Knowledge
Software contracts, in plain English.
Real-lawyer-written explanations of the legal concepts every software development agency and freelance developer should know.
Knowledge
The clauses that decide whether you get paid.
We think legal information should be free. These are real-lawyer explanations of the terms that show up in every software development agreement — written by people who've been on both sides of them.
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Software Agency Contracts
](https://developer.law/knowledge/software-agency-contracts)[
What's background technology?
](https://developer.law/knowledge/what-is-background-technology)[
What's an MSA?
](https://developer.law/knowledge/what-is-an-msa)[
What's an SOW?
](https://developer.law/knowledge/what-is-an-sow)[
What's acceptance?
](https://developer.law/knowledge/what-is-acceptance)[
What's IP?
](https://developer.law/knowledge/what-is-ip)[
Acceptance criteria & sign-off clauses
](https://developer.law/knowledge/acceptance-criteria-and-sign-off-clauses)[
Software development contract guide
](https://developer.law/knowledge/software-development-contract-guide)[
Hiring developers guide
](https://developer.law/knowledge/hiring-developers-guide)[
Software warranty periods
](https://developer.law/knowledge/software-warranty-periods)[
Work for hire vs. code licensing
](https://developer.law/knowledge/work-for-hire-vs-code-licensing)