Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg.
Francine | July 22, 2010
Facebook owner and CEO could lose 84% of his company. Why? Because he wasn’t paying attention to the protection of his valuable intellectual property.
Bullfighter Sued For Breach of Contract
Francine | June 15, 2010
Bullfighter sued for breach of contract, because he ran away from the bull!
Second Life Changes its Terms of Use. Terms of Service.
Francine | May 10, 2010
One issue that is sure to arise is the question of who really owns your content, and what can other SL users do with your content. By way of illustration, let’s look at the SL Terms of Use / Terms of Service. In part, Section 7.3 reads as follows:
Breach of Contract — Remedies
Francine | March 30, 2010
There are a variety of money damages available to the non-breaching party, which include
Breach of Contract – Breach of Law
Francine | March 26, 2010
A contract is an agreement between two or more parties to do (or not to do) something. When one or more of the parties fails to perform as promised, without a legitimate, acceptable, and/or legal excuse, such failure to perform is called a “breach of contract.” If the breach is deemed “material” or significant to [...]
Contract Law — What is a valid contract?
Francine | March 14, 2010
So what is a contract? It’s an agreement between two (or more) parties. When you agree to do something—and all the terms of that agreement are met—you have a binding and enforceable contract, which can be upheld in a court of law (you can win money damages) or equity (you can compel someone to do what they promised to do). Most contracts are in writing
Dying to Get Published (at whatever the cost)
Francine | July 27, 2009
After discussing with the client what the terms of the agreement meant, we went down the list of what was potentially negotiable and what was conceivably a deal-breaker. After going back and forth many times, the publisher, agreed to let the author retain her copyright
Can You Be Sued in Another State or Country? Yup!
Francine | July 1, 2009
This is important, particularly if you are doing business with a party in another state or, in this uber-global era, in another country.
Worst case scenario: you live in Tucson, Arizona, your office is in Pima County, Arizona, but you get sued
Did You Properly Terminate that Contract, if not … Beware!
Francine | May 5, 2009
Recently, a client came to me furious, because a consultant she hired was charging her credit card for 7 months after their work was completed. When she approached the vendor, she was reminded that, in fact, she signed an agreement, which states, …
Facebook Changes Its Terms of Use and it’s NOT to Your Benefit!
Francine | April 1, 2009
Facebook Changes Its Terms of Use and it’s NOT to Your Benefit! … read on …
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