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This License Agreement is between P&F, Inc., 1010 Wayne Ave, Suite
1400 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (hereinafter referred to as “P&F”),
a wholly owned subsidiary of BNA, Inc., and the licensee, UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL (hereinafter “Licensee”).
This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions applicable to Licensee’s
access to, and use of, the P&F publications listed on the Order Form
(referred to as “Licensed Materials”), including all databases,
software, and/or materials contained within the Licensed Materials and
accompanying documentation and/or manuals.
Access to and/or use of the Licensed Materials will constitute acceptance
of all terms and conditions. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions
stated herein, immediately contact P&F to discontinue access (Licensee
Relations, telephone: 1-800-372-1033, e-mail: customercare@PF.com).
1. License. Licensee has purchased the type of license specified in the
Order Form (or may have access to the Licensed Materials under an agreement
with a third party information provider, the terms of which are incorporated
herein). P&F grants to Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferable,
limited right to access and use the Licensed Materials according to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement. This license shall be effective
during the term of Licensee’s subscription to the Licensed Materials
as set forth on the Order Form (or, if access is authorized under an information
provider agreement, during the term of such agreement), and during any
subsequent renewal terms. Licensee is solely responsible for selecting,
purchasing, installing and maintaining the equipment and other software
necessary to use the Licensed Materials.
2. Licensee. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall apply to
Licensee and each Authorized User. Licensee will use best efforts to inform
all Authorized Users of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Licensee
will cooperate with any investigation into possible breach of terms and
conditions of use.
3. Authorized Users. The term “Authorized Users” shall include
full-time and part time, current, or visiting members of the faculty,
library staff and currently enrolled students, who are permitted to access
the Licensee’s secure computer network system (“Network”),
regardless of physical location of such person(s). Authorized Users shall
also include other persons, e.g., walk-ins, who are permitted to use the
Licensee’s library and access the Network from computer terminals
located on the library premises. Licensee shall use reasonable efforts
to maintain records of use by such authorized persons.
LICENSEE SHALL NOTIFY ALL AUTHORIZED USERS OF THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE
AGREEMENT THROUGH A “CLICK-THROUGH” LICENSE THAT APPEARS ONLINE
EACH TIME THE LICENSED MATERIALS IS ACCESSED. THE LICENSE TERMS WILL BE
CONSIDERED ACCEPTED WHEN THE AUTHORIZED USER CLICKS ON A SPECIFIC BUTTON
TO ACCESS AND DISPLAY THE PUBLICATION.
4. Payment. Licensee will be billed at the beginning of the subscription
term, or as otherwise specified, and an invoice for the electronic subscriptions
will be sent by P&F to one (1) designated billing address.
Within sixty (60) days after signing this Agreement, Licensee must notify
P&F of existing P&F subscriptions that need to be canceled as
a result of this Agreement. If timely notice is given, payments made on
the unfulfilled portion of these subscriptions will be applied to amounts
owed under this Agreement.
All subscription fees listed on the Order Form are exclusive of taxes
and charges for replication, telecommunication, software and hardware.
It is the responsibility of the Licensee to promptly provide P&F with
its tax exemption documentation.
Payment is due to P&F within forty-five (45) days of the invoice
date. After sixty-five (65) days, interest will be assessed at the rate
of 1% per month. P&F also may terminate Licensee’s access to
the Publications without further notice if payment, or written notice
of a payment dispute has not been acknowledged by Licensee, is not received
within sixty (60) days of the invoice date.
5. Renewals. P&F reserves the right to revise its renewal prices at
any time; renewal prices will be included on License renewal invoice.
Licensee’s payment of the renewal invoice will constitute acceptance
of the renewal price and subscription that will continue to be governed
by the terms of this Agreement unless both parties agree to any further
changes. The conditions of payment described in section 4 shall apply
to payment of renewal invoices.
6. Copyright.
a. The Licensed Materials contains proprietary material of P&F
that is protected by copyright and other laws respecting proprietary
rights. The Licensed Materials also may contain similarly protected
licensed proprietary material of other suppliers (“Licensors”).
P&F retains all rights in the Licensed Materials, including (without
limitation) all copyright and other proprietary rights worldwide in
all media. Licensee and all Authorized Users may not use the Licensed
Materials except as expressly permitted under this Agreement, the P&F
Copyright Guidelines, and under U.S. copyright laws. Any routine and/or
systematic redistribution of any portion of the Licensed Materials is
expressly prohibited other than agreed upon in this contract. On or
before the subscription start date, Licensee agrees to make the P&F
Copyright Guidelines available to all Authorized Users. P&F reserves
the right to revise the P&F Copyright Guidelines at any time.
b. Authorized Users may access the Licensed Materials for their individual
use, i.e., may view the Licensed Materials on screen; may download or
save the Licensed Materials to a computer disk for individual convenience
and later reference; and may print paper copies for individual, educational,
or research use only. If P&F is properly credited, Authorized Users
may, on an occasional basis, reproduce and use small portions of material
in the Licensed Materials for internal or interoffice use, coursework
for educational or research use, court filings by student legal clinics
and/or classroom use as provided for under United States copyright law
fair use provisions. Unless otherwise authorized by P&F, any routine
or systematic distribution of any portion of the Publications(s) is
strictly prohibited.
c. The rights granted here are an expansion of the rights granted under
the Copyright Act and do not include any rights to reproduce in its
entirety any portion of the Licensed Materials or materials contained
therein. No part of the Licensed Materials may be duplicated in any
medium or format beyond the express terms of this Agreement without
prior written authorization from P&F, 1010 Wayne Ave Suite 1400,
Silver Spring MD 20910 (e-mail: customercare@pf.com). Nothing in this
license shall exclude, modify or affect any of the licensee rights under
the U.S. copyright law.
d. The Licensed Materials may be used for purposes of research, education
or other non-commercial use as follows:
Display. Licensee and Authorized Users shall have the right to electronically
display the Licensed Materials.
Digitally Copy. Licensee and Authorized Users may download and digitally
copy the Licensed Materials as permitted under section 6.a. of this
Agreement.
Print Copy. Licensee and Authorized Users may print the Licensed
Materials as permitted under section 6.a. of this Agreement.
Recover Copying Costs. Licensee may charge a reasonable fee to cover
costs of copying or printing portions of Licensed Materials for Authorized
Users.
Course Packs. Licensee and Authorized Users may use a reasonable
portion of the Licensed Materials in the preparation of Course Packs.
Electronic Reserve. Licensee and Authorized Users may use a reasonable
portion of the Licensed Materials in connection with specific courses
of instruction offered by Licensee.
Electronic Links. Licensee may provide electronic links to the Licensed
Materials from Licensee’s web page(s), and is encouraged to
do so in ways that will increase the usefulness of the Licensed Materials
to Authorized Users.
Caching. Licensee and Authorized Users may make such local digital
copies of the Licensed Materials as are necessary to ensure efficient
use by Authorized Users by appropriate browser or other software.
Scholarly Sharing. On an occasional basis, Authorized Users may transmit
to a third party colleague in hard copy or electronically, minimal,
insubstantial amounts of the Licensed Materials for personal use or
scholarly, educational, or scientific research or professional use
but in no case for re-sale, broad distribution, or on a routine or
systematic basis. In addition, Authorized Users have the right to
use, with appropriate credit, figures, tables and brief excerpts from
the Licensed Materials in the Authorized User’s own scientific,
scholarly and educational works.
Interlibrary Loan. Licensee may fulfill requests from other institutions,
a practice commonly called Interlibrary Loan. Licensee agrees to fulfill
such requests in compliance with Section 108 of the United States
Copyright Law (17 USC §108, “Limitations on exclusive rights:
Reproduction by libraries and archives”) and clause 3 of the
Guidelines for the Proviso of Subsection 108(g)(2) prepared by the
National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyright Works.
Licensee agrees to provide the copy in print form and not electronically.
Licensee acknowledges that the Licensed Materials are highly proprietary
in nature and that unauthorized copying, transfer or use may cause P&F
or its licensors irreparable injury that cannot be adequately compensated
for by means of monetary damages. Licensee agrees that any breach of
this Agreement by Licensee, or any subscriber or Authorized User, may
be enforced by P&F by means of equitable relief (including, but
not limited to, injunctive relief) in addition to any other available
rights and remedies.
e. The Licensed Materials may incorporate the search and retrieval
software “Views” and/or “dtSearch.” Views and
dtSearch are proprietary products of NextPage and dtSearch Corp., respectively,
which have made their software available under license to P&F. Use
of Views and dtSearch is subject to all terms and conditions in this
Agreement.
7. Restrictions.
a. Licensee may not and may not permit others to: reproduce, publish,
distribute, sell, or otherwise access or use any material retrieved
from or contained in the Licensed Materials in any manner whatsoever
that may infringe any copyright or proprietary interest of P&F or
its licensors; distribute the information contained in the Licensed
Materials to other users not duly authorized to receive the Licensed
Materials; distribute, rent, sublicense, lease, transfer, assign or
otherwise make commercial use of the Licensed Materials or Agreement;
decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reverse-engineer this Licensed
Materials, or alter, translate, modify, or adapt it to create derivative
works. The use of “framing” or other means of redirecting
content is specifically prohibited by the foregoing. Unauthorized reproduction,
transfer, and/or use may be a violation of criminal as well as civil
law.
b. Except as expressly permitted under this Agreement, Licensee is
expressly prohibited from placing or installing any portion of the Licensed
Materials on any electronic media, including, but not limited to, individual
desktop computers, local or wide area networks, timesharing services,
multiple processing units, multiple site arrangements, service or software
rental bureaus, list servers, online services, electronic bulletin boards
or forums, World Wide Web sites or any other server that is Internet
enabled, without written authorization by P&F.
c. Unauthorized Use. Licensee shall not knowingly permit anyone other
than Authorized Users to use the Licensed Materials.
d. Modification of Licensed Materials. Licensee shall not modify or
create a derivative work of the Licensed Materials without the prior
written permission of Licensor.
e. Removal of Copyright Notice. Licensee may not remove, obscure or
modify any copyright or other notices included in the Licensed Materials.
f. Commercial Purposes. Licensee may not use the Licensed Materials
for commercial purposes, including, but not limited to, the sale of
the Licensed Materials or bulk reproduction or distribution of the Licensed
Materials in any form.
8. Licensor Performance Obligations
a. Availability of Licensed Materials. Within fifteen (15) days of
execution of this Agreement, Licensor shall make the Licensed Materials
available to Licensee and Authorized Users.
b. Support. Licensor will offer its standard activation or installation
support. Licensor will offer its standard continuing support to assist
Licensee and Authorized Users in use of the Licensed Materials.
c. Training. Licensor will provide appropriate training to Licensee
staff relating to the use of the Licensed Materials and any Licensor
software.
d. Quality of Service. Licensor shall use reasonable efforts to ensure
that the Licensor’s server or servers have sufficient capacity
and rate of connectivity to provide the Licensee and its Authorized
Users with a quality of service comparable to current standards in the
on-line information provision industry in the Licensee’s locale.
e. If the Licensed Materials fail to operate in conformance with the
terms of this Agreement, Licensee shall immediately notify Licensor,
and Licensor shall use reasonable efforts to restore access to the Licensed
Materials as soon as practical or extend the subscription term accordingly.
In the event that Licensor fails to repair the nonconformity in a reasonable
time, Licensor shall, in its sole discretion, reimburse Licensee in
an amount that the nonconformity is proportional to the total fees owed
by Licensee under this Agreement, or appropriately extend the subscription
term.
f. Notification of Modifications of Licensed Materials. Licensee understands
that from time to time the Licensed Materials may be added to, modified,
or deleted from by Licensor and/or that portions of the Licensed Materials
may migrate to other formats. Licensor shall give the same notice of
any such changes to Licensee as it does with the other subscribers.
g. Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act. Licensor shall
comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
9. Licensee Performance Obligations
a. Provision of Notice of License Terms to Authorized Users. Licensee
shall provide Authorized Users with appropriate notice of the terms
and conditions under which access to the Licensed Materials is granted
under this Agreement including, in particular, any limitations on access
or use of the Licensed Materials as set forth in this Agreement.
b. Protection from Unauthorized Use. Licensee shall use reasonable
efforts to protect the Licensed Materials from any use that is not permitted
under this Agreement. In the event of any unauthorized use of the Licensed
Materials by an Authorized User, (a) Licensor may terminate such Authorized
User’s access to the Licensed Materials, (b) Licensor may terminate
the access of the Internet Protocol (“IP”) address(es) from
which such unauthorized use occurred, and/or (c) Licensee shall terminate
such Authorized User’s access to the Licensed Materials upon Licensor’s
request. Licensor shall take none of the steps described in this paragraph
without first providing reasonable notice to Licensee (in no event less
than thirty (30) days) and cooperating with the Licensee to avoid recurrence
of any unauthorized use.
c. Maintaining Confidentiality of Access Passwords. Where access to
the Licensed Materials is to be controlled by use of passwords, Licensee
shall issue log-on identification numbers and passwords to each Authorized
User and use reasonable efforts to ensure that Authorized Users do not
divulge their numbers and passwords to any third party. Licensee shall
also maintain the confidentiality of any institutional passwords provided
by Licensor.
10. Mutual Performance Obligations
a. Confidentiality of User Data and Pricing. Licensor and Licensee
agree to maintain the confidentiality of any data relating to the usage
of the Licensed Materials by Licensee and its Authorized Users. Such
data may be used solely for purposes directly related to the Licensed
Materials and may only be provided to third parties in aggregate form.
Raw usage data, including but not limited to information relating to
the identity of specific users and/or uses, shall not be provided to
any third party. Licensee agrees to keep the pricing terms of this Agreement
strictly confidential and agrees to not disclose, either directly or
indirectly, the pricing terms of this Agreement.
b. Implementation of Developing Security Protocols. Licensee and Licensor
shall cooperate in the implementation of security and control protocols
and procedures as they are developed during the term of this Agreement.
11. Termination for Cause
a. In the event that either party believes that the other materially
has breached any obligations under this Agreement, or if Licensor believes
that Licensee has exceeded the scope of the License, such party shall
so notify the breaching party in writing. The breaching party shall
have thirty (30) days from the receipt of notice to cure the alleged
breach and to notify the non-breaching party in writing that cure has
been effected. If the breach is not cured within the thirty (30) days,
the non-breaching party shall have the right to terminate the Agreement
without further notice.
b. Upon termination of this Agreement for cause, online access to the
Licensed Materials by Licensee and Authorized Users shall be terminated.
Authorized print copies of Licensed Materials may be retained by Licensee
or Authorized Users and used subject to the terms of this Agreement.
c. In the event of termination by Licensee for cause, Licensee shall
be entitled to a refund of any fees or pro-rata portion thereof paid
by Licensee for any remaining period of the Agreement from the date
of termination.
12. Limited Warranty.
Licensor warrants that it has the right to license the rights granted
under this Agreement to use Licensed Materials and that it has obtained
any and all necessary permissions from third parties to license the Licensed
Materials. Except for the express warranties stated herein, the Licensed
Materials are provided on an “as is” basis, and Licensor disclaims
any and all other warranties, conditions, or representations (express,
implied, oral or written), relating to the Licensed Materials or any part
thereof, including, without limitation, any and all implied warranties
of quality, accuracy, completeness, currency, performance, merchantability
or fitness for a particular purpose. P&F DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE
LICENSED MATERIALS ARE ERROR-FREE IN CONTENT. Licensor makes no warranties
respecting any harm that may be caused by the transmission of a computer
virus, worm, time bomb, logic bomb or other such computer program. Licensor
further expressly disclaims any warranty or representation to Authorized
Users, or to any third party.
13. Indemnification
a. P&F will indemnify and hold Customer harmless and will defend
or settle any claim, suit or proceeding brought against Customer that
is based upon a claim that the content contained in the Licensed Products
infringe a United States copyright or violate an intellectual or proprietary
right protected by United States law (“Claim”), but only
to the extent the Claim arises directly out of the use of the Licensed
Products. Customer shall notify P&F in writing of any Claim within
ten (10) calendar days after Customer first receives notice of the Claim,
and Customer shall provide to P&F at no cost with such assistance
and cooperation as P&F may reasonably request from time to time
in connection with the defense of the Claim; provided, however, that
failure by Customer to give notice within the 10-day period shall not
relieve P&F of its obligations unless such failure is material to
P&F’s ability to defend the claim. P&F shall have sole
control over any Claim (including without limitation the selection of
counsel and the right to settle on behalf of Customer on any terms P&F
deems desirable in the sole exercise of its discretion). Customer may,
at its sole cost, retain separate counsel and participate in the defense
or settlement negotiations. P&F shall pay actual damages and costs
awarded against Customer (or payable by Customer pursuant to a settlement
agreement) in connection with a Claim. If the Licensed Products or their
use become subject of a Claim or their use is enjoined, or if in the
opinion of P&F’s legal counsel the Licensed Products are likely
to become the subject of a Claim, P&F shall attempt to resolve the
Claim by using commercially reasonable efforts to modify the Licensed
Products or obtain a license to continue using the Products. If in the
opinion of P&F’s legal counsel the Claim, injunction, or potential
Claim cannot be resolved through reasonable modification or licensing,
P&F, at its own election, may terminate the Electronic License Agreement
without penalty, and will refund to Customer on a pro rata basis any
fees paid in advance by Customer to P&F. P&F shall have no obligation
under this provision, if the Claim is based on a combination of material,
content, products or software not provided by P&F. THE FOREGOING
CONSTITUTES P&F’s SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY FOR INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT.
b. To the extent allowed by/under law, each party shall indemnify and
hold the other harmless for any losses, claims, damages, awards, penalties,
or injuries incurred by any third party, including reasonable attorney’s
fees, which arise from any alleged breach of such indemnifying party’s
representations and warranties made under this Agreement, provided that
the indemnifying party is promptly notified of any such claims. The
indemnifying party shall have the sole right to defend such claims at
its own expense. The other party shall provide, at the indemnifying
party’s expense, such assistance in investigating and defending
such claims as the indemnifying party may reasonably request. This indemnity
shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
14. Limitations on Damages
NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF
DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE
OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE LICENSED MATERIALS. LICENSOR MAKES NO REPRESENTATION
OR WARRANTY, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE
CONTENT OF ANY LICENSED MATERIALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ERRORS
OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED THEREIN, LIBEL, INFRINGEMENT OF RIGHTS OF PUBLICITY,
PRIVACY, TRADEMARK RIGHTS, MORAL RIGHTS, OR THE DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION.
IF THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS ARE HELD TO BE UNENFORCEABLE, P&F’S
LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER PERSON
OR ENTITY SHALL IN ANY EVENT NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF FEES PAID BY LICENSEE
FOR THE LICENSED MATERIALS.
15. Additional Matters.
a. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the Licensee’s state.
b. Force Majeure. Neither party shall be liable in damages or have
the right to terminate this Agreement for any delay or default in performing
hereunder if such delay or default is caused by conditions beyond its
control including, but not limited to Acts of God, Government restrictions
(including the denial or cancellation of any export or other necessary
license), wars, insurrections and/or any other cause beyond the reasonable
control of the party whose performance is affected.
c. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
of the parties and supersedes all prior communications, understandings
and agreements relating to the subject matter hereof, whether oral or
written.
d. Amendment. No modification or claimed waiver of any provision of
this Agreement shall be valid except by written amendment signed by
authorized representatives of Licensor and Licensee.
e. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall
be held to be invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the
law of any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.
f. Waiver of Contractual Right. Waiver of any provision herein shall
not be deemed a waiver of any other provision herein, nor shall waiver
of any breach of this Agreement be construed as a continuing waiver
of other breaches of the same or other provisions of this Agreement.
g. Notices. All notices given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in
writing and may be hand delivered, or shall be deemed received within
5 business days after mailing if sent by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested. If any notice is sent by facsimile, confirmation
copies must be sent by mail or hand delivery to the specified address.
Either party may from time to time change its Notice Address by written
notice to the other party.
h. Assignment. Licensee may not assign or sublicense this Agreement
without P&F’s prior written consent.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement effective
as of the subscription start date.
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