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[Music] master's service agreement everything you must know a master service agreement is when two parties agree to a contract that will settle most details and expectations for both parties it'll state what each group has to do to honor their end of the bargain it'll also show which services apply in the master's service agreement the goal of a master's service agreement is to make the contract process faster it also should make future contract agreements simpler a master's service agreement or MSA is also called a service level agreement or SLA it spells out confidentiality the parties agree they won't share company secrets with outside parties delivery requirements the businesses decide who will deliver what and when dispute resolution should issues arise the MSA states how the parties will resolve their conflict geographic locations both groups agree on where the employees will do the job intellectual property rights the parties decide how to handle ownership and usage of all patents and other IPs the client will get all the IP in some instances and others the vendor provides perpetual rights while keeping their IP and patents limitations of liability the MSA lists who is the responsible party in the event of a lawsuit payment terms these terms show the expected cost as well as the payment schedule venue of law the MSA identifies the place where any legal resolution will occur this could include arbitration or a specific state or federal court warranties the groups agree on the coverage and scope of the warranty work standards this part of the MSA states what each party considers acceptable work failing to live up to the work standards is a frequent cause of disputes when businesses make a deal one party doesn't want to take responsibility for mistakes the other party makes the MSA will guarantee that if one party screws up they'll handle all the financial losses caused by mistake the other party is free of financial obligations since it's not their fault the legal term for this is indemnification risk allocation is the other factor when businesses agree to an MSA the New Deal can impact existing contracts insurance agreements are especially important and MSA will protect the parties by outlining the risks each company takes it'll also decide responsibility for each group during the lifetime of the project with an MSA resolving disputes is easier the parties already know the terms and can determine fault quickly [Music]