Looking For Training About Technology Contracts?

Register now for our next Tech Contracts Master Class™ series (October 26- November 16), and our webinar on November 17, IT Professional Services Contracts. All are taught by industry expert David Tollen. These are our last public programs for 2022 – we hope you will join us. Tech Contracts Master Classes: Oct. 26-Nov.16 Don’t wait […]

Enroll Now for Oct/Nov Master Class Series – Sept/Oct Series Sold Out

Our Sept./Oct. Tech Contracts Master Class series, presented by David Tollen, is sold out. Seats are still available for the Oct./Nov. series (our last of 2022). Don’t miss your chance – more information and registration is available here: https://www.techcontracts.com/tech-contracts-master-class-registration/. Additionally, we have webinars: This month, our topical webinar is a deep-dive into the wonders of […]

Privacy Terms in IT Contracts

[Things don’t stand still in the world of data privacy. Check out our updates:  https://www.techcontracts.com/2023/07/21/personal-data-transfers-schrems; Spring Cleaning: Fix Contract Terms for Data Transfers From The UK; The Clock is Ticking: Are Your Contract Terms Out-of-Date for Transfers of Personal Data Subject to the GDPR?; Third Time Lucky? Personal Data Transfers between the U.S., EU, UK; Draft EU “Adequacy […]

Make a Tech Contract training resolution for 2022 – with Tech Contracts Academy®

Happy New Year! As you plan to expand your tech contracting knowledge in 2022, consider enrolling in Tech Contracts Academy’s trainings – which include live Q&A with David Tollen: Tech Contracts Master Classes™: The next series of four on-line Tech Contracts Master Classes launches January 20th. If you’re on the fence about enrolling, don’t delay […]

Our inaugural Tech Contracts Master Class™ series starts October 5

We are excited to launch our inaugural Tech Contracts Master Class™ series on October 5. Join us! And check out our webinars; next one is October 20. What are the Master Classes? What do they cover?  These four  online classes are a comprehensive series designed to cover all the essential topics in IT contracts – […]

Time to Get Back to School – with Tech Contracts Academy®

This fall is the time to expand your information technology contracting expertise. Don’t wait! Join us. Tech Contracts Academy® distance learning opportunities include Tech Contracts Master Classes™ (a 7 ½ hour program covering all clauses typically found in IT contracts, in four classes), one hour+ topical webinars, and customizable in-house trainings (for groups, ranging from […]

Announcing our new Master Classes

We’re excited to announce our new Tech Contracts Master Classes™.   Tech Contracts Master Classes™ provide an in-depth yet unusually concise, accessible review of all the clauses typically found in information technology contracts. The Master Classes program is broken into four sessions taught by your instructor, David W. Tollen, with live Q&A in each. Our inaugural program […]

Don’t grant or receive licenses to “use” software

Here’s a typical grant of rights from a software end-user license agreement (EULA): Provider hereby grants Customer a license to use 30 copies of the Software. Common though that clause may be, it’s dysfunctional. On-premise software licenses grant rights under copyright. And the copyright statute does not address a right to use anything. U.S. copyright […]

Western Banker’s Association Webinar – Recording Now Available

The one hour webinar David Tollen presented on December 3rd is now available online. Click here to access it through our host, The Western Banker’s Association. The presentation addresses how banks and other tech buyers can get the best terms for cloud computing contracts. It covers key issues at stake in SaaS and other cloud […]

David Tollen Teaching at UC Berkeley Law School

We are proud to announce that David Tollen, our founder and trainer, will soon begin teaching at the UC Berkeley School of Law. Starting in January of 2019, David will teach a course for both J.D. and Ll.M. candidates, called Tech Industry Contracts: Drafting and Negotiating Software Licenses, Cloud Computing Agreements, and Other IT Contracts. […]