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Which repositories to include in a code history license
Scoping repository licensing starts with ownership: include core product and internal services, carve out forks, vendored and client code. Full checklist.
White-label and OEM software: who can license the data?
White-label SaaS data ownership splits across the OEM vendor, the reseller and the end customer. See who controls each record and who must sign off.
Who buys small vertical software companies in 2026?
Who buys vertical SaaS companies in 2026: strategics, PE platforms, add-on buyers, buy-and-hold groups and search funds, and what each one checks first.
Who can authorize a data license after a startup shuts down?
Who can sell startup assets after dissolution, including data licenses? Authority by stage: operating, dissolving, ABC and bankruptcy, and what to check.
Who owns code and documents written by contractors?
Who owns code written by contractors depends on a signed assignment, not payment. See the ownership table and how to close gaps before licensing code or docs.
Who owns the content of a support ticket: the customer or the software vendor?
Who owns support ticket data? A three-way split for software vendors: customer text, agent replies and internal notes, plus who controls reuse of each part.
Who owns usage data and telemetry in a B2B SaaS contract?
Who owns usage data in SaaS? Learn how contracts split customer data, usage data, telemetry and service data, and which of them a vendor may license for AI.
Who owns your code: employees, contractors and agencies
Who owns code written by a contractor, employee or agency? See the default ownership rules, the assignment gaps diligence finds, and how to close them.
Why call-recording lawsuits over AI matter before you license call data
AI call recording lawsuits under CIPA target vendors that can reuse calls. What that theory means for licensing call data, plus the consent proof to gather.
Why test suites and CI logs matter to AI coding agents
Test suites and CI logs let AI coding agent builders check whether a code change really works. See which artifacts matter and what to clean out first.
Will a prior code license show up in M&A due diligence?
A code license will show up in M&A due diligence through IP schedules and reps. See what acquirers ask, what to disclose and how to keep the license clean.
Will R&W insurance exclude AI and training-data risk in your software deal?
An RWI AI exclusion can strip coverage for training-data risk in a software deal. Learn narrow vs broad exclusions and how provenance records narrow them.
Workflow event logs in vertical SaaS: why agent builders care
Workflow event logs record how real work moves step by step. See how vertical SaaS logs become task sequences for agents, and who owns tenant events.
Your own chatbot transcripts: are they licensable?
Chatbot transcripts ownership turns on vendor terms, privacy notices and customer contracts. See which parts of bot conversation records may be licensable.
Zendesk ticket deletion schedules: what to keep before you purge
Before a Zendesk ticket deletion schedule runs, export and review the ticket sets worth keeping. A pre-purge checklist for COOs balancing privacy and value.
Zero data retention promises: what B2B software vendors must be able to prove
Zero data retention promises need proof: provider terms, configuration records, logs, sub-processor list and audit report a B2B software vendor should keep.