Contract Questions

Back Story: About a year ago I was asked to join a startup company as technical lead and partner. I was to design build and implement the software for this startup I would receive 20% equity in...

Software Contract Legal Partnerships Dissolution

asked Aug 3 '13 at 01:56

Ross Mann
546 points

I have a small online retail store, making products for R/C hobbyists. The advantage of my product is that it is made in the USA out of quality aircraft aluminum, versus the competition, which is...

Contract Online Retail

asked Aug 7 '13 at 03:33

Chris
116 points

Is it wise to use a contract when doing business with friends? Even with close friends? I don't understand how to separate friendships and business. It feels cold and almost inhumane to completely...

Contract Legal

asked Aug 12 '13 at 17:01

Jason
123 points

I am a developer with a few years of experience and someone asked me to work on his very early stage startup (2 people right now). The company is doing ok, not making a lot of money but it's...

Contract Shares Money

asked Jul 18 '13 at 01:43

Mthrowaway
13 points

We have a contact with a software company that is becoming a hot issue -- it's renewal time. The contract allows the 3rd party to drop us at will after we've paid our licensing fees for 5 years...

Contract License

asked Apr 27 '13 at 03:10

Snake Doc
179 points

I was just wondering if it is common to ask your co-founders to get their signitures notroized? I trust these people as we are good friends so I don't want to offend them if I asked to get it...

Contract Business

asked Apr 10 '13 at 01:08

Geddon
20 points

My software comes with the standard Apache 2.0 License which covers our bases pretty well while providing flexibility for us and our customers to use/modify the software to their needs. I have...

Software Contract License

asked Apr 18 '13 at 01:34

Snake Doc
179 points

I currently write a lot of proprietary code that's buried away in some corporation and will never see the light of day (or another coder's eyes for that matter). But this will be my first endeavor...

Contract

asked Apr 23 '13 at 09:35

Snake Doc
179 points

I have a provisional patent for a product that I have been developing. I had a meeting last weekend with two individuals and we have verbally agreed to form a partnership. The partner who will be...

Contract Equity Legal Partnerships

asked Mar 18 '13 at 08:19

Bill
6 points

A company has the following contract. http://www.uploadimage.in/di/93QO/one.png http://www.uploadimage.in/di/N8UR/two.png Does this mean if one is working on something in their free time while...

Contract Legal Intellectual Property

asked Feb 20 '13 at 19:36

Julius
1 point

If I create an application for a client and I am employed as a contactor to the client by a contracting firm in a different capacity, who owns the copyright?

Software Contract Copyright Intellectual Property

asked Feb 21 '13 at 02:32

Victor Clough
6 points

we're starting a website that caters to a certain demography - and need some illustrations done. We have a few folks interested in contributing the illustrations for free - but we want to be safe...

Contract NDA Free

asked Feb 22 '13 at 05:18

Ram
21 points

I am an independent developer (non-employee) who is coding a product for a startup. I have other sub-contracting agreements with other clients. The 'Technology Assignment Agreement' that the...

Contract Agreements

asked Feb 14 '13 at 01:13

User24004
8 points

Disclaimer: I'm not seeking legal advice here, I will naturally seek actual legal advice before I make any decisions. I'd just like to know the lay of the land, if anyone can help. I'm in the...

Contract Consulting Intellectual Property

asked Jan 17 '13 at 11:47

Bluepnume
121 points

I want to be extra careful and publish my first MVP to a concierge early adopter. I would like to know if it is common to ask her to sign a non disclosure agreement.

Contract MVP Early Adopters

asked Jan 19 '13 at 04:26

South
176 points

If the parent company wholly owns the subsidiary, could the employees of the subsidiary work on products of the parent company? Are special contracts needed? Thanks

Contract Employees Company Subsidiary

asked Jan 28 '13 at 14:56

Kate
99 points

There are a couple startups I'm thinking about joining. They are in very early stages (seed round or incubation). I am interested in the position of technical co-founder. They've all asked that we...

Co-Founder Contract Equity Technical Lean

asked Dec 4 '12 at 09:57

Scott Coates
111 points

We are a creative studio who depend on new ideas and new IP to survive. Many of our staff (naturally) are quite creative as well, and as such don't want their best ideas taken by the studio - where...

Contract Intellectual Property Innovation

asked Dec 7 '12 at 11:34

Brook
21 points

We are going to create a biotech spin-off from our University, now we need a website, with professional design and flyers and the like. Right now we are negotiating some contracts but still do not...

Contract Web Design Proposal

asked Dec 12 '12 at 06:31

Flow
114 points

I am a software engineer who "invented", and developed alone an integrated ERP software solution over the past 2 years. I got the idea and coded much of the software as intern at small wholesale...

Software Contract Employees Copyright Intellectual Property

asked Oct 20 '12 at 06:31

P T
11 points