Legal & Compliance

Contracts & Business Law Basics

Stop signing contracts you don't understand.

12 lessons4 modules9h 0m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

Contracts quietly govern your revenue, your risk, and who owns the work you create, yet most owners sign them without understanding the terms. This course breaks down the anatomy of an enforceable agreement, the high-stakes clauses like indemnification and limitation of liability, IP assignment and work-made-for-hire, NDAs, and the difference between a breach you can ignore and one that ends a deal. By the end you will be able to read a contract, spot the dangerous clauses, mark up the ones that need changing, and know which fights to hand to an attorney.

Curriculum

Module 1: What Makes a Contract Real and Enforceable3 lessons

The Four Elements Every Contract NeedsPreview45m
When a Signed Contract Still Falls Apart🔒45m
Verbal, Written, and the Statute of Frauds🔒45m

Module 2: Reading the Clauses That Decide Your Risk3 lessons

Anatomy of a Business Contract🔒45m
Indemnification and Limitation of Liability🔒45m
Term, Termination, and Dispute Resolution🔒45m

Module 3: Owning Your Work: IP and Confidentiality3 lessons

Who Owns the IP: Assignment and Work Made for Hire🔒45m
NDAs: Protecting Information You Share🔒45m
Other IP Clauses and Common Traps🔒45m

Module 4: Negotiating, Signing, and Knowing When to Call a Lawyer3 lessons

Redlining: Negotiating a Contract Without a Lawyer🔒45m
Breach and Remedies: What Happens When It Goes Wrong🔒45m
When to DIY and When to Hire a Lawyer🔒45m