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

Author/creator Lipinski, Tomas A., 1958-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChicago : Neal-Schuman, An imprint of the American Library Association, 2013.
Descriptionxxv, 734 pages ; 23 cm.
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SeriesThe legal advisor for librarians, educators, & information professionals ; no. 4
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012018173
ISBN9781555706104 (alk. paper)

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