Global Outsourcing Legal Issues
"Companies looking to save money, gain technology expertise, or simply shift liability have increasingly turned to outsourcing. Outsourcing takes many forms, ranging from outsourcing a discrete business function, such as software development or records management, to the entire IT department. Whatever the form, there are certain common legal issues associated with technology outsourcing."
The key issues may be grouped as follows:
Intellectual Property -- ownership, licensing, confidentiality, control, protection
Process Management -- description and scope of services, performance specifications, control, quality, change orders, transfer of assets, transfer of personnel, dispute resolution, security, disaster recovery, termination rights and duties
Other -- privacy, liability limits, warranties, remedies for breach, exclusivity, enforcement, particularly as the foregoing relate to foreign jurisdictions
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