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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462782203321

Autore

Lipinski Tomas A. <1958->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, Ill., : Neal-Schuman, c2013

ISBN

1-55570-919-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (762 p.)

Collana

Legal advisor for librarians, educators & information professionals ; ; no. 4

Disciplina

346.7304/82

Soggetti

Copyright licenses - United States

Librarians - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: BEFORE YOU READ THE LICENSE: ESSENTIAL BACKGROUND CONCEPTS; Chapter 1: THE INFORMATION ACQUISITION LANDSCAPE TODAY; Chapter 2: BASIC CONTRACT LAW CONCEPTS; Chapter 2: CONTRACT FORMATION AND ENFORCEABILITY; Chapter 4: BROADER LEGAL AND POLICY ISSUES IN LICENSING; PART II: THE RANGE AND NATURE OF INFORMATION RESOURCE LICENSES THAT LIBRARIES ENCOUNTER; Chapter 5: ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT AND THE UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT; Chapter 6: NEGOTIATED AND NON-NEGOTIATED LICENSES

Chapter 7: SHRINK-WRAP, CLICK-WRAP, AND BROWSE-WRAP LICENSES Chapter 8: END USER LICENSE AGREEMENTS (WEBSITES); Chapter 9: GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSES, OPEN SOURCE AGREEMENTS, AND CREATIVE COMMONS AGREEMENTS; Chapter 10: BASIC MUSIC AND MEDIA LICENSES; Chapter 11: THE UNIFORM COMPUTER INFORMATION TRANSACTIONS ACT; Chapter 12: THE DEVELOPING LAW OF IMPLIED LICENSES; Chapter 13: THE FUTURE LOOK OF LICENSES; PART III: A LICENSING REFERENCE TOOLKIT FOR EVERYDAY USE; Chapter 14: A BASIC LICENSING GLOSSARY; Chapter 15: FOUR COMMON LIBRARY LICENSES DECONSTRUCTED

Chapter 16: TWENTY SAMPLE KEY CLAUSES TO LOOK FOR IN CONTENT



LICENSESChapter 17: LOOK BEFORE YOU LICENSE: 126 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR EVALUATING LICENSES; Case Index; Subject Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

You'll save time, money, and unnecessary stress by putting the law on your side with this all-in-one guide to buying and licensing agreements.