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A [[doyen of drafting]] writes: | A [[doyen of drafting]] writes: | ||
{{quote|So you’re allowed to disclose only if you’re somehow able to see into the future and know that the further recipient will only use it for the permitted purpose? That makes no sense.}} | {{quote|So you’re allowed to disclose only if you’re somehow able to see into the future and know that the further recipient will only use it for the permitted purpose? That makes no sense.}} | ||
We are surprised that so magisterial an authority on contract phrasing should struggle with this idea. That is | We are surprised that so magisterial an authority on contract phrasing should struggle with this idea. That is what contracts are for: to allocate the risk of future events, however hard they may be to see at the time of signing. In saying “you may pass the information to your agents, but only for the purpose” [[OneNDA]] makes it clear that if your agent uses the information for another purpose, that is on you. | ||
If you don’t like that kind of indeterminacy, then ''be careful who you chose as agents''. | If you don’t like that kind of indeterminacy, then ''be careful who you chose as agents''. |