RE: Shrinkwrap contract on books

["Peter Picerno" <ppicerno@nova.edu>]

The intended effect might be to scare us away from using our legal rights
but perhaps a more tangible effect would be that of scaring customers away
from products! I mean, who's going to buy a book if you're liable to end
up in jail (or paying a fine or at the very least mortgaged to the hilt
for the rest of your life to pay off lawyer's fees) because you loaned it
to someone else to read?? I would think that especially for law libraries
such a license would effectively end their ability to purchase anything
published by the association in question!!

Peter Picerno

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Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 2:54 PM
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Subject: Re: Shrinkwrap contract on books

and it seems that the professional attorney would advise:

> it will be interesting to see what happens next

But I am glad to say I have confirmed from the ALA pages on UCITA that it
does not affect books, unless they are packaged with computer software.

I am not giving advice, but It would appear than the attorneys of the
Delaware Bar Association must think their shrink-wrap license has some
effect. The effect intended may be to try to to scare us away from using
our legal rights.

David Goodman