RE: university of chicago new license scheme

[<Toby.GREEN@oecd.org>]

Just to say that this has always been the position of the OECD 
Publishing. We only negotiate a license when the client requires 
one (and in our experience, this desire is rare among clients 
based outside the US). Our preference is that clients do not 
request a license because of the costs involved for both parties 
and in our belief that existing copyright laws provide a 
sufficient legal framework. I'm glad that University of Chicago 
Press seems to agree!

Toby Green
Head of Dissemination and Marketing
OECD Publishing
Public Affairs and Communications Directorate
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
[mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Matt Person
Sent: 22 November, 2006 1:25 AM
To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
Subject: university of chicago new license scheme

I have just received notice from the University of Chicago Press 
that they no longer require a formal signed license from an 
institution, replaced by "Terms and Conditions of Use of 
Electronic Journals." I find this a very interesting development. 
Is this a new trend (or one solution) to licensing challenges? (I 
am new to handling licenses at my institution).

Matthew Person
Serials Librarian
MBLWHOI Library
MBL Biological Discovery in Woods Hole