   
Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM)
Licensing Working Group
Archive - Historical Material
Responsibilities
- To monitor and assess issues and relevant developments in the area of licensing, particularly in the electronic environment, provide watching briefs and keep the Committee informed
- To determine priorities of the work of the Working Group
- To provide updates on the activities of other international groups working on licensing issues (e.g. FID, ICA, EBLIDA, etc.)
- To liaise with other IFLA sections and roundtables addressing licensing issues, as appropriate
- To prepare draft position papers/statements, which can be circulated to the wider committee membership and adopted by the CLM on approval;
Immediate Priorities as of September 1998
- Identify clauses in licensing agreements which may be detrimental to public interest exception
- Research model licenses and review for detrimental clauses
- Develop a draft "Statement of preferred practices" for CLM consideration
Operating Procedures
The Working Group will
- select a leader from amongst its members
- work using e-mail, fax and teleconferencing as needed
- keep Chair of CLM and Secretariat (Graham Cornish) informed on a regular basis of activities of the Working Group
Membership
- Minimum 2, maximum 4 members, to sit for a term of one year (renewable)
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