28Feb
Autodesk Audits: Managing Independent Contractors
Autodesk, Inc. uses a variety of resources to identify potential audit targets. Many of these targets are small architecture or engineering firms that employ independent contractors in lieu of full time employees as CAD operators....
21Feb
Beware the Convenient “Intent” of Software Publishers
Most software license agreements used by major publishers like Microsoft and IBM are in many ways vague with respect to license restrictions and metrics. This leaves licensees in the position of having to interpret the...
11Feb
What I Learned in the Last 10 Years Defending BSA | The Software Alliance Audits
I am an intellectual property attorney in Southlake, Texas who has handled more than 230 Business Software Alliance audit matters for small to medium-sized companies. For the last ten years, I have been representing end-user...
5Feb
Negotiating a Statement of Work: Key terms in a Statement of Work
Often, after signing a Master Service Agreement (“MSA”), a service provider and its client will memorialize the details of the project by crafting a Statement of Work (“SOW”). The importance of the terms in a...
29Jan
Burden of Proof in Copyright Infringement Matters
In a civil copyright infringement claim, many users of copyrighted material are surprised to learn that once the copyright owner has demonstrated that it owns a copyright in the work, the burden shifts to the...
15Jan
Why You Should Care About Illinois’ Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act
Illinois is the first state to impose restrictions on the use of Artificial Intelligence by employers conducting video interviews. The new Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (ACT) is the first of what I think will...
