Legal Research

Free software licensing & Software as a Service
Brendan Scott, a leading open source lawyer, has produced a useful analysis of the legal issues to do with free software licensing as applied to "Software as a Service" (SAAS). SAAS is the term often used for web-based applications (e...

Software Licensing Trends
In the morass of licensing transactions from 2007 we have noticed some trends that will be relevant to your software license negotiations in 2008.Increased use of the vendor hosted software model...

Master Service Agreements
The master service agreement for MSP's defines the terms and conditions of the relationship between the MSP and its client related to all managed services and project based work. There are several critical provisions that are necessary to protect the...

The Use of Pricing Schedules in Managed Service Provider Agreements
Many managed service providers incorporate their pricing and payment terms into their Master Services Agreements or their Service Level Agreements. While it is important to ensure that the financial arrangements are clearly delineated in writing to ensure that everyone?s expectations...

Live LexBlog blogs for the week of 1/7-1/11
It's the first full week of 2008, and we've already launched three blogs. The new projects we debuted from January 7-11 were: The Employer Law Report, managed & maintained by the labor & employment practice group from Porter Wright Morris & Arthur...

Legal News - LexBlogosphere: 8/11/08
Hope everyone enjoyed the weekend and is ready to get back into the professional swing of things. It's later in the day than usual, but we've got 10 more posts of great content to help ring in the new week...

Pre-Nuptial Agreements: New York Tolls the Statute of Limitations
The New York legislature has passed a law that clears up what had ...

Mirror International Prenuptial Agreements
We frequently recommend mirror prenuptial agreements for people wi...

Enforceable Prenuptial Agreements: Their Time Has Come
"Jeremy D Morley, Attorney-at-Law, International Family Law Office...

Court Rules Zoning Change Inconsistent Township Master Plan
A Township Council amended its zoning ordinance to prohibit retail...

Court Rules Zoning Change Inconsistent Township Master Plan
A Township Council amended its zoning ordinance to prohibit retail...

DC Madame Phone List
Telephone Records of Deborah Jeane Palfrey's Escort Service (Pamela Martin and Associates)

Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here

1. Sub contractor started up a compe...

Haw can I join with my family who live in the USA?
Only you are allowed to can join your sister....

How to cash a cashier's check without ID?
I would get some I.D.! Other than that, maybe you can tell the investigator you ...

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sign-up on LocalPull. The service is amazing. We love it....

What type of legal issues are there if one was to start selling crafts online (through a site or auction service) and/or from home? ie. How would you have to make before having to filing taxes and any other problems that
Since hobby expenses are deductible only to the extent of hobby income, it is im...

Unlicensed Software
NovaStar Mortgage Inc. pays Business Software Alliance $112,000 settlement for using unlicensed copies of computer programs.

Video Technology
RealNetworks to pay $533,500 settlement in licensing lawsuit.

VA Medical Centers
Admit to Drug Overdoses, Software Glitches

Windows Software
Microsoft fined $1.3 billion for failing to comply with the European Union's antitrust order.

Sales to Iran
Software company to pay $132,791 settlement in conspiracy lawsuit.

US Postal Service Workers
File Labor and Wages Class Action