TWoTW for July 12, 2009

This Week on The Web.  Interesting articles, stories and thoughts from around the web this past week that are related to contracts, licensing, negotiation or law:

AdamsDrafting

• Wal-Mart Case Raises Issues of Categories of Contract Language
• Another Instance of Semantic Ambiguity: “Buys”
• My Response to Someone Seeking Advice on Contract Drafting
• Contract Interpretation and Contract Drafting

Corporate Insurance Blog

• Insurance Coverage for Cyberattacks and Denial-of-Service Incidents

E-Sourcing Forum

• Poor Communication = Poor Supplier Performance, Part I
• Trust is the Key in Long Term Contracts

Firstdrafter

• Federal government is increasingly wanting unlimited rights in data, say commentators
• State law peculiarities – things to keep in mind in negotiating a choice-of-law clause
• Vendor sends its standard T&Cs after the deal is struck by e-mail – and later finds the T&C protections aren’t part of the contract
• An early-neutral-evaluation clause can help keep contract disputes out of court and protect business relationships

Madisonian

• Judge rules that a burrito is not a sandwich
• Our future as “parasitic aggregators” is in jeopardy
• How much of this do you think is copyrightable?
• Irony (Updated)

Settle It Now Negotiation Blog

• Negotiating Unity:  Gettysburg, Rhetoric and Poetry
• Mediation of Insurance Disputes in the London Market

The (non)billable Hour

• What Do Your Clients Think About You?
• A Legal Blogging Roundtable
• Twelve Truths About Time
• Ten Rules for Presenters