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Use the Government’s data…for nothing

11 November 2010 | Mark Weston

The Government has released details of the ‘Open Government Licence’ which will allow the re-use of public sector data on a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free and non-exclusive basis. The licence will...

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US Appeal Court says first sale doctrine doesn’t apply to software

17 September 2010 | Mark Weston

A US Appeal Court has ruled that software companies can stop people from ‘re-selling’ their software if the terms of the software licence prohibit such re-sales. The case involved Autodesk trying to...

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Don’t be so casual with use of easy name and up your game, Stelios tells easyJet

23 July 2010 | Mark Weston

Stelios Haji-Ioannou – the founder of easyJet - has told the airline that it must improve its performance if it wants to continue using the ‘easy’ name. Although he was the founder, his family are...

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‘Perpetual’ can have different meanings but depending on the context perpetual agreements may be terminated – BMS Computer Solutions v AB Agri, High Court

24 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick

BMS had entered into two agreements with a licensee of its software – one for the licence and the other was a support and maintenance agreement. The licence agreement was for 10 years but subject to...

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Top 10 tips when negotiating an agreement for a web site or other business-critical IT

31 December 2009 | Paul Gershlick

I was recently asked to give my top 10 tips on negotiating an expensive web site based on my experience in drafting and negotiating IT agreements. Here they are. I must stress that they apply to the...

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My IT predictions for 2010

17 December 2009 | Paul Gershlick

Here are my predictions for 2010, as quoted by the Society for Computers & Law: "Last year, I predicted that IT projects would take a battering unless they could be financially justified by reducing...

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Latest news and views tagged licence

Use the Government’s data…for nothing

US Appeal Court says first sale doctrine doesn’t apply to software

Don’t be so casual with use of easy name and up your game, Stelios tells easyJet

‘Perpetual’ can have different meanings but depending on the context perpetual agreements may be terminated – BMS Computer Solutions v AB Agri, High Court

Top 10 tips when negotiating an agreement for a web site or other business-critical IT

My IT predictions for 2010

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