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The Tech Contracts Pocket Guide: Software and Services Agreements for Salespeople, Contract Managers, Business Developers, and Lawyers

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Negotiate and Write Software Licenses, Computer Services Agreements, and Much More The Tech Contracts Pocket Guide is a friendly reference manual and how-to guide. It s for anyone whose business buys or sells software or information technology services. Written for both businesspeople and lawyers, it uses simple English, like a good contract. Here you will Explanations of each clause. Sample contract language. Tips on negotiation. A full length form contract (available for download). Ideas for avoiding disputes. Simple lessons on copyright licenses, warranties, indemnities, service level agreements, nondisclosure agreements, technical specifications, limitations of liability, technology escrows, software audits, and much more. David Tollen s pithy guide both trains new hires and gives everyone a simple reference for IT contracts. Highly recommended.
David Hayden, founder of Critical Path, Archipelago LLC, and Jeteye Technologies, and cofounder of Magellan Search David Tollen has prepared a licensing road map that s full of practical, concise information that is, clear directions. Written in an engaging, accessible style, it s the perfect tool for both nonlawyers and lawyers learning to navigate the licensing maze.
Lawrence G. Townsend, IP attorney and author of The Wholly Grill, A Novel about Cravings, Barbeque, and Software

146 pages, Paperback

First published November 6, 2006

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David W. Tollen

12 books34 followers
David Tollen writes young adult fantasy novels that teach history and science -- as well as nonfiction about technology law.

David's first novel, THE JERICHO RIVER, won the London Book Festival for best YA work and the Next Generation Indie Book Awards for sci-fi/fantasy. It also won a bronze medal in the Readers' Favorite Book Reviews and Awards Contest, among other honors. THE JERICHO RIVER is an adventure novel that uses fantasy to teach the history of Western Civilization. It's published by Winifred Press. (The book's first edition was released under the pen-name "David Carthage." The current/second edition uses the author's actual name.) In the not-too-distant future, Winifred Press will publish David's next book: SECRETS OF HOMINEA, a YA novel that uses fantasy to teach both history and science.

David is also the author of THE TECH CONTRACTS HANDBOOK: CLOUD COMPUTING AGREEMENTS, SOFTWARE LICENSES, AND OTHER IT CONTRACTS. It's published by the American Bar Association, and it's the number-one bestseller for the Intellectual Property Law Section of the ABA. THE TECH CONTRACTS HANDBOOK is a how-to guide for drafting and negotiating IT agreements, written in simple English.

David earned law degrees from Harvard Laws School and Cambridge University in England, as well as a B.A. in history from U.C. Berkeley. He's the founder of Sycamore Legal P.C., a San Francisco technology and intellectual property law firm.

For more information, please visit www.DavidTollen.com or www.TechContracts.com.

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