AALL – Mary Alice Baish: 202.662.9200
baish@law.georgetown.edu
SLA – Doug Newcomb: 703.647.4923
dnewcomb@sla.org
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SLA, AALL & AFFECT PARTNER TO PROVIDE
DIGITAL CONSUMER RIGHTS SEMINAR
September 22, 2005 — The Special Libraries Association (SLA), American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), and AFFECT (Americans for Fair Electronic Commerce Transactions) are partnering to present a Web-based seminar on issues related to shrink-wrap and click-wrap license agreements.
The Virtual Learning Seminar “Shrink-Wrap and Click-Wrap Licenses: Why Should Information Professionals Care?” will be Wednesday, September 28, from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET. The speaker is Jonathan Franklin, associate law librarian of the Gallagher Law Library at the University of Washington. The seminar is part of SLA’s Virtual Learning Series, which offers virtual learning opportunities that feature Web and audio components.
Click-on license agreements are included in most off-the-shelf and downloadable digital products. Consumers often quickly bypass the fine print of the product’s license agreement. Many don’t realize that certain consumer rights may not apply—rights afforded when they purchase traditional goods and services. These terms are embedded into the digital product and can jeopardize the consumer’s computer security and privacy.
“Shrink-Wrap and Click-Wrap Licenses: Why Should Information Professionals Care?” will address non-negotiated license agreements and provide a framework to understand the legal concepts basic to licensing. The seminar includes a walk-through review of a shrink-wrap license and the implications of key standard form terms that affect libraries.
AALL members and individuals and organizations affiliated with AFFECT will receive the SLA member registration rate of $99 per live site—a $50 discount. The number of individuals who may participate at each site is not limited.
To register, SLA, AALL, and AFFECT members may click here: http://www.sla.org/content/learn/learnmore/distance/2005virtsem/092805vls/.
About SLA
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) is a nonprofit global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners. SLA serves more than 10,000 members in 83 countries in the information profession, including corporate, academic, and government information specialists. SLA promotes and strengthens its members through learning, advocacy, and networking initiatives. For more information, visit www.sla.org.
About AALL
The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) was founded in 1906 to promote and enhance the value of law libraries to the legal and public communities, to foster the profession of law librarianship, and to provide leadership in the field of legal information. Today, with over 5,000 members, the Association represents law librarians and related professionals who are affiliated with a wide range of institutions: law firms; law schools; corporate legal departments; courts; and local, state and federal government agencies. For more information, visit www.aallnet.org.
About AFFECT
AFFECT is the Americans for Fair Electronic Commerce Transactions, a broad-based national coalition of consumer, retail and manufacturing businesses, financial services institutions, technology professionals and librarians opposed to the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA). AFFECT has been dedicated to educating the public and policy makers about the dangers of UCITA. For more information, visit affect.ucita.com.
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