Our colleague, Hylan Fenster, shares his thoughts on source code escrow agreements:
Despite the burst of the dot.com bubble, many companies, notably small and mid-sized businesses, continue to rely on licensed software to perform their critical business operations. Source code escrow can provide the business with some protection if the software provider faces bankruptcy or stops maintenance or support for the licensed software.
Software License and Escrow Agreements
Licensees should ensure that their contracts with software providers contain provisions protecting source ...
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