Non-Disclosure Agreements

Oct 09, 2005 23 Replies
J

Read carefully! It says, "Information". This is NOT the project results, it is the originally provided material. I always keep a CD ROM of the project itself, and provide one to the customer as well.

There's a big difference between SPECIFICATIONS, which are mutually developed to create a project, and original proprietary information.

Of course. In actual practice I rarely see such a §6 anymore.

I have occasional military projects where you only get paper copies, serialized, dated and signed-for, that must be returned.

...Jim Thompson

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R

Write your own - that's one of my job functions at my current client.

The most important thing about any contract is that it's balanced - that is, the contract doesn't give either party any advantage over the other in case of a dispute. To protect both yourself and your client/employer from insane legal costs, put in a clause that you both agree to binding arbitration - that keeps it out of the lawsuit area, and an arbitration, if I understand accurately, is less than $1000.00. Lawyers and courts could run to millions, depending on the dispute.

Good Luck! Rich

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R

Yes, it has to have a finite duration. Meaning a time when it runs out.

Rene

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Sounds like the reasoning behind a recent (and on-going) debacle.

"We know you have a stash of illegal copies so we'll just come in and grab them. Oooops, you really didn't have any, sorry 'bout that. Oh well, your CEO was a prick, you'll be happier without him."

- YD.

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