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By: Randy Weber » Blog Archive » Good Layman’s Explanation of a Licensing Agreement

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:13:14 +0000

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By: Jay Parkhill

Jay Parkhill — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:03:02 +0000

Thanks for the great comments. You both point out that this primer barely scratches the surface of licensing topics.

Susheel- you are correct that the Uniform Commercial Code (adopted essentially verbatim in all 50 US states) says that certain warranties are “built in” unless the agreement specifically carves them out.

What many people don’t know is that the carve-out needs to be “conspicuous” under the UCC. Lawyers puzzled over what this meant for a while, then decided that printing the disclaimers in ALL CAPS was good enough.

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Startup Toolbox » Blog Archive » Licensing Basics Primer on Gigaom — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:35:42 +0000

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By: Satya Narayan Dash

Satya Narayan Dash — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:10:50 +0000

I love your Post Jay wrt F|R CS. Very hands on and practical.

What about Breach/Default, Confidentiality, Intellectual Property. Do you think they also fit in considering the patent wars and any kind of “invention” from any company being contested now in courts.

Cheers,
Satya, PMP

By: Susheel Daswani

Susheel Daswani — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:17:28 +0000

I’m sure I could point out other very important provisions you’ve forgot to include, but one HUGE one is the following disclaimer:

“THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NONINFRINGEMENT.”

If you don’t prominently include this, the UCC may apply.