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Ot: of the less fun kind, legal advice on software?

 

Hi folks,
asking given the amazing and various professionals from around the world here.
Anyone know how legal jurisdiction works when a software program is used world wide?
I imagine this may or may not be shared in terms, but I am wondering if I must seek a lawyer in the state where the software company is located, or, if they have a office near me, if I can work from here?
Company is based in California, in case we have any legal minds from the state.
Thanks,
Kare
 

You'll usually find something of the sort in the license agreement, if it's there at all. Some companies specifically disavow that their software is useful for any purpose at all, and state that you're on your own if you have any problems. Others strictly limit the approved uses (and/or users) of their software, and disavow any other purposes to which it may be put.

Somewhere in the mass of legalese, there's likely a statement that any disputes concerning the software will be handled either by binding arbitration (often even specifying which firm will conduct the arbitration) or by the courts of a specific state. A lot of US companies, no matter where they are physically located, are incorporated in Delaware, because Delaware laws and courts have historically been favorable towards them.
 

Good points.? Those EULAs are going to have to get smacked down hard one of these days.


On Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 09:20 Steve Wheeler <steven.r.wheeler@...> wrote:
You'll usually find something of the sort in the license agreement, if it's there at all. Some companies specifically disavow that their software is useful for any purpose at all, and state that you're on your own if you have any problems. Others strictly limit the approved uses (and/or users) of their software, and disavow any other purposes to which it may be put.

Somewhere in the mass of legalese, there's likely a statement that any disputes concerning the software will be handled either by binding arbitration (often even specifying which firm will conduct the arbitration) or by the courts of a specific state. A lot of US companies, no matter where they are physically located, are incorporated in Delaware, because Delaware laws and courts have historically been favorable towards them.

 

what makes this especially meaningful is the tool is often a workplace one.

On Sat, 18 Feb 2023, Tara Li wrote:

Good points. Those EULAs are going to have to get smacked down hard one of
these days.

On Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 09:20 Steve Wheeler <steven.r.wheeler@...>
wrote:

You'll usually find something of the sort in the license agreement, if
it's there at all. Some companies specifically disavow that their software
is useful for any purpose at all, and state that you're on your own if you
have any problems. Others strictly limit the approved uses (and/or users)
of their software, and disavow any other purposes to which it may be put.

Somewhere in the mass of legalese, there's likely a statement that any
disputes concerning the software will be handled either by binding
arbitration (often even specifying which firm will conduct the arbitration)
or by the courts of a specific state. A lot of US companies, no matter
where they are physically located, are incorporated in Delaware, because
Delaware laws and courts have historically been favorable towards them.

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