Social Media Ideas for Licensing/Contracts

Software Contract Management: How to Track Licenses, Renewals And Compliance

Software Contract Management is the practice of tracking, reviewing, and acting on every agreement that governs how an organization uses its software. Each contract defines rights,...

Copyright Claims Board Tackles Implied Licenses

The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) has issued a new final determination, this time examining claims of an implied license and a distribution deal gone bad. Source

Equitable Contracting for Arts Workers

By . This skills session covers contracting basics and opens up a conversation about some best practices for contracting working artists. Producer Alison Qu facilitates.

Video Editing Contracts: Terms That Protect You

A complete guide to video editing contracts: IP ownership, revision clauses, kill fees, NDAs, and the terms every marketing director must negotiate before signing. The post Video E...

Your Customer Just Got Bought. Your Contract Might Not Survive the Deal.

Viewpoint: Music Licensing for Government and Higher Education–The Legal Risk

The organizations that ended up in music licensing disputes almost never saw it coming. They were operating on assumptions that seemed reasonable at the time. The music was availab...

What Every Multinational Should Know About … Conducting a Sell-Side Contracts Review for Compliance Risk

For multinational companies, sell-side contracts — customer, distributor, reseller, licensing, and service agreements — often define the company’s front-line regulatory exposure. T...

Top illustration agencies share their tips on negotiating contracts

Most illustrators are signing away rights they don't understand. Experts from Handsome Frank and Jacky Winter Group reveal how to stop this from happening to you. If you've ever s...

As UGC Lawsuits Rage, Epidemic Sound Offers a Strikingly Different Licensing Approach

Shake a stick in this business, and you’ll quickly find a contentious lawsuit involving social media music licensing. Great for the lawyers, as they say, but is there a better way?...

Guest Speaker Release Contract

I already drafted a release agreement with AI for six guest speakers who appear in my forthcoming book and companion online course. Now I need a lawyer-grade version that a publish...

Legal Teams Don't Know Which Unit Manages Contracts

There's widespread confusion among legal and nonlegal professionals about the state of contracts in the enterprise, with little clarity about which team should own the contracting...

What Every Multinational Should Know About … Conducting a Buy-Side Contracts Review for Compliance Risk

For multinational companies, buy-side contracts are one of the most consequential — and least systematically reviewed — sources of compliance risk. Vendor, supplier, manufacturing,...

5 IP Licensing Lessons From Fed. Circ. Asphalt Ruling

The Federal Circuit's recent decision in A.L.M. v. Zydex, concerning infringement of asphalt-related patents, clarifies what licensing terms are considered sufficiently exclusionar...

From Click to Contract: When Courts Enforce Online Terms

Employment Contracts, Non-Competes, and Sign-On Bonuses in Clinical Hiring

Landing that first clinical job is exciting… but the paperwork? Not so much. Healthcare employment ... Read more

Confirmation Regarding Existing Performance Rights

Online Contract Formation Turns on Design and Context: Lessons from Recent Circuit Court Decisions

Fed. Circ. Licensing Rulings Shed Light On Patentee Standing

Two recent decisions from the Federal Circuit provide a useful framework for evaluating whether a patent license agreement preserves a sufficient exclusionary interest to support f...

5 things to know about Suno’s BMG licensing deal, download caps, watermarks, and more

The BMG deal supplies the rights; the caps and the watermarks supply the controls. The other two are new exits: one professional, one physical. Source

Copyright Licence Mandatory for Music Played Through TVs in Hotel Rooms

Calcutta High Court rules on copyright licensing for music accessed through cable television provided as an amenity in hotel rooms.

IP Due Diligence in Government-Funded Industries

Key Takeaway For a target company that used government funding to develop its technology, intellectual property (IP) due diligence must extend beyond ownership confirmation to eval...

Making Sense of Real Estate Contracts and Leases

Whether you’re renting your first apartment or leasing out some land, real estate documents can feel pretty daunting. A contract or lease is a legally binding agreement, and its ma...

Suno inks global licensing deal with BMG, ahead of launching new music model

BMG is the first significant rightsholder to ink a licensing deal with Suno since Warner Music Group announced an alliance with the AI company nine months ago. Source

Cannabis Brand Licensing Across State Lines: What Works

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