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Bill aims to restrict onerous e‑book license terms; AG and state library propose technical amendments
Summary
Senate Bill 757 would prohibit certain terms in license agreements between libraries and publishers for digital literary materials and create an enforcement mechanism; the Department of the Attorney General and Hawaii State Public Library System suggested amendments to align the bill with federal law and to avoid impairing existing agreements
Senate Bill 757 would require reasonable terms in license agreements for digital literary materials between libraries and publishers, define prohibited contract terms, and create enforcement remedies if a publisher offers a license containing a prohibited term.
Anne Horiuchi of the Department of the Attorney General recommended clarifying amendments to ensure consistency with federal law that grants libraries certain reproduction rights and to make clear the bill…
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