From: Gretchen McCord <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 08:25:46 -0500

Leigh Ann,

As a general rule, if you agree to a license, the terms of that
license will control above and beyond your rights (and
responsibilities) under the law, regardless of the jurisdiction or
location of the licensor.

Like any other area of life, I would not agree to (i.e., "buy") a
license without first reading the terms of it.  The vendor should be
able to send you the license or direct you to it online.

Hope this helps.

Gretchen

Gretchen McCord, MSIS, JD

Editor, The Copyright & New Media Law Newsletter



On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 10:48 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Leigh Ann DePope <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:38:01 -0400
>
> Hello,
>
> I am attempting to fill a request from a subject librarian for a DVD
> produced by a foreign vendor. The cost is listed as an "educational
> license fee."  To the best of the information I have from the vendor,
> the extent of this educational license is that the DVD can only be
> screened in a non-commercial, closed circuit environment.
>
> I am interrupting this to mean that we are not buying the DVD
> out-right and thus cannot use it in a manner consistent with normal
> practices under US copyright law.
>
> Would my interruption be accurate?
>
> What are some good resources for information on educational licenses
> and/or dealing with foreign vendors?
>
> Thank you,
> Leigh Ann DePope