Software Licensing

John L. Wood

Class/Date / Topic/Assignment
Class 1 / Introduction, Review Contract Drafting Style.
Start Copyright/Intellectual Property Lecture.
Review Contract Drafting Style handout in class
Assignment 1
Class 2 / Finish Copyright/Intellectual Property Lecture; License Grants; EULA review
Bring two copies of your completed Assignment 1 to class.
Review Assignment 1 in class.
Prior to Class, read the Introduction including the 3 lessons about Contract Drafting in The Tech Contracts Handbook and read Appendix 1.
Read Part 1.A, 1.C and 1.G before class. Review standard EULA from before class.
Review license.grants in class
Assignment 2 – License Grant
Class 3 / EULA
Bring two copies of Assignment 2 to class for review.
Review Assignment 2 in class
Finish review of EULA
Assignment 3 - EULA
Class 4 / Assignment 2 is due by class time
Review Infringement claim letter and develop response
Assignment 4 – Infringement claim response
Class 5 / Bring two copies of EULA to class
Review EULA in class
Work on Infringement Claim
Class 6 / Software as a Service Agreement
Read Part 1.E before class.
Bring two copies of infringement claim response
EULA is due by 4pm today.
Assignment 5 – SAAS agreement
Class 7 / Individual meetings
Meet through free period
Class 8 / Bring 2 drafts of Assignment 5 to class.
Review SAAS in class
Infringement Claim Response is due by class.
Source code versus Binary Code
Class 9 / Source code versus Binary Code
Draft source code license provision in class
Class 10 / Open Source
Read Appendix 2 before class.
Assignment 5 is due by class.
Class 11 / Analyze different open source licenses in class.
Split into two groups. Each group has to discuss the license orally and in writing.
Class 12 / Employment Agreements/Ownership Issues
Read Part 1.D before class
Assignment 6 – Draft Assignment
Class 13 / Royalties
Warranties; Limitation of Liability
Read Part II.I, J, and K
Bring two copies of Assignment 6 for review
Class 14 / Finish Warranties and Limitation of Liability
Assignment 7 (Warranty and Limitation of Liability)
Assignment 6 is due
Class 15 / Software Escrow
Read Part II.S before class.
Service Level Agreements
Read Part II.B before class.
Class 16 / BoilerPlate
Read Part III before class.
Professional Service Agreements
Read Part 1.F before class.
Warranty and indemnity assignment is due. (Assignment 7).
Spring Break
Class 17 / Simulation Briefing.
Review Schedule
Explain how groups will work
Client interview
Review LOI.
Class 18 / Meet with each group for 25 minutes
Class 19 / Negotiate LOI
Class 20 / LOI is due
Work on agreements in class
Class 21 / First draft of professional services agreement is due
Meet with each group for 25 minutes
Class 22 / Negotiate
Class 23 / Negotiate
Class 24 / First draft of remaining agreements is due
Meet with each group for 25 minutes
Class 25 / Meet with each group for 25 minutes

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