Software Agreements For Dummies

The fast and easy way to make sense of software agreements


Interested in drafting simple contracts for terms and conditions, end user license agreements, software licensing agreements and more? Software Agreements For Dummies teaches you how to write any contract you might need while building a successful software product. Inside this friendly and accessible guide, you'll get the lowdown on Master Services Agreements, CTO agreements, contracts for hiring development firms, as well as common legalities with app stores, proprietary information and invention agreements, legal risks of sharing open source code, and more. Learn which hot spots to look for in software agreements and tips for dealing with submitting mobile apps.


As mobile and ecommerce growth hits unprecedented growth, there's never been a more timely need for a plain-English book on contract law as it relates to the tech industry, innovations, and software development. Thankfully, Software Agreements For Dummies is here to give you thorough, easy-to-follow information on everything you'll encounter while building an app or software package?without getting caught up in complicated contract negotiations.




Learn to use templates to draft your own agreements
Pick the right structure and partnership for your technology needs or providers
Choose which type of agreement is best to use from both a business and legal perspective
Make sense of trends within technology and law


This hands-on guide takes the headache out of making sense of license agreements, structuring software- as-a-service and how to work with other companies where there is shared technology.