Comments | fallenpegasus: Lawyers trying to sneak "super-trademarks" into NDAs

fallenpegasus

Lawyers trying to sneak "super-trademarks" into NDAs

May 03, 2007 15:14

Currently on Slashdot there is a story titled Google's evil NDA. One of the things mentioned is that it "forbids you to 'mention or imply the name of Google' in public ever again ( Read more... )

contracts, google, geek, nda, trademark, law, amazon

Comments 5

tugger May 3 2007, 23:08:43 UTC

Mark the day.

On this, we are in full agreement.

ckn May 4 2007, 00:00:29 UTC

you may not be in the position to make such a move; but when this sort of tripe has been presented and my changes and redactions rejected I tell them 'take it or leave it', and more than once i've walked from this sort of situation....

neocuriosity May 4 2007, 04:40:21 UTC

I'm sorry you're having such trouble with Amazon. I completely understand where you're coming from and agree with your position.

However. In this instance, I think that you need them more than they need you. Were I to counsel you, I would say 'take the contract'. I would also say that maybe bending now so that you don't break will make you more powerful and perhaps someday you'll be in a position to force the issue, but that day is not today.

Are you back in Seattle yet?

alienor77310 May 4 2007, 07:16:15 UTC

*snort* It's been 12 years, so I can say "IBM" again. And it was just a translation job...

yup: don't sign it if you don't like it mysqldba May 10 2007, 16:39:10 UTC

Hey Mark, how are you man.

I didn't know about Amazon doing the same stuff. That's an insane and evil NDA. I am proud of you for taking that part out from your first agreement. People who just sign stuff without reading it through are doing a great disservice to themselves.

And, I couldn't agree more with the stupid explanations of companies that you point out.

Frank