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