I was curious if anyone out there has experience getting the necessary legal documents (user agreements, privacy policies, disclaimers, etc.) for a small software business. For example if you just want to have a software 'company' that sells a few piece of software that you have written, are there cheap solutions for something small scale like that?
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Stationery stores will sell standard boiler plate contracts. For software specific stuff most companies just copy the ones from bigger companies and change the name!
Martin Beckett
2008-09-18 00:58:15
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In Micro-ISV: From Vision to Reality, Bob suggests MegaDox.com and Soft14.com
Nescio
2008-09-18 01:05:00
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The suggestions by others in other answers are probably fine if you intend to stay small scale, but if your intent is grow, and particularly if you might want to have someone else invest money in the business, then it makes sense to invest in a lawyer, one who has experience in software. It doesn’t have to cost a lot if you can develop a relationship with someone interested in working with you for the long run and not running up fees on those basic documents.
By the way, either route you go, it makes sense to read the documents and make sure they fit what you’re actually doing. If you post a boilerplate privacy policy that says you do x, y and z with customer data, but in fact you do a, b and c instead, you’re creating more potential legal troubles than you’re solving.
Will M
2008-09-18 01:14:30