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Walsh Derek E. Karchner  \n[mccandlishlawyers.com |](mccandlishlawyers.com |) (703) 273-­‐2288  \n© 2015 William J. Walsh & Derek E. Karchner  \nFOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NOT INTENDED AS LEGAL ADVICE. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION.  \nDisclaimers  \n• We are not giving legal advice . Legal advice is fact driven and furnished to clients of the firm .  \n• We are providing general comments on the use of So>wareas as Service (SaaS) Agreements and common contractual provisions.  \n• These general comments may be helpful to you in idenFfying specific issues that you may want to discuss with your aGorney and/or BD professionals and incorporate into the documents your business is using.  \n• Any sample provisions provided in this presentaFon are for illustraFve purposes only. We make no representaFon as to the appropriateness of using these provisions for any specific company, transacFon or agreement.  \n© 2015 William J. Walsh & Derek E. Karchner  \nFOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NOT INTENDED AS LEGAL ADVICE. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION.  \n1  \nIntroducYon  \n• Who are we?  \n• Issues in SaaS Agreements  \n– Key Provisions/ProtecFons  \n– Licenses/Copyrights  \n– Access to Data  \n– Security and Privacy  \n– Service Level Agreements  \n– Payment and Billing  \n© 2015 William J. Walsh & Derek E. Karchner  \nFOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NOT INTENDED AS LEGAL ADVICE. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION.  \n2  \nSoJware License Background  \n•  So>ware License: Licensor grants the Licensee the right to copy, reproduce, or otherwise use so>ware in manner infringing on copyright  \n• TradiFonal Models:  \n– Pen and Ink  \n– Shrink-­‐wrap  \n– Click-­‐wrap  \n– Browse-­‐wrap  \n© 2015 William J. Walsh & Derek E. Karchner  \nFOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NOT INTENDED AS LEGAL ADVICE. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION.  \n3  \nSoJware as a Service (SaaS)  \n•  SaaS: A subset of cloud compuFng, where data is not just stored, but also processed, via a specific applicaFon in the cloud.  \n•  Deployment Model: via the internet  \n© 2015 William J. Walsh & Derek E. Karchner  \nFOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NOT INTENDED AS LEGAL ADVICE. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION.  \n4  \nSaaS Advantages  \n•  Customer:  \n– Service costs  \n– Hardware costs  \n– Ease of use  \n•  Vendor:  \n– Single version  \n– Maintenance  \n– IP ProtecFon  \n© 2015 William J. Walsh & Derek E. Karchner  \nFOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NOT INTENDED AS LEGAL ADVICE. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION.  \n5  \nDisadvantages of SaaS  \nLicenses may be more appropriate if:  \n• Need for code customizaFon  \n• Need for significant support/maintenance services  \n• Need for offline access  \n• Cloud security concerns  \n© 2015 William J. Walsh & Derek E. Karchner  \nFOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NOT INTENDED AS LEGAL ADVICE. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION.  \n6  \nLicense Grant in SaaS Agreement  \n• School of thought that license grant is not necessary because no so>ware is copied or stored on customer’s computer  \n• However, a license is recommended because:  \n– RAM downloads and plugins  \n– Courts finding infringement from use of so>ware  \n– Customer protected in event of vendor bankruptcy  \n© 2015 William J. Walsh & Derek E. Karchner  \nFOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NOT INTENDED AS LEGAL ADVICE. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION.  \n7  \nPricing  \n• Two Pricing Models:  \n– UFlity Model: charges for resources consumed  \n– SubscripFon Model: set subscripFon fee for aparFcular amount of Fme (also based on number of users, storage limits, etc.)  \n© 2015 William J. Walsh & Derek E. Karchner  \nFOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NOT INTENDED AS LEGAL ADVICE. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION.  \n8  \nPayment Structure  \n•  Customer’s Goals:  \n– MoFvate vendor’s performance  \n– Ease cash flow concerns and assist in operaFonsand project management  \n– Avoid obligaFon to pay despite failure to provide service  \n© 2015 William J. Walsh & Derek E. Karchner  \nFOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NOT INTENDED AS LEGAL ADVICE. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION.  \n9","cbCairlOQvXHAJZu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairlOQvXHAJZu","pdf",220313,58,"English","# IntroducYon\n## Who are we?\n## Issues in SaaS Agreements\n## Key Provisions/ProtecFons\n## Licenses/Copyrights\n## Access to Data\n## Security and Privacy\n## Service Level Agreements\n## Payment and Billing\n# SoJware License Background\n# SoJware as a Service (SaaS)\n## SaaS\n## Deployment Model\n# SaaS Advantages\n# Disadvantages of SaaS\n# License Grant in SaaS Agreement\n# Pricing\n## UFlity Model\n## SubscripFon Model\n# Payment Structure","[{\"question\":\"What issues are covered in SaaS agreements?\",\"answer\":\"The presentation outlines issues in SaaS agreements, including key contractual protections, licenses and copyrights, access to data, security and privacy, service level agreements, and payment and billing.\"},{\"question\":\"How is SaaS defined in the document?\",\"answer\":\"SaaS is described as a subset of cloud computing where data is not only stored but also processed through a specific application in the cloud, typically deployed via the internet.\"},{\"question\":\"What pricing and payment structures are discussed?\",\"answer\":\"Two pricing models are presented: the utility model (charging for resources consumed) and the subscription model (a set fee for a period, also based on factors such as users and storage limits). 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