Development and product companies
Companies that create and licence software.
A licence determines exactly what you may do with software. We help you set up your own licence terms and also check that everything you use is properly covered.
What Issues Do Clients Come to Us With?
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Selling and distributing software
You provide software to partners for onward distribution.
02
Open source in your product
You use libraries whose licence terms affect your own product.
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Unclear scope of licence
It is not evident how many users or installations the licence covers.
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A licence audit
A supplier has announced an audit of your software usage.
What exactly do we do for you?
Licence agreements and EULAs
Drafting the licence terms for your products.
Scope and term of the licence
Assessment of the scope, territory and duration of the licence.
Open source compatibility
Checking that the licences used fit your distribution model.
Distribution models
Setting up partner and distribution arrangements.
Support during audits
Representation and preparation of materials for a licence audit.
Who is this service intended for?
Software users
Larger organisations managing licences across teams.
How the collaboration works
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Overview of components
We establish which components and licences are involved.
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Identifying risks
We find the points where the scope of a licence may be exceeded.
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Proposing a solution
We propose amended licence terms or another way forward.
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Final documents
We prepare the resulting licence documents.
Our team
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Časté otázky k tejto službe
It mainly defines who may use the software, to what extent, for how long, in which territory and under what conditions it may be modified, distributed or sublicensed.
Under a licence the user generally obtains the right to use the software within the agreed scope. Copyright or ownership of the source code does not automatically pass with it.
You need to know the licences used and verify that their terms are compatible with how you want to use, distribute or license your own product.
It is a check of whether the software is used within the scope corresponding to the purchased or agreed licences. During the audit it is important to review both the contractual terms and the actual manner of use.
Yes. The licensing model is set according to the product, target customers, method of distribution, scope of rights and business model.
Dealing with software licences?
We will review your components and agreements and propose a licensing setup without hidden risk.
Write to us
Contact us to schedule a consultation
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Please briefly describe what you need help with.
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We will contact you and suggest the best course of action.
