Licensing Digital Content

by Harris, Lesley Ellen

• ISBN13: 9780838908150
• ISBN10: 0838908152
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Amer Library Assn

Summary

As front line gatekeepers at the cutting edge of the digital revolution, librarians control how information is purchased, stored, and accessed. Complex laws and fast-changing practices in digital content licensing mean that every agreement starts from scratch, even as the availability of digital materials in the library increases exponentially.

Covering the basics of digital licensing for librarians, this one-stop guide offers a practical, plain-language approach that demystifies the process. Copyright expert Lesley Ellen Harris shows -- step-by-step -- what it takes to negotiate and interpret solid licensing agreements with confidence, whether you're buying rights to data for library customers or selling rights to images or information from the library's collection. Breaking the process down into steps and checklists, this user-friendly book covers all the bases including:

-- Three steps to negotiating a license

-- Three steps to creating a licensing policy

-- Twelve misconceptions about license agreements

-- Five key licensing concerns

-- How to

Author Biography

Lesley Ellen Harris is a lawyer and consultant who works on copyright, licensing, and e-commerce issues in the publishing, entertainment, Internet, and information industries

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	ix
Note to Canadian and Other Non-U.S. Readers	xiii
Quick-Starter Tips for A Successful Agreement	xiv
When to License	1	(14)
Demystifying the Licensing Experience	15	(17)
Learning the Lingo	32	(9)
Key Digital Licensing Clauses	41	(36)
Boilerplate Clauses	77	(10)
Un-Intimidating Negotiations	87	(12)
Questions and Answers on Licensing	99	(12)
Go License!	111	(11)
APPENDIXES
A Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act on Fair Use	117	(1)
B Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Act on Interlibrary Loan	118	(4)
Glossary	122	(6)
Resources	128	(3)
Index	131