Clauses
Below are all the sample terms found in the clause boxes of The Tech Contracts Handbook, 3rd Edition. They’re organized into:
I. PRIME CLAUSES (licenses, promises of service, payment)
II. GENERAL CLAUSES (indemnity, data security, limit of liability, and the rest of the meat of tech contracts)
III. BOILERPLATE (typical back-of contract material, but more important than you think)
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Clauses For AI Contracts
David Tollen recently published an issue-spotter on artificial intelligence (AI) contracts, and it includes several sample clauses. These supplement the clauses provided in The Tech Contracts Handbook.
Prime Clauses
- I-A: Simple End-User License, On-Premise Software
- 1- Reproduction and Use
- 2- End-User Conditions and Restrictions
- 1- Reproduction and Use
- I-B: Simple Distribution Software License
- 1- Distribution
- 2- Distribution Conditions and Restrictions
- 1- Distribution
I-C: Software Licenses in General
- 1- Copyright License Rights
- 2- License Scope Terms
- 3- License Conditions and Restrictions
- 1- Copyright License Rights
- I-D: Subscription for Cloud Services
- 1- Cloud Services Subscriptions
- 2- Cloud Services Scope Terms
- 3- Cloud Resale
- 1- Cloud Services Subscriptions
- I-E: Promise of Professional Services
- Promise of Professional Services
- 1- Defining the Professional Service
- 2- Statement of Work Forms and Procedures
- 3- Change Orders
I-F: Transfer of IP Ownership: Assignment and Work-for-Hire
- 1- Limited Transfer of IP Ownership
- 2- Broad Transfer of IP Ownership
- 3- Transfers from the Provider’s Employees and Contractors
- 1- Limited Transfer of IP Ownership
I-G: Payment
- 1- Payment by Customer
- 2- Payment by Distributors and Resellers
- 3- Sales Tax and Other Duties
- 4- Due Dates and Fee Disputes
- 1- Payment by Customer