Robin Fry#1615

Robin Fry

Robin is a copyright specialist and formerly Head of Intellectual Property at DAC Beachcroft. He has written extensively on copyright matters. His current focus is on software licensing ' largely dealing with audits or 'software license reviews' initiated by the major software vendors ' Oracle, SAP, IBM, Microsoft and Informatica. He is currently a director at Memery Crystal LLP and also legal director of its software licensing consultancy, Cerno.
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Disabling devices in on-premise software
Disabling devices in on-premise software
Practice Notes

This Practice Note discusses the use of non-contractual devices by software suppliers to control running, or prevent the improper use, of on-premise software in business-to-business licences, the consequential legal issues, and the practical implications for the drafting of relevant software licences. It introduces time bombs, logic bombs, back-door/trap-door, fork locks, remote control and turning off, or ‘deprovisioning’.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 1980

Membership

  • Law Society

Education

  • Exeter University
  • College of Law

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