Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2022 22:22:24 +0000
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I agree with Susan's observations and suggestions. I have also seen this corporate type of language in several licenses and had to negotiate the terms. So far, the negotiation process has been relatively painless (though, can be quite lengthy with counter-negotiations on both sides). If your institution does not have its own model license for e-resources that you can reference when negotiating with the vendor, LIBLICENSE<http://liblicense.crl.edu/> (A Center for Research Libraries project) is a great resource for interpreting licenses, negotiating them, and even identifying clauses that are unduly burdensome for library licensees<http://liblicense.crl.edu/resources/licensing-terms-descriptions/>. They also provide links to many model license examples<http://liblicense.crl.edu/licensing-information/model-license/>, including their own template. _______________________________________ Dawn Rapoza, Librarian U.S. Serials and Government Documents U.S./Anglo Division LM G-35 Library of Congress 202-707-1485 drap_at_loc.gov<mailto:drap_at_loc.gov> [http://staff.loc.gov/sites/librarylink/files/2018/08/Email-LOC-logo.jpg] From: ACQNET Email List <ACQNET_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG> On Behalf Of Susan Bartl Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2022 5:05 PM To: ACQNET_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG Subject: Re: Question about license negotiation Hi Sara, this sounds like a resource that is geared towards the private sector/for-profit entity, not an academic market. I suggest that you write back to them and explain that as an academic institution you need to license for all members of the institution (fac, staff & students) and as a public institution you are required to allow walk-in users (should that be the case). If needed you could explain the procedure for walk-ins to gain access to ensure that their behavior can be tracked should they abuse their privileges. You could also explain the intended use of the resource at your institution -teaching, research, educational purposes-- not commercial development (again if that's the case) and would the vendor strike that section? I believe it's worth asking for changes that fit with the academic usage model while explaining just that point. Academic versus commercial. Good luck. Susan Susan Davis Acquisitions Librarian for Continuing Resources and Licensing Specialist University at Buffalo (SUNY) 134 Lockwood Library Buffalo, NY 14260-2210 716-645-2784 716-645-5955 fax unlsdb_at_buffalo.edu<mailto:unlsdb_at_buffalo.edu> https://library.buffalo.edu/staff/sdavis-bartl<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2Fnam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps*3A*2F*2Furldefense.com*2Fv3*2F__https*3A*2Flibrary.buffalo.edu*2Fstaff*2Fsdavis-bartl__*3B!!NLFGqXoFfo8MMQ!sZztPgtP4SFbEE8Qo20OhBFs_YAE6H9FLcSS2sX0-Nc2lfWYR0yAHx3_cRZLFFzD0VxPeJXlXcNMBv9OBN0cxI4*24%26data%3D05*7C01*7Cunlsdb*40buffalo.edu*7C4c45647c07904b31baf108da3cbf2ea1*7C96464a8af8ed40b199e25f6b50a20250*7C0*7C0*7C637889089092551260*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C%26sdata%3D9HdsByqtN4QN4irQ590wc3Z9Ue9ds2XrPW63R5PjU*2B4*3D%26reserved%3D0__%3BJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!NLFGqXoFfo8MMQ!ugKSqsmQ8fLEyRc2MpT4mY6ZwIy-Q0CVNTl4LpgeLnDKXWMAlhhOlPx2vsAS2Oy7m5iW9MnCXI1jgdKbRU7dTFs%24&data=05%7C01%7Cunlsdb%40buffalo.edu%7Ce9f31fbe02ac49b0cfa208da43f4241b%7C96464a8af8ed40b199e25f6b50a20250%7C0%7C0%7C637897013247529227%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=P2BOFxk8147AQnnTdXakfLokKu8IynHILBatbef4xeA%3D&reserved=0> From: ACQNET Email List <ACQNET_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG<mailto:ACQNET_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG>> On Behalf Of Huber, Sara H. Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2022 4:28 PM To: ACQNET_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG<mailto:ACQNET_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG> Subject: Question about license negotiation Hello, A license has recently come across my desk with two unique clauses that I haven't seen before. The first section defines authorized users as ONLY those that are employed by the institution OR students and teachers of the institution. The language seems to exclude walk-in or guest users from accessing this product. The second section that troubles me indicates that all rights in any patents, designs, copyright, trademarks, etc. that are created or arising from the use of the product are to be assigned to the product owner. Has anyone encountered language like this before, and have you been able to successfully negotiate removal of these license terms? They appear to place an undue burden on the library and is not something that we feel can be enforceable. Thank you! ______________________________ Sara Huber Acquisitions Librarian University of Oklahoma Libraries sarai_at_ou.edu<mailto:sarai_at_ou.edu> |405.325.1888 ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the ACQNET list, click the following link: http://lists.clir.org/cgi-bin/wa?TICKET=NzM4MzM3IHVubHNkYkBCVUZGQUxPLkVEVSBBQ1FORVQgIFCwdBzJHZVb&c=SIGNOFF<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.clir.org%2Fcgi-bin%2Fwa%3FTICKET%3DNzM4MzM3IHVubHNkYkBCVUZGQUxPLkVEVSBBQ1FORVQgIFCwdBzJHZVb%26c%3DSIGNOFF&data=05%7C01%7Cunlsdb%40BUFFALO.EDU%7C7cccb535cfab48c6c44308da440e83a2%7C96464a8af8ed40b199e25f6b50a20250%7C0%7C0%7C637897126525047924%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=b%2BTxkhQ3%2Fjmp1b6K%2FVAhMR18jZDPQ7aRpIaHVF%2BiKlw%3D&reserved=0> ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the ACQNET list, click the following link: http://lists.clir.org/cgi-bin/wa?TICKET=NzM4MzM3IGRyYXBATE9DLkdPViBBQ1FORVQgIF%2BKz9dx9atO&c=SIGNOFF ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the ACQNET list, click the following link: http://lists.clir.org/cgi-bin/wa?TICKET=NzM4MzM3IHNlcmlhbHNASU5GT01PVElPTlMuQ09NIEFDUU5FVJE4gvLerBac&c=SIGNOFF If the link above doesn't work, contact acqnet-request_at_lists.clir.org to unsubscribe.
