Re: Proteome BioKnowledge Library License

[jwatson <jwatson@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>]

I do strike this out as a matter of course, although I have not dealt with
this vendor.  As a public institution, I don't believe that we can keep
financial matters confidential, it needs to be a matter of public record.
I haven't had any problems in the past.

Jamie Watson
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Baltimore, MD 21201


Phil Davis wrote:

> Dear Liblicense,
>
> Has anyone signed the license Incyte's Proteome database?  While there are
> some of the usual suspects in the license (governing law, legal fees,
> indemnity), the clause that gives me the biggest willies is this one:
>
> 8.1 Institution agrees that the Fees set forth in this Agreement shall be
> considered confidential information and safeguarded hereunder by
> Institution for a period of three (3) years from the Effective Date.
>
> Has anyone struck out gag clauses like this?
>
> Thanks for any advice,
> --Phil
>
> Philip Davis, Life Sciences Bibliographer
> pmd8@cornell.edu