If you weren’t so busy, flapping your lips over your eyeballs, you would see nobody has agreed to anything. The argument we are making is that it’s clearly not as cut and dry as you’re making it, if it were, we wouldn’t have to go through any of this..
Overall, this is a pretty good contract, but every contract has some blind spots, and I believe this language was one of them. I did not write the language and I’m doubtful I will be the final decision-maker. After the decision, you can write a sternly worded letter explain to them why you think they’re “company men.”