The Tech Contracts Handbook: Software Licenses, Cloud Computing Agreements, and Other IT Contracts for Lawyers and Businesspeople

by David W. Tollen

Now updated and expanded, this simple reference manual and training guide covers cloud computing agreements, software licenses, and other IT contracts. Written in a clear, plain-English style, this bestselling handbook is a complete resource for lawyers, contract managers, procurement officers, and other businesspeople--anyone responsible for getting IT deals done. It's by David W. Tollen, one of the industry's leading authorities on technology contracts.

The Handbook provides guidance on the business issues behind the terms, as well as negotiation tips and sample contract language. And it covers all the key topics in technology contracts.

This third edition gives readers new and expanded best practices for for terms on privacy, data security, and control of data--some of the key concerns in IT contracts today. The third edition also takes a closer look at several other terms. But it retains the simplicity and brevity that made The Tech Contracts Handbook a bestseller. Topics
You won't find a more accessible, useful resource on IT contracts.

Genres: Law

Kindle Edition

Published May 15, 2021

About the author

David Tollen writes young adult fantasy novels that teach history and science, as well as nonfiction about technology law.

David is a lawyer, amateur historian, experienced speaker, professional trainer, expert witness, and instructor at U.C. Berkeley Law School. His work in all these roles calls on him to turn complex ideas into simple, clear stories, how-to guides, and presentations.

David's first novel, THE JERICHO RIVER, uses fantasy to teach history to young adults. It's won multiple honors, including first place in its category at the Next Generation Indie Book Awards and a bronze medal in the Readers' Favorite Book Reviews & Awards Contest.

David's second work of fiction is SECRETS OF HOMINEA, a book of interconnected short stories and another award-winner. It uses fantasy to teach both history and science to middle readers.

David is also the author of THE TECH CONTRACTS HANDBOOK, published by the American Bar Association. It's a how-to guide, teaching businesspeople and lawyers to draft contracts about software and other information technology. Since 2010, the Handbook has consistently ranked as the #1 bestseller on Amazon from the American Bar Association (and as one of the ABA's top three to five sellers overall).

David earned a B.A. in history from U.C. Berkeley and has law degrees from Harvard Law School and Cambridge University. He is a member of the Board of Advisors for World History Encyclopedia, the Internet's largest history resource. And he writes the blog Pints of History. David lives in Northern California with his wife and two sons.

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

Reviews

[P · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read the title. If it's something you want to learn about, read this book. I've been doing this for two decades now, and this is by far the best guide to negotiating tech contracts, with a heavy emphasis where it belongs -- cloud/SaaS contracts. David Tollen is an authority and a great resource. I was afraid that this book might be a bit outdated since things are evolving so rapidly in the SaaS universe. But it was surprisingly up to date and I think it will make a great reference book going forward for at least 90% of the issues discussed. Great stuff. Oh, important to note -- I assign this book for the class on licensing I teach at my alma mater law school. So what better endorsement than that! Only minor nit is that the formatting could be better, especially when it came to excerpts from actual clauses. It was a bit difficult to read and I think an improved format would help a lot. 9.5/10.