By Mark P. Kesslen, Esq. and Leah Satlin, Esq.
Traditional source code escrow was designed primarily to protect access to software source code when a software provider could no longer support or maintain its product. Cloud computing and SaaS applications have made that equation considerably more complex.
Modern applications may depend not only on source code, but also on cloud infrastructure, databases, configuration information, third-party services, deployment processes, and other components necessary to operate the software.
Technology attorneys Mark P. Kesslen and Leah Satlin examine these issues in their article, “Source Code Escrow Agreements Are Reaching For The Cloud.” The article discusses how traditional source code escrow arrangements may need to evolve to address cloud-hosted applications and the additional materials and recovery considerations associated with these environments.
Read the full article: Source Code Escrow Agreements Are Reaching For The Cloud
By Mark P. Kesslen and Leah Satlin
About the Author: Mark P. Kesslen is a Partner at Lowenstein Sandler LLP. View Mark Kesslen’s professional profile.
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