The librarian's legal companion for licensing information resources and services

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator: Lipinski, Tomas A., 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Imprint: Chicago : Neal-Schuman, An imprint of the American Library Association, 2013.
Series:The legal advisor for librarians, educators, & information professionals ; no. 4
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Online Access:Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete.
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.