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NewsBank
sBank License Agreement
for Subscription & Perpetual
License Sales
1. Parties,Acceptance,Master Terms for all Products
a. 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 5801 Pelican Bay Boulevard, Suite 600,Naples,Florida 34108
("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 or Readex digital product(the"Effective Date"). For
purposes of this Agreement,delivery includes either shipment of physical goods or
access by electronic means.
b. The terms of this Agreement shall apply to all NewsBank and Readex digital 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
"Order Form")setting forth certain additional terms specific to that Product(such as
identification of Product, price,license type[subscription license or perpetual license],
payment terms,whether remote use is authorized,number of concurrent users allowed,
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 Order Form and
the terms of this Agreement,this Agreement shall govern. The terms of any document
issued by Customer that add to,subtract from, or otherwise affect any term(s)of this
Agreement are rejected,unless expressly agreed to by NewsBank in writing.
2. Products
a. The Products subject to this Agreement consists of(1)the NewsBank and Readex digital
products 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
reasonably acceptable to Customer and NewsBank.
3. License
a. NewsBank grants to Customer and to Customers'Authorized Users (defined below)on
the terms set forth in this Agreement and any Order Form(s), a non-exclusive,non-
assignable, concurrent-use license to use each Product at the licensed site(s)identified in
the Order Form applicable to such Product(the"Licensed Site")solely for non-
commercial academic, educational and research purposes. "Authorized User"means
only: (a)For public libraries: library staff, individual residents of Customer's reasonably
defined geographic area served, and walk-in patrons while they are on-site; (b)For
schools and other academic institutions: currently enrolled students, faculty, library staff,
and visiting scholars, as well as walk-in patrons while they are on-site; and(c)For other
types of organizations: employees and independent contractors, while performing their
work for such organization. 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.
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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
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, Customer and Customers'
Authorized Users 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 Order Form for the relevant Product.
b. Remote Use: Customer,if granted a remote-use license, defined in the Order 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 Order 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. Authorized 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 any school,library,or
other potential 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 or
other potential customers of NewsBank,NewsBank may require such Remote Access
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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/license its
products to other customers or other potential customers:
i. Any permitted remote access is limited to use by Authorized Users through their
personal computers/devices for their own convenience and specifically excludes
Authorized Users who access the Products through another school, library,
college/university,corporation,business or other potential customer of
NewsBank. Customer is specifically prohibited from granting any remote access
to any entity including,but not limited to,any school, library, college/university,
corporation,business or 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 or data/text
mine or permit data/text mining of the Product. 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.
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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.
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,Termination and Perpetual License (As Applicable)
a. 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 unless earlier terminated for cause.NewsBank may terminate this Agreement for
an uncured breach on thirty(30)days'notice. Sections 5a and 8 shall survive termination.
b. Perpetual License: If Customer pays a one-time fee for a perpetual license defined in the
Order Form for the relevant Product, except for termination for cause,NewsBank grants
to Customer a nonexclusive,royalty-free,perpetual license to the Product,provided that
the parties shall have agreed on fees for such use pursuant to a Order Form and such fees
have been paid. Such use shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.In
connection with a perpetual license,the Customer shall have the following archival copy
options provided Customer has not breached the terms of this Agreement:
i. If for any reason,NewsBank or any successor to NewsBank ceases to provide
permanent online access to the Product,NewsBank or such successor to
NewsBank shall provide Customer or its NewsBank-approved designee,at
Customer's cost,with an archival copy of the Product data(images&ASCII
database)as of the date of discontinuance of online service, in a mutually
agreeable electronic format(Customer to provide its own search engine),use of
which shall be subject to this Agreement.Customer may not sell or otherwise
transfer ownership of any physical media in which any Product may be delivered.
ii. NewsBank will allow the Customer to purchase a magnetic tape load(or other
mutually agreed on technology)of the Product data(images&ASCII database)
provided under this Agreement at anytime during the subscription period or
within 60 days of cancellation or non-renewal,but not upon termination for
breach,which the Customer can either archive or load onto a local server to be
accessed by the Customer's own search and retrieval software. Customer and
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Customer's Authorized Users may use the archive as provided for in this
Agreement.In no event shall Customer(1)make the archival copy available to
any third party,or(2)data/text mine or permit data/text mining of the Product
without prior written approval from NewsBank.
8. Disputes
a. This document,including any Order 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
Order 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 California law (without giving effect to its choice-of-law
provisions).The parties mutually agree that all disputes between them will be decided
exclusively in the state and/or federal courts of Los Angeles County, California if the
Customer is the defendant or Atlanta,Georgia if NewsBank is the defendant.Customer
will accept service of process of any complaint by certified United States postal mail or
its domestic or foreign equivalent.
NewsBank Customer NewsBank,inc.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Attorney
City of Arcadia
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Rachelle Arellano
From: Stephen Deitsch <Stephen.Deitsch@bbklaw.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 7:29 PM
To: Danielle Guerrero; Rachelle Arellano
Cc: Darlene Bradley
Subject: RE: City Attorney's review 6-30-2020
Thanks Danielle.
A word is missing in Section 8, Paragraph b. Please insert the word "in" before "Los Angeles County" in the 3rd line of
8.b.
Otherwise the Agreement looks fine. Once that correction is made, Rachelle, please use my stamped signature,
approving it as to form.
Thanks.
Steve
Stephen Deitsch
Partner
stephen.deitsch@bbklaw.com
T:(909)483-6642 C:(951)662-9343
www.BBKlaw.corn p
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From: Danielle Guerrero [mailto:dguerrero@arcadiaca.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2020 5:58 PM
To: Rachelle Arellano
Cc: Darlene Bradley; Stephen Deitsch
Subject: RE: City Attorney's review 6-30-2020
CAUTION - EXTERNAL SENDER.
Hi there,
Here's the updated contract.
Thanks,
Danielle
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