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THE TECH CONTRACTS HANDBOOK
Software Licenses and Technology Services Agreements
for Lawyers and Businesspeople

By David W. Tollen

The American Bar Association’s handbook on negotiating and drafting IT contracts.

The Tech Contracts Handbook is a practical and accessible reference book and training manual. It's a clause-by-clause “how to” guide on software licenses and technology services agreements, covering the issues at stake and offering negotiation tips and sample contract language. Like a good contract, it uses simple English.

The Handbook is for both lawyers and businesspeople, including contract managers, procurement officers, corporate counsel, attorneys in private practice, salespeople, and anyone else responsible for contracts.

 

This book is one of the best and most thorough resources available to a practitioner today. It successfully balances practical advice with theory, resulting in a book that provides value to the novice and skilled practitioner alike. By annotating his discussion with relevant clauses, Mr. Tollen is able to clearly convey his in-depth subject knowledge without overwhelming the reader with unnecessary information. In short, The Tech Contracts Handbook is a must read for anyone associated with technology licensing.

-- H. Ward Classen, Deputy General Counsel, Computer Sciences Corporation;
author of A Practice Guide to Software Licensing, for Licensees and Licensors


In The Tech Contracts Handbook, you will find:

  • Warranties
  • Indemnities
  • Open source software
  • Service level agreements
  • Nondisclosure agreements
  • Limitations of liability
  • Software escrow
  • Data security
  • Copyright licensing
  • Internet and e-commerce agreements
  • And much more. Please see the Table of Contents for a full outline.