Scholarly authors are often asked to contend with contracts drafted and vetted by teams of corporate attorneys. Even authors who understand open access may not know to watch out for a choice of law clause or the impact of a license on data sharing requirements. This session will cover how to spot and address problem clauses, beginning with the basic terms that restrict authors’ ability to reuse their own work and moving into technical and legal language to watch out for. Even if you already know what a “postprint” is, there’s a lot left to learn!
Presenters: David Hansen and Will Cross
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