Hawaii HB2577 regulates contracts for licensing electronic literary materials to libraries, prohibiting certain restrictions.

Hawaii HB2577 amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to regulate contracts between publishers and libraries for licensing electronic literary materials. The bill governs these contracts under state law and prohibits certain restrictions, such as limiting the number of licenses a library can acquire, imposing cost-per-circulation fees, and restricting the number of times a library can loan an electronic literary material. It also ensures libraries can perform customary lending functions, employ necessary technological protection measures, and make preservation copies.

Hawaii HB2577 regulates contracts for licensing electronic literary materials to libraries, prohibiting certain restrictions.

Hawaii HB2577 amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to regulate contracts between publishers and libraries for licensing electronic literary materials. The bill governs these contracts under state law and prohibits certain restrictions, such as limiting the number of licenses a library can acquire, imposing cost-per-circulation fees, and restricting the number of times a library can loan an electronic literary material. It also ensures libraries can perform customary lending functions, employ necessary technological protection measures, and make preservation copies.