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CHAPTER 3

Contracts

Getting Into Gear

CONTRACTS

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IP may be the heart of your work, but a contract is the engine that drives the deal. Without a contract to define the duties and obligations of each party, a collaboration can quickly spiral out of control, ending up in a thicket of thorny legal problems. And like an engine, unless you understand how one works, you’re not going to be able to build or fix one when a working relationship starts to sputter and seize up.

My goal throughout this book is to give you the tools to help you navigate ...

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