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 [log in to unmask]