[Biblist] E-böcker med lagens hjälp

Dom fria marknadskrafterna har alltmer blivit eItt problem för bibliotek. I USA försöker man stävja dessa krafter med lagens hjälp. En vacker gest men med vilken inverkan? Like the Maryland legislation, which passed into law on June 1, the New York bills (S2890B in the Senate and A5837B in the Assembly) require “publishers who offer to license e-books to the public” to also offer those e-books to libraries on “reasonable” terms. The bill’s summary states that the law is designed to ensure that “widely accepted and effective industry practices remain in place while prohibiting harmful practices that discriminate against libraries and harm library patrons.” And, also like the Maryland legislation, New York’s bill passed unanimously in the Assembly. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/articl… Jan -- Jan Szczepański F.d Förste bibliotekarie och chef för f.d Avdelningen för humaniora, vid f.d. Centralbiblioteket, Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek E-post: Jan.Szczepanski63 at gmail.com