you probably are cognizant of the financial significance of data monetization to the industry. But how informed are you of privacy protection practices in the industry? Software companies may want to take note in light of recent enforcement activity by the FTC and tighten their practices, including drafting of…
Read MoreDoes this USA Today article fairly condemn Silicon Valley for its treatment of women?
This USA Today article strongly condemns Silicon Valley for its treatment of women. While the criticism is probably warranted, is Silicon Valley being held to a different standard than the rest of the country? Should Silicon Valley be held to a higher standard either because of its political leanings or because of the industry itself?…
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