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Mark Grossman Gaming Guru - Page 7Web Site Development Agreements11 April 2002
It's a nightmare scenario. You're in charge of your company's major Web site redesign project and the site sucks. Even your mother hates it. As you consider where to mail your resume, you might want to consider what you'd do differently next time.
Tech projects fail for many complex reasons. I know. ... (read more)
Invisible Trademarks?4 April 2002
Let's say you want to buy a Chevrolet. Looking for information, you go to your favorite search engine and type in "Chevrolet." If Websites for other car brands popped to the top of your search results, you might wonder how that happened. The answer would probably be "metatags."
"Metatags" are words in a Web site that are hidden to the casual Web surfer. ... (read more)
Fine Print Needs Careful Review28 March 2002
Advertising circa 2002 can be so technically squeaky clean that it crosses the line into a bad joke. As I was reading my recent issue of PC Magazine, I was struck by a Dell ad. It had five neat columns with computer systems for sale. The sixth column was the fine print. Imagine that one-sixth of the ad is fine, and I mean fine-little-itty-bitty print. ... (read more)
Custom Software Development21 March 2002
Last week, I started the discussion of custom software development agreements. Undoubtedly, they're one of the most difficult types of contracts for computer lawyers to write. This week, I'll complete the discussion with some additional items that you should consider in your agreements.
Performance ... (read more)
Software Development Agreements14 March 2002
Having custom-made or modified software created for your company requires that you negotiate an agreement that deals with a whole slew of issues. With custom software, you should never consider accepting the vendor's "standard form." They're inevitably one-sided in favor of your vendor. Trust me when I say ... (read more)
Enron and Data Destruction7 March 2002
Enron. Document shredding. File deletion. Arthur Andersen. Not even J.R. Ewing could concoct what these boys did. Now, we talk about the Big Five accounting firms. Soon, it may be four.
It's one of those law school clichés. "Law is common sense as modified by the courts and legislature." Now, let's take this idea and apply the smell test to Arthur Andersen recent actions. ... (read more)
New Anti-Terrorism Law28 February 2002
In many ways, our cherished Bill of Rights, which limits government power, is about protecting us from abuses by our own government. In wartime, we have a history of giving our government more power when foreign threats loom larger than the threat of abuse from our own government. We're there ... (read more)
Planning for the End of Your Contracts21 February 2002
There's an old saying among trial lawyers: "Write your closing argument first, and then use it as a guide to present your case to the jury." In short, if you know where you're going before you start, you'll eventually end up where you want to be. I think that lawyers who draft high-tech contracts should ... (read more)
Contract Management Software14 February 2002
Most businesses collect contracts at a prodigious rate. It's almost insidious as the shear numbers grow. If you stop and consider, you probably have contracts like software licenses, office space leases, maintenance agreements, warranties, website hosting agreements, employee leasing and agreements with independent contractors. ... (read more)
Clients Beware: Lawyers Tell Jokes Too3 January 2002
We've all heard our share of lawyer jokes over the years. I'll tell you a secret. Lawyers tell client jokes.
Here's one of my favorites:
A man in a hot air balloon is lost. He reduces the balloon's height and spots a man below. He shouts, "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"
The man below says: ... (read more)
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