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1. Parties,Acceptance,Master Terms for all Products
This License Agreement("Agreement")is between the institution named below, as licensee
("Customer")and NewsBank, inc., a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business
at 4501 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 316,Naples,Florida 34103 ("NewsBank"), as licensor. This
Agreement shall become effective the earlier of(a)when NewsBank receives a copy of this
Agreement signed by Customer, or(b)when Customer accepts delivery of any NewsBank
Product(the"Effective Date"). For purposes of this Agreement, delivery includes either shipment
of physical goods or access by electronic means.
The terms of this Agreement shall apply to all NewsBank database products subscribed to by
Customer from time to time (the"Product"or"Products"). For each Product subscribed to by
Customer,there will be a corresponding NewsBank order confirmation, invoice, quotation,
purchase agreement or other similar document(a"Subscription Form")setting forth certain
additional terms specific to that Product(identification of Product,price,payment terms,whether
remote use is authorized,number of concurrent users or number of downloads allowed,
subscription period, etc.),but the terms of this Agreement shall continue to apply. In the event of
conflict between the terms of any Subscription Form and the terms of this Agreement,this
Agreement shall govern. The terms of any document issued by Customer inconsistent with the
terms of this Agreement are rejected, unless expressly agreed to by NewsBank in writing.
2. Products
The Products subject to this Agreement consists of(1)the NewsBank database(s)subscribed to
by Customer from time to time including any trial access and(2)software provided by
NewsBank to Customer to search for and retrieve data from the database(s).NewsBank may
provide the Products via the Internet or remote online access through a proprietary network
and/or such other media as may be available and responsibly acceptable to Customer and
NewsBank.
3. License
a. NewsBank grants to Customer and to Customers'Authorized Users,defined herein as
limited to library staff, faculty, and patrons/students of the Customer's institution or
organization as well as other users of the Customer's on-site computer facilities (walk-in
users), on the terms set forth in this Agreement and any Subscription Form(s),a non-
exclusive,non-assignable,concurrent-use license to use each Product at the licensed
site(s) identified in the Subscription Form applicable to such Product(the "Licensed
Site") solely for non-commercial academic,educational and research purposes.
Customer understands and acknowledges that all use is subject, after reasonable notice,to
restrictions and disclaimers that NewsBank or its suppliers publish, from time to time.
b. Customer and Customers'Authorized Users are licensed to use the Products solely for
access, search, retrieval, viewing,printing,and downloading for non-commercial
academic, educational and research purposes. Printing and downloading are limited to
insubstantial portions of the data, for temporary storage. All other use is prohibited. The
removal or altering of any copyright or other notices within the Product or using any
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portion of Product for purposes of manual, automated or other machine-assisted indexing
or classification of other publications is prohibited. The transmission of Content, as
defined under Section 5a, (including,but not limited to,by way of e-mail, facsimile or
other electronic means) is prohibited unless such transmission is between Authorized
Users. Except as expressly provided for in this Agreement,you may not modify,publish,
transmit(including,but not limited to,by way of e-mail, facsimile or other electronic
means), display,participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works based on, or
in any other way exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part without the prior written
consent of NewsBank and(if applicable) its respective content providers.
c. Customer will take reasonable steps to ensure that only Customer's Authorized Users use
the Products, and that Customer's Authorized Users do so in accordance with this
Agreement.
d. Portions of this Agreement relevant to Authorized Users may appear in the form of
"Terms and Conditions of Use"on or in the Products.
4. Express Restrictions
a. On-Site Use: Customer may make each Product available for authorized use at the
Licensed Site over a computer network to the number of concurrent users or number of
downloads listed in the Subscription Form for the relevant Product.
b. Remote Use: Customer, if granted a remote-use license, defined in the Subscription
Form for the relevant Product,may make such Products available to Customer's
Authorized Users who are not at the Licensed Site; provided that such availability is
limited to non-commercial academic, educational and research use by the number of
concurrent users or number of downloads set forth in the Subscription Form(s) for the
relevant Product(s), and is further subject to the following conditions:
i. Authorized Users must access the Products only through the server or network
located at the Licensed Site and Customer's server or network must have
adequate security to allow access to the remote access account setup by
NewsBank only by Authorized Users.
OR
ii. Users must access the Products only through user authentication programs
supplied to Customer by NewsBank.
In no event may Remote Access be used to avoid the need for another school, library,or
other potential similar customer from subscribing to a Product. If NewsBank reasonably
determines that Remote Access activities hereunder may be impairing NewsBank's
ability to make sales of the Product or other NewsBank products to other customers,
NewsBank may require such Remote Access activity to be modified or terminated, either
entirely or with respect to the Customer's Authorized User(s)whose activity is impairing
NewsBank's business.
c. Without limiting any other restriction on use set forth in this Agreement,the following
limitations apply to make sure that all use is for non-commercial academic, educational
and research purposes and will not impair NewsBank's ability to market its products to
additional customers:
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i. In the event Customer is a non-school library, any permitted remote access is
limited to use by individuals through personal computers at home for their own
convenience and specifically excludes patrons who access the Products through a
school, school library, corporation,business or other organization. Customer is
specifically prohibited from granting any remote access to any school,school
library, corporation,business or other organization.
ii. Customer shall not provide any material from any Product to fulfill an
interlibrary loan request from another library or organization.
5. Intellectual Property
a. Customer acknowledges that the Products consist of materials copyrighted by third
parties and containing trademarks owned by third parties,and that NewsBank owns the
copyright of the compilations of these materials. The Product contains copyrighted
material, trademarks and other proprietary information owned by NewsBank and its
content providers, including without limitation, compilations, text, software,photographs,
video, graphics,trademarks, service marks, logos,designs, and music and sound(the
"Content"), and such Content is protected under U.S. copyright laws,U.S. trademark
laws, and other intellectual property laws as well as international copyright and
trademark laws and treaties. Customer acknowledges that its use of the Products,
including use by Customer's Authorized Users, must not infringe the rights of NewsBank
or of any third parties.
b. Consistent with the fair-use provisions of the Copyright Act of the United States,
Customer and Customer's Authorized Users are licensed to reproduce or store only
insubstantial portions of the Products,resulting from specific searches for Customer's
and/or Authorized Users' own non-commercial academic, educational and research
purposes. Customer and Customer's Authorized Users will not store or use, or allow to be
stored or used, any portion of the Products in a searchable database without written
permission of NewsBank and(if applicable) its respective content providers. Customer's
obligation to enforce the foregoing is limited to taking reasonable steps as noted in
subsection 6c.Nothing contained herein shall be construed as granting the Customer and
its Authorized Users or any third party any interest in or to the Product or Content. All
rights in and to the Product and Content are expressly reserved by NewsBank and/or
NewsBank's respective content providers.
6. Warranty, Liability,Indemnity
a. NewsBank and its respective content providers do not warrant that use of the Products
will be uninterrupted or error-free
b. NewsBank and its content providers do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the
Products,or results obtained by using them.NewsBank disclaims liability for any
offensive, defamatory, or infringing materials in the Products.
c. Customer will take reasonable steps to ensure that Customer's Authorized Users will use
the Products according to the terms of this Agreement,and that they will not bypass, or
attempt to defeat,NewsBank's or Customer's security measures preventing unauthorized
use of the Products.
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d. To the extent allowed by law,the Customer shall indemnify NewsBank against any
claims or losses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising in whole or in part from any
violation by the Customer of subparagraph 6.c.
e. NEWSBANK AND ITS CONTENT PROVIDERS DISCLAIM ALL OTHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
f. To the extent allowed by law, neither NewsBank nor its content providers will be liable
for consequential or punitive damages, even if notified of their possibility.
7. Term and Termination
This Agreement will be in effect as of the Effective Date and continue to be in effect for each
Product trial and/or subscription period mutually agreed to by the parties for that Product.
Customer may not sell or otherwise transfer ownership of any physical media in which any
Product may be delivered. Either party may terminate this Agreement for material breach if such
breach is not cured within thirty (30)business days following written notification.
8. Disputes
a. This document, including any Subscription Form(s), is the entire Agreement between the
parties and supersedes all prior communications, understandings and agreements relating
to the subject matter hereof,whether oral or written. With the exception of changes made
to the Subscription Form(s), this Agreement may be modified only in writing, signed by
both parties. A party's failure to exercise a right under this Agreement will not waive its
other rights. Any provision found to be unenforceable will be construed for maximum
effect, and will not impair the other provisions. Each third party content provider of
Content has the right to assert and enforce these provisions directly on its own behalf as a
third party beneficiary.
b. Disputes will be subject to Texas law(without giving effect to its choice-of-law
provisions). The parties mutually agree that to the extent, if any,allowed by law,all
disputes between them will be decided exclusively in the state and/or federal courts in the
home state of the party against whom that suit or proceeding is instituted. Customer will
accept service of process of any complaint by certified United States postal mail or its
domestic or foreign equivalent.
9. Other Provisions
a. Loss of Funding: Any initial subscriptions and any subsequent renewal subscriptions
purchased under this Agreement are subject to the mutual consent of both parties and are
further dependent upon the appropriation and allotment of funds by the Texas State
Legislature(the "Legislature") and/or allocation of funds by the city council (the
"Council"). If the Legislature fails to appropriate or allot the necessary funds,or the
Council fails to allocate the necessary funds for a given initial or renewal subscription,
then Customer shall issue written notice to NewsBank and shall have no further duty or
obligation to purchase such subscription.NewsBank acknowledges that appropriation,
allotment, and allocation of funds are beyond the control of Customer.Notwithstanding
the foregoing,NewsBank shall not be required to issue any refunds or credits for any
annual subscription fee(s)paid to NewsBank, except for in the event of termination due
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to a material breach by NewsBank that is not cured within a minimum curing period of
30 days.
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