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Legal Guide to Web & Software Development (book with CD-Rom)

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I needed to write up a web-development contract as an independent contractor. Previously, I had used bits and pieces of other contracts but never quite knew what some of the paragraphs meant. A colleague recommended this book, I bought it and have not regretted it. One of the biggest helps is the author explains the meaning of every paragraph of the contract and makes recommendations in your favor. I finally wrote a contract that I understood and was comfortable handing to the client. And what's even better is they signed it without any changes! I just copied the legal agreements directly from the CD-ROM, modified them to suit the context and sent it off. Also explains the need to register copyrights, and legal stuff related to web sites.

Had to buy this for an E-Commerce class I'm taking in law school -- I guess it was the closest thing to a textbook the professor could find. Very useful and straightforward.

This book really helped me understand my options to protect my software projects. It probably saved me thousands of dollars in legal fees by helping me to understand what it was I wanted before I ever called an attorney, and helped me figure out what attorney was best suited for my needs. It does a very good job of walking you through the steps you need to follow if, like me, you're just starting out and need to do the ground work your self.

I found it easy to read and comprehend, but what I liked best about it, was that it is written in modules. You don't have to read the whole book, just the parts that pertain to what you need to do now. I was able to quickly skim the book and plan for the copyrights I need in the future, but I don't ever anticipate reading it from cover to cover.

The only negative thing I found was the forms on media CD. It's not that it's bad, just not complete. I found better forms on the web.

Like the people above, I needed this for my own web development business as well as a textbook for a class. I'm glad this was the book selected for that class. It's very clear on the various aspects of law and technology. I highly recommend this book for someone that is going into some type of business in web or software development.