Prohibits restrictive provisions in contracts between publishers and libraries for electronic literary materials.

This bill amends the education law to protect library access to electronic literary materials by prohibiting certain restrictive provisions in contracts between publishers and libraries. Prohibited provisions include those that limit libraries from licensing, loaning, or using technological protection measures for electronic literary materials. Violators face civil penalties and injunctions. The bill applies to literary monographs but not to aggregators.

Prohibits restrictive provisions in contracts between publishers and libraries for electronic literary materials.

This bill amends the education law to protect library access to electronic literary materials by prohibiting certain restrictive provisions in contracts between publishers and libraries. Prohibited provisions include those that limit libraries from licensing, loaning, or using technological protection measures for electronic literary materials. Violators face civil penalties and injunctions. The bill applies to literary monographs but not to aggregators.