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Senate approves compromise limiting library ebook contract terms after heated debate
Summary
After hours of floor debate and failed amendments, the Senate adopted an amended version of SB 1234 that restricts certain terms in ebook/digital audiobook license agreements for libraries, includes academic-database carve-outs, and a multi-state trigger before the law takes effect; the bill passed 35-1.
The Connecticut Senate passed SB 1234 on May 8, a contested measure aimed at changing how public libraries acquire electronic books and audiobooks. Senator Flexer, sponsor of the bill, described it as a compromise intended to protect libraries and taxpayers from repeated, high-cost license purchases for digital titles.
What the bill does: the adopted amendment narrows earlier proposals and creates a set of prohibitions and limits on the contractual terms libraries may accept for…
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