The librarian's legal companion for licensing information resources and services / Tomas A. Lipinski.

"Legal expert Lipinski offers a definitive sourcebook for information licensing in libraries, including copyright and contract matters, general contract law concepts, developments in online and information contracting; and the advantages and disadvantages of licensing. Readers will find clear g...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lipinski, Tomas A., 1958- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : Neal-Schuman, An imprint of the American Library Association, 2013.
Series:	Legal advisor for librarians, educators & information professionals ; no. 4.
Subjects:	Copyright licenses > United States. Library copyright policies > United States. Librarians > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Copyright. copyright. LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. Copyright Library copyright policies Copyright licenses Librarians United States Handbooks and manuals
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

The information acquisition landscape today
Basic contract law concepts
Contract formation and enforceability
Broader legal and policy issues in licensing
Electronic signatures in Global and National Commerce Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
Negotiated and nonnegotiated licenses
Shrink-wrap, click-wrap, and browse-wrap licenses
The end user license agreements (websites)
General public licenses, open source agreements, and creative commons agreements
Basic music and media licenses
The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act
The developing law of implied licenses
The future look of licenses
A basic licensing glossary
Four common library licenses deconstructed
Twenty sample key clauses to look for in content licenses
Look before you license: 126 questions and answers for evaluating licenses.

The librarian's legal companion for licensing information resources and services / Tomas A. Lipinski.

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