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"Covering a licensing topic every Tuesday, I attempt to offer advice, add humor and sometimes even a bit of wit to a practice that most people find abhorrent—namely, reading a contract from start to finish."

Author: Jeff Gordon is a contract negotiator primarily involved in technology-related negotiations. He is based in Raleigh, N.C.

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Recent Posts from Licensinghandbook.com


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    I saw an intriguing post the other day by Jennifer Schiffer on WordPress, themes and the GPL.  She linked to a video of Matt Mullenweg (one of WordPress’ lead developers) who was talking about why…

  • Who can audit?

    I posted the question on Twitter the other day: “How does the SPA have the authority to audit software license use?  In thousands of licenses I’ve never given them that right.” I was looking for…

  • Software Licensing Handbook now available as an eBook

    I know, I know… welcome to the 20th Century, Jeff.  I was waiting for my publishing “house”, Lulu, to allow for an eBook edition, and we’ve finally got it. So, if you have been waiting…

  • What Can’t You Not Do?

    Over on her Ask a Manager blog, Alison Green today discussed those personality traits which force you into certain behaviors, resulting in career choices that are almost imperatives.  It’s an interesting thought – are there…

  • The Power (and Value) of “No”

    Yes/No.  Yin/Yang. Right/Wrong.  It seems as if there are a lot of ways to say that in many decisions, we have two basic potential responses (and many other shades of gray in between).  Answering “Yes”…

  • New Client Availability

    I have a single vacancy in my client list that I’m looking to fill. My clients are typically organizations that fall into one of three obvious categories: small organizations who need a contract negotiator for…

  • This Week on The Web 2009-10-11

    These are the discussions that happened around the web this week – maybe you already read about them, maybe you need to again.  Come join the party on twitter (follow me here and you’ll participate…

  • FTC Required Disclosure

    The FTC now requires bloggers to disclose what they’ve received for free. I was about to say nothing when I remembered that I received a copy of H. Ward Classen’s A Practical Guide to Software…

  • Announcing the Software Licensing Education Series on DVD

    The saying goes that you don’t appreciate someone else until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. The same can be said for appreciating process. While it is still extremely easy to create new digital…

  • This Week on The Web 2009-10-04

    These are the discussions that happened around the web this week – maybe you already read about them, maybe you need to again.  Come join the party on twitter (follow me here and you’ll participate…