This is a practical and accessible reference book and training manual on IT contracts. It's a clause-by-clause "how to" guide on software licenses and technology services agreements, covering the issues at stake and offering negotiation Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section and sample contract language. It's for both lawyers and businesspeople, including contract managers, procurement officers, corporate counsel, and anyone else responsible for contracts. Perhaps most important, this book uses simple English, like a good contract.

Topics covered include:

 •  Internet and e-commerce agreements

 •  Warranties

 •  Indemnities

 •  Open source software

 •  Service level agreements

 •  Nondisclosure agreements

 •  Limitations of liability

 •  Software escrow

 •  Data security

 •  Copyright licensing

 •  And much more