Most software agreements were written with people in mind. A seat means a person, usage means what one person can reasonably do in a day, and downtime means the vendor's own service stopped working. MCP connections put pressure on those assumptions without changing the words on the page. An agent running through a connector can generate query volume that a seat-based license never contemplated. Availability can depend on a third-party MCP server the vendor doesn't operate. And the connection produces context data and query logs that often sit outside whatever the data provisions actually describe. Agreements signed before any of this was on the table tend to be quiet on all three points.
In this webinar, Laura Frederick, Hebe Doneski, and Matt Kohel will work through three commercial and data handling issues that come up in MCP deals. They'll cover how to write licensing and usage terms that account for agent-driven query volume rather than human seat use, how to allocate responsibility for downtime when a connected third-party MCP server fails rather than the core product, and how to handle retention, access, and disposal of the context data and logs an MCP connection generates.
*Live CLE Credit Information:
How to Contract will apply for 1.25 hours of General CLE credit in Texas
This program is approved for the following:
1.25 hours of General CLE credit in California
1.00 hours of Substantive CLE credit in Pennsylvania
We will provide details to attendees on how to request a certificate of attendance. These certificates are provided after an attendee submits a completed credit request form (including the CLE code words shared live) within 14 days of the live webinar. Late submissions are not accepted.
Lawyers in these other jurisdictions who attend live may be eligible for credit through reciprocity, self-application, or reporting: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CT, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, IL, KY, LA, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, MD, ME, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY. These programs may also be eligible for Canadian CPD credit in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec.
We do not determine individual eligibility. Please check your state bar for specific compliance rules.
