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Peer to Peer – More than just piracy

By on 27 August 2008 in General, TIO

The increasing use of peer to peer software is creating more than just a piracy problem. The use of UDP by P2P can generate new network management and legal issues for ISPs.

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How not to be an accidental insurer

By on 16 August 2008 in General, Making sense of contracts

Quiz question:  Liability caps for contribution to third party claims are-

(a)   hardly understood by anybody

(b)  extremely important in contracts

(c)   a fast way to accidentally turn your company into an insurance business

(d)  very expensive if you get them wrong

(e)  all of the above.

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NDAs … Worth the paper they’re written on ?

By on 11 August 2008 in General, Making sense of contracts


An ISP asked us this week whether the pile of non-disclosure agreements they have signed have any value to anyone.

The answer is ‘yes’ if you understand what an NDA can and can’t achieve.  Peter Moon explains …

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Talk about tangled up ! Sorry, Voda. Your prepay contract terms don’t work.

By on 2 August 2008 in General, How not to do it

A thread on Whirlpool about early termination fees under Vodafone mobile prepays led us into the maze of Voda’s complex contract terms.  And guess what ?  They don’t say what Voda thinks they say.

It’s a great lesson to telcos and their lawyers … Super-complex contracts don’t only confuse your customers.

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‘Indirect loss excluded’ doesn’t equal ‘no loss of income claims allowed’

By on 17 July 2008 in Making sense of contracts

Scenario: Your standard contract says you aren’t liable for ‘indirect or consequential loss’. Does that guarantee a business customer can’t sue you for loss of revenue if things go wrong?

No, it doesn’t. You might still be responsible for loss of income or profits.

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