The following is our first twitter chat on trending legal issues. This one focused on legal issues involved with app development and APIs and featured thoughts from attorneys Andrew Mirsky and Joy Butler (@joybutler). Be sure to stay tuned to the @MirskyLegal twitter account for more information on the next #lawchat and please tweet in using the provided unique hashtag!
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Please join me (@mirskylegal) and fellow DC media law attorney Joy Butler (@joybutler) for a Twitter chat (hashtag: #lawchat1) discussing App Development/API legal issues, Tues 4/5, 1215pm, live @ PJ Clarke’s, 1600 K Street, NW, WDC (downstairs Sidecar restaurant).  Limit 8 seats in person, please RSVP to andy@mirskylegal.com. Join us in person, or join the discussion via twitter hashtag #lawchat1.

Possible topics:

• Compliance with third party requirements (Facebook, Twitter, Google) for use of APIs
• Permissible access to and use of customer data
• Use of open source code for development of software
• Development contract issues, including:

• • copyright ownership (“work for hire” or partial license? To what extent can developer use functionality/code on work for subsequent clients?)
  • warranties, reps, indemnification
  • importance of defining scope of work (work often done in phases)
  • developer’s duty to fix bugs and provide maintenance after delivery
  • international law/enforcement issues if developer and client are not both US based