This week’s musings on tech contracts … Here’s a proposition: we should NOT seek shorter or simpler contracts where those goals contradict our higher priority:
The very public argument between CrowdStrike and Delta Air Lines offers a window into a topic few understand: the exclusion of consequential damages in typical
Watch this video for some encouraging (and non-typical) thoughts about our future jobs, from David Tollen. And if you’d like hone these very skills, our
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The parties to IT contracts generally agree that the limit of liability (LoL) won’t apply to indemnities. After all, if one party takes responsibility for
IT indemnities almost always address third party claims. That generates confusion, and contract-drafters often don’t even realize they misunderstand. Most clauses address the relationship between
On May 14, 2024, our founder David Tollen spoke about AI issues in contracting at the Forge Technology Sourcing conference in Boston. Both sessions were
I think it’s a mistake to indemnify against claims resulting from indemnitor negligence or other wrongdoing. Indemnities against 3rd party claims usually specify the claims
Does generative AI really present a gaggle of copyright brainteasers? Or are the answers actually simple, based on old law?
Feedback licenses and assignments create a mess for the customer. And they’re not necessary for the vendor. Here’s a better clause.
Generative AI raises five sets of issues not often found in IT contracts. So do other machine learning (ML) systems, particularly those trained on massive
I used AI to generate the image below. (I wanted new wallpaper for my laptop, but this was a bit more sci-fi than I had
This is the third and last in our series of posts about contracts for purchase and sale of AI with a focus on gen-AI. Click
This just in: The European Union adopted its “adequacy decision” for the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). The U.S. launched its process by which
This is the second of a three-post issue-spotter about contracts related to artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on gen-AI. Click here for the first