News
17Jun
MSP Registration – A new Era for Managed Service Providers
Written by Charles Weaver, co-founder of MSPAlliance MSP registration is finally here. We’ve been talking about this for a long time, and it’s finally here. MSPAlliance has encouraged discussion within our professional community for many...
1Apr
Stephen F. Pinson Designated Privacy Law Specialist
Scott & Scott, LLP is pleased to announce that Stephen F. Pinson has received the IAPP’s Privacy Law Specialist designation. With this elite designation, Stephen verifies he has met the rigorous experience and knowledge requirements and...
30Dec
The Technology Assurance Group’s MTSP Meeting Is a Win-Win
On the Verge of 2020, TAG Helps Members Prepare for Further Growth Carl Schell, 11/19/2019, KeyPoint Intelligence “Hindsight is 2020” and “2020 vision” are the most oft-used puns about next year. Fortunately, at the Technology Assurance...
Blogs
17Jul
Understanding the Scope of a Software Audit
Software publishers regularly audit their customers to help ensure that the customers are properly licensing their software. Some software publishers conduct audits directly, but many choose to audit through companies such as the BSA| The...
15Jul
The Art of Negotiating a Software Audit
Almost every business today operates with the support of digital tools. One survey put the number of companies investing in digital technologies to transform their business at an astounding 97 percent. Conducting business in this...
9Jul
Managing Audits to Prevent Unauthorized Disclosures by Technology Teams
Disputes involving software usage are on the rise for businesses of all sizes. In some cases, technical teams respond to a software publisher’s or a third party’s audit request and provide significant amounts of data...
Articles
20Jan
How MSPs Can Limit Legal Liability
MSPAlliance, 1/16/20 Managed services providers today need protection more than ever. That’s because MSPs face more risks—not only cybersecurity and data privacy challenges, but compliance, profitability, technology and vendor issues, along with increased competition.
26Dec
Are Your Clients Ready for CCPA’s Jan. 1, 2020 Effective Date?
Headnotes, January 2020 The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) becomes effective on January 1, 2020 and should give all in-house counsel and law firms cause for worry. CCPA is the widest sweeping privacy regulation to...
12Apr
Are Your Clients Ready for GDPR on May 25?
Robert J. Scott & Stephen F. Pinson, Headnotes, 03/23/18 What is GDPR? The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes effective on May 25, 2018 and should give all in-house counsel and law firms cause for...
Research
22Jun
Limitations of Liability in AI Contracts
Thomson Reuters and Celesq Webinar May 19, 2020 Adoption of AI technology within a business carry’s unique risks not present on premises software or non-AI based cloud solutions. It is common for technology vendors to...
28May
Negotiating Enterprise Agreements with Microsoft
Speaker: Robert J. Scott Date: May 28, 2020 Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Central As Microsoft and other major vendors emphasize their cloud offerings, the legal issues in enterprise agreements have shifted dramatically. The...
28May
5 IP Protections for AI Contracts
Speaker: Robert J. Scott Date: March 4, 2020 Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Central Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is reshaping the business of IT from the farms to the trading desks on Wall Street. Gartner...
Podcasts
23Jun
Negotiating Public Cloud Agreements
Most MSPs use at least one public cloud to deliver their managed services. Increase security, flexibility, and scalability are all features driving more MSPs into the public cloud. But, dealing with public cloud vendors is...
16Jun
RMM Legal Agreements – What MSPs Need to Know
MSP platform vendors have undergone a lot of change in the last few years. The same is true with their partner agreements. But, are these agreements too one-sided and do they put too much risk...
11May
Legal Tips for Dealing with MSP Clients During a Pandemic
Free trials, flexible terms, force majeure. What do these terms mean and how should your MSP practice put them into effect? We’ll be discussing these topics, and more on today’s episode. Guest: Rob Scott, partner...
21Apr
Is It Time to Tear Up Your Master Service Agreement?
One of the most significant changes to the MSA and how it is used by MSPs is the practice of putting it online. MSP Zone discusses the risks and benefits of uploading your MSA, what...
Videos
28May
Negotiating Enterprise Agreements with Microsoft
Speaker: Robert J. Scott Date: May 28, 2020 Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Central As Microsoft and other major vendors emphasize their cloud offerings, the legal issues in enterprise agreements have shifted dramatically. The...
28May
5 IP Protections for AI Contracts
Speaker: Robert J. Scott Date: March 4, 2020 Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Central Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is reshaping the business of IT from the farms to the trading desks on Wall Street. Gartner...
21Jan
GDPR – Competitive Edge for MSPs
The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) became effective May 2018. The risks of non-compliance can range from up to €20 million to 4% of annual revenues but understanding and implementing GDPR compliance obligations can help...
