Template Licenses
Since a software license is a specific contract between two parties, a specific licensor and a specific licensee, there are literally millions of such licenses in effect today. Fortunately, many of those licenses have very similar wording. Rather than negotiate one agreement at a time, many software companies use fill-in-the-blank agreements drafted by their attorneys, defining the licensor and licensee as, for example, Company X and Company Y, respectively, but otherwise the same. In such ways, large companies often license large proprietary software packages using standard terms and conditions. It would be a waste of time to redraft and negotiate every license agreement afresh.
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