Don’t grant a license to SaaS, AIaaS, or other cloud services
Many software-as-a-service (SaaS) contracts grant a “license” to the vendor’s software. So do a lot of other cloud services agreements – on offerings like PaaS and AIaaS (artificial intelligence as-a-service). That’s a mistake, at least in the U.S. and jurisdictions with similar copyright laws. Licenses authorize reproduction of on-premise software (generally). Customers don’t reproduce SaaS […]
Thoughts about our future jobs, from David Tollen
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 trainings help you draft and negotiate IT contracts better, faster, and with more confidence: www.TechContracts.com
New LIVE Trainings Coming in September
We invite you to join our live trainings this fall: Our Tech Contracts Master Class series runs Sept. 17, Sept. 24, Oct. 8, and Oct. 17, 2024. Four courses, two+ hours each. Don’t miss your chance to join us live, and ask David Tollen questions via chat. Keep current about best practices and cutting-edge issues impacting IT contracts. Plus, […]
Tech Contracts Academy Grows Course Catalog
Expert training helps professionals draft and negotiate contracts better, faster, and with more confidence.Tech Contracts Academy® has expanded its catalog of IT contract training courses, covering AI agreements, SaaS and other cloud computing contracts, software licenses, and related topics. Courses are for contract managers and other businesspeople and for lawyers. They are taught by one […]
Yes, you can build your technology contracting skills this summer.
Looking to expand your summer reading list? Add The Tech Contracts Handbook. Eager to enhance your contracting skills more? We offer training – live, and on-demand, on your schedule. Authored by our founder, David Tollen, The Tech Contracts Handbook is a practical and accessible reference and training manual on IT contracts, published by the American Bar Association. It’s […]
Recording of recent LinkedIn Live with David Tollen now available
Recently, David Tollen spoke on a LinkedIn Live hosted by ScreensAI. You can watch a recording of the conversation by clicking the image below, or by clicking here. Event description: In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, large language models (LLMs) are revolutionizing the way legal professionals work and it’s crucial to understand the […]
Join David Tollen and ScreensAI for a FREE LinkedIn Live
We hope you will join our founder David Tollen along with Evan Harris and ScreensAI for a FREE LinkedIn Live on June 4th at 2:00 PM ET/11 AM PT. In this webinar for legal professionals, lawyer and founder of Tech Contracts Academy David Tollen, and CTO and AI expert Evan Harris will provide an analysis […]
David Tollen speaks at Forge Technology Sourcing conference
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 well-attended, and we thank Procurement Foundry for the opportunity and the hospitality. In “Drafting & Negotiating AI Contracts,” David explained that contracts for AI are software agreements, and so call for terms […]
New Training Offerings from Tech Contracts Academy
Tech Contracts Academy is happy to announce new flexible options for enterprises – to train your whole team on contracts for artificial intelligence, SaaS, on-premise software, and IT in general. Please check out our customized programs and other enterprise courses by clicking here. If you have any questions about training options, do not hesitate to reach […]
Next Live Master Class Series Dates Announced
We’re happy to announce our next live Tech Contracts Master Class™ series: Master Class #1 – September 17, 10 AM-12 PM PT: Prime Clauses: License, Subscription, IP Transfer, and PaymentMaster Class #2 – September 24, 10 AM-12 PM PT: Data Management, SLAs, Confidentiality, and Other General ClausesMaster Class #3 – October 8, 10 AM-12 PM PT: Indemnity, Limit of Liability, […]