From: Sara Bahnmaier <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 17:54:52 -0400

Mark,

We haven't signed a license with DigitalGlobe, however, the terms
sound familiar to me, but riskier than most. Would they accept your
rider, rather than modifying their language?

My suggestion is to make a call to your sales person and ask
informally what DigitalGlobe's mostly concerned about. It helps your
evaluation to know if the issues they anticipate are preventable with
your institution's cybersecurity or not.

Sara Bahnmaier

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Head, Electronic Acquisitions & Licensing
University of Michigan Library
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On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 5:21 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Mark L Clemente <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 21:04:06 +0000
>
> Hi colleagues,
>
> We are working on a license right now for GIS data (satellite imagery)
> from DigitalGlobe and the license contains some difficult language
> concerning 1) MIT’s full responsibility for all user actions; 2) MIT’s
> indemnification of DigitalGlobe; and 3) DigitalGlobe’s ability to
> perform on-site audits and to charge additional fees if MIT is not
> complying with the license.  We are unable to modify the language and
> we are currently weighing the issues.
>
> Have any of you signed licenses with DigitalGlobe before, and if so,
> how have you dealt with these clauses?  Our GIS librarian has
> determined that they are essentially the only commercial vendor of
> satellite imagery, so there aren’t really alternative sources.
>
> Many thanks for your input!
>
> Mark Clemente
>
> Mark Clemente
> Scholarly Communications and Licensing Librarian
> MIT Libraries
> 77 Massachusetts Avenue
> Cambridge, MA 02139
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