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==permanent terms==
    - all web site, web site history, forums, bug base, trello accounts, domains, and any other digital assets related to kJams, kjams facebook, kjams twitter, youtube channel, etc.
* xfer all web site, web site history, forums, bug base, trello accounts, domains, and any other digital assets related to kJams, kjams facebook, kjams twitter, youtube channel, etc.
    - all proprietary source code related directly to "karaoke" (encoding, decoding, playback) becomes copywrite of and property of buyer.  seller will transfer ALL copies to buyer, and not retain any
* xfer all proprietary source code related directly to "karaoke" (encoding, decoding, playback) becomes copywrite of and property of buyer.  seller will transfer ALL copies to buyer, and not retain any
    - all open source code remains open source, seller becomes responsible for maintaining up to date public access to said open source code
* xfer all customer base information, all past emails
    - all other code (generic code base) may be used by buyer with no restrictions on it's use
* all open source code remains open source, seller becomes responsible for maintaining up to date public access to said open source code, and will accept and publish contributions from seller
    - seller retains a copy of generic code base and may use it in any project that is NOT a direct competitor or karaoke player
* all other code (generic code base and build system) may be used by buyer with no restrictions on it's use
    - seller may not re-sell any of the generic code base unless it has been completely transformed into a new separate product that does not compete with kJams
* seller retains a copy of generic code base and may use it in any project that is NOT a direct competitor or karaoke player
    - all customer base information, all past emails
* seller may not re-sell the generic code base unless it has been completely transformed into a new separate product that does not compete with kJams
    - buyer must honor all agreements currently in place with third parties
* buyer must honor all agreements currently in place with third parties
    - everything sold is provided in good faith, as is, with no warranties or guarantees
* everything sold is provided in good faith, as is, with no warranties or guarantees
    - buyer agrees to always, 100% of the time, "do the right thing" by the customer, this business must be about happy customers first, not making money
* buyer agrees to always, 100% of the time, "do the right thing" by the customer, this business must be about happy customers first, not making money
    - must always support both mac and windows, always release in parallel
* must always support both mac (back four OS versions) and windows (Back to XP), always release in parallel
    - must always support "the server" with backward compatibility with third party apps
* must always support "[[Server/Spec|the server]]" with backward compatibility for third party apps
term five years
* must continue to give free / discounted licenses as already indicated
    - buyer will continue to provide personalized 1:1 tech support with end users, free for at least 30 days after purchase
 
    - provide 30 day no questions money back guarantee
==term five years==
    - provide weekly updates for new features / bug fixes
* buyer will provide free email support, answered within minutes of it's receipt during normal business hours of the tech support person's time zone
    - seller will have access to eSellerate / music store sales
* buyer will continue to provide personalized 1:1 telephone tech support with end users, free for at least 30 days after purchase
    - seller will receive 2.5% of GROSS revenue
* provide 30 day no questions money back guarantee, but ALWAYS try to FIX the customer's problem first, try really HARD
term three years
* provide software updates for new features / bug fixes at a similar rate to historical release
    - may NOT remove the existing music stores
* AFTER the first 6 months, seller will receive 2.5% of GROSS revenue from all revenue streams related or attached to kJams or it's derivatives (for 4.5 more years)
    - provide at least one full time engineer, one full time QA, one part-time tech support
* seller will have read access to source of all sales data (all rev. streams)
    - at least half the time, follow the development roadmap that has already been laid out
* must maintain kJams as separate product line.  you may ADD new UI / features to it, but may not subsume it's features into a different product, and then stop supporting kJams itself
i will agree to
* at least 1/4 of time spent coding must be implementing the roadmap that has been already laid out
    - provide free part time consulting to manage the transition to new management for 6 months (no more than 10 hours per week, tues and thurs evenings)
 
    - be available for paid consulting after 6 months (terms to be negotiated if it comes to that)
==term three years==
buyer may optionally
* may NOT remove the existing music stores
    - provide paid premium support packages
* provide at least one full time engineer, one part-time QE, one full-time tech support (for email (40 hr/week), voice (4-6 hrs / week split over 2 days))
    - provide re-branded (white label) version of product
* at least half the eng time spent coding, follow the development roadmap that has already been laid out
    - integrate more music stores
 
    - move to a different integrated ecommerce engine
==i will agree to==
* provide free part time consulting to manage the transition to new management for 6 months (no more than 10 hours per week, tues and thurs evenings (or TBN)
* be available for paid consulting after 6 months (terms TBN if it comes to that)
==buyer may optionally==
* actual marketing and advertising
* provide part time build engineer (builds are *complicated*)
* provide paid premium support packages for customers
* provide re-branded (white label) version of product
* integrate more music stores (all of them?)
* move to a different integrated ecommerce engine
* move to a subscription model
* develop a version for *nix, android, ios, xbox, etc
* consolidate kJams editions (lite, pro, 2)
* develop more [[Server/Spec|Server features]]
* develop cloud services (backup, syncing etc)
* develop indie music store (direct from artist to fan)
 
==finally==
* No Ambiguity Fallacy: any dispute or misunderstanding of these terms shall be resolved by taking the intent behind the words, rather than syntactic, lexical, or grammatical meaning, where such meaning is ambiguous.  ie: the spirit of the law rules OVER the letter of the law

Latest revision as of 21:13, 16 June 2015

permanent terms

  • xfer all web site, web site history, forums, bug base, trello accounts, domains, and any other digital assets related to kJams, kjams facebook, kjams twitter, youtube channel, etc.
  • xfer all proprietary source code related directly to "karaoke" (encoding, decoding, playback) becomes copywrite of and property of buyer. seller will transfer ALL copies to buyer, and not retain any
  • xfer all customer base information, all past emails
  • all open source code remains open source, seller becomes responsible for maintaining up to date public access to said open source code, and will accept and publish contributions from seller
  • all other code (generic code base and build system) may be used by buyer with no restrictions on it's use
  • seller retains a copy of generic code base and may use it in any project that is NOT a direct competitor or karaoke player
  • seller may not re-sell the generic code base unless it has been completely transformed into a new separate product that does not compete with kJams
  • buyer must honor all agreements currently in place with third parties
  • everything sold is provided in good faith, as is, with no warranties or guarantees
  • buyer agrees to always, 100% of the time, "do the right thing" by the customer, this business must be about happy customers first, not making money
  • must always support both mac (back four OS versions) and windows (Back to XP), always release in parallel
  • must always support "the server" with backward compatibility for third party apps
  • must continue to give free / discounted licenses as already indicated

term five years

  • buyer will provide free email support, answered within minutes of it's receipt during normal business hours of the tech support person's time zone
  • buyer will continue to provide personalized 1:1 telephone tech support with end users, free for at least 30 days after purchase
  • provide 30 day no questions money back guarantee, but ALWAYS try to FIX the customer's problem first, try really HARD
  • provide software updates for new features / bug fixes at a similar rate to historical release
  • AFTER the first 6 months, seller will receive 2.5% of GROSS revenue from all revenue streams related or attached to kJams or it's derivatives (for 4.5 more years)
  • seller will have read access to source of all sales data (all rev. streams)
  • must maintain kJams as separate product line. you may ADD new UI / features to it, but may not subsume it's features into a different product, and then stop supporting kJams itself
  • at least 1/4 of time spent coding must be implementing the roadmap that has been already laid out

term three years

  • may NOT remove the existing music stores
  • provide at least one full time engineer, one part-time QE, one full-time tech support (for email (40 hr/week), voice (4-6 hrs / week split over 2 days))
  • at least half the eng time spent coding, follow the development roadmap that has already been laid out

i will agree to

  • provide free part time consulting to manage the transition to new management for 6 months (no more than 10 hours per week, tues and thurs evenings (or TBN)
  • be available for paid consulting after 6 months (terms TBN if it comes to that)

buyer may optionally

  • actual marketing and advertising
  • provide part time build engineer (builds are *complicated*)
  • provide paid premium support packages for customers
  • provide re-branded (white label) version of product
  • integrate more music stores (all of them?)
  • move to a different integrated ecommerce engine
  • move to a subscription model
  • develop a version for *nix, android, ios, xbox, etc
  • consolidate kJams editions (lite, pro, 2)
  • develop more Server features
  • develop cloud services (backup, syncing etc)
  • develop indie music store (direct from artist to fan)

finally

  • No Ambiguity Fallacy: any dispute or misunderstanding of these terms shall be resolved by taking the intent behind the words, rather than syntactic, lexical, or grammatical meaning, where such meaning is ambiguous. ie: the spirit of the law rules OVER the letter of the law