LICENSING AGREEMENTS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR LAW

 

PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR LAW 38. LICENSING AGREEMENTS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS

 

A Licences and software products Alice Glenn, a solicitor, is talking to a Dutch trainee about licencing agreements, also known as licence agreements. ‘We work in a number of sectors with licensors and licensees, establishing compliance programmes for licensing and distribution, and advising on licensing revenues. In the computer B Exclusion and limitation clauses ‘As with any other contract, the licence will contain express terms (see Unit 34). These must, however, be interpreted against a background of statutory regulation. The licensor cannot contract out of these, although the standard terms of some software licences may claim, or profess, to limit the liability of the supplier for loss or damages arising from the use of the software.   EXERCISES 38.1 Replace the underlined words and phrases in the following clauses from software licencing contracts with alternative words and phrases from A opposite. Pay attention to the grammatical context. There is more than one possibility for two of the answers. 1. The purchaser of the Licence agrees to uphold these copyrights. 2. Caklyn Enterprises, Benbecula, is the owner of the copyright of the program. 3. By opening the package or installing the product, the Licensee agrees to be found by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 38.2 Choose the correct word in brackets to complete sentences. Look at A and B opposite to help you. 1. You agree that you will not cause or (exclude/ permit/ restrict) the removal of any copyright notices from the licensed software. 2. The licensor (reserves/ confers/ permits) any rights not expressly granted to the licensee.

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