Understand contracts before you sign them

Post by jpatokal » Thu, Mar 05, 2015, 5:48 AM UTC

mahyarm wrote: post #83

CPLX wrote: post #61

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I think a grossly underutilized tactic is learning the art of quickly reading and red-lining a contract. Meaning you go through line by line and cross out particularly nasty lines or clauses, or make quick edits, and then initial next to the changes. Then sign at the bottom and hand it back. It's a habit I picked up from being in the music business for years, specifically being a concert promoter in my early 20's, wh…

Don't they usually contain things like. "Any changes to this standard contract have to be approved by the CEO of LargeCorp in writing, otherwise it is invalid". And every change has to be initialed by has to be initialed by both parties.

Post by dalke » Thu, Mar 05, 2015, 9:43 PM UTC

Lawtonfogle wrote: post #92

dalke wrote: post #82

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Lawtonfogle changed the original statement regarding reading a contract that required an affirmation to the more nebulous "the full license for all software they use." One does not require a software license in order to use it. An elevator may be controlled by software, without having to sign an EULA. I have seen Stallman using a network connection where the router ran a non-free OS and where he did not sign a licens…

>Lawtonfogle changed the original statement regarding reading a contract that required an affirmation to the more nebulous "the full license for all software they use." TBH, I was actually meaning just the software that you have to click agree to or that has the 'by signing up with an account, you agree...'. I may not have worded it fully accurate for my intention, and if so I apologize for the confusion.