The Douglas County Libraries (Colorado) has taken another interesting step in its program to secure outright ownership of ebooks, keeping intact the same rights that public libraries have always had with print works.
Jamie LaRue, the library’s director, has posted for comment on his blog two working documents that he has written in collaboration with Mary Minow of librarylaw.com that the library is using as the legal framework for its ebook program.
“The idea is to avoid a lot of costly and time-consuming contracts with each publisher,” LaRue said.
The first document is a “Statement for Common Understanding for Purchasing Econtent,” which spells out traditional library rights but within a digital context.
The sister document is addressed to potential publishing partners that may be willing to sell their econtent to the library.
For more, go to
http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/01/ebooks/douglas-county-library-erects-legal-framework-for-ebook-purchases-with-assist-from-mary-minow/