[IGDA_indies] residual information

[David Wallace Croft]

Tom Park,


indies-request@igda.org wrote:
> In technology consulting agreements, Residual Information
> (concepts, techniques, and know-how contained in unaided
> memory) is a common exception to Confidential Information.
> I've been successful at getting a Residuals clause put in a
> contract but it required direct involvement of an attorney,
> and I'd like to avoid having to do that for every contract.


In the past I have successfully negotiated for joint ownership without 
accountability for non-application-specific reusable code libraries.  I 
have never heard of Residual Information before, however.  Please post 
the Residuals clause so that I may incorporate it into my contract template.


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