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Re: License problem with American Geophysical Union

Another factor to consider is the clause in the contract that states that
all issues will be litigated or arbitrated in the state or country of the
publisher/vendor.  We always change that to our own state - in accordance
with state law and university regulations.

-- 
Thomas L. Williams, AHIP
Director, Biomedical Libraries 
University of South Alabama
College of Medicine
Mobile, Al 36688-0002
tel. (251)460-6885
fax. (251)460-7638
twilliam@bbl.usouthal.edu

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, rrhoon.mail.ncsu.edu wrote:

> Obviously common law can vary from state to state (that is also why I
> indicated many AG's would opine . . . not all) -- but many states hold
> that the execution of a contract with a clause contrary to state law is an
> ultra vires act e.g. state of Washington.