Public Libraries - Electronic Literary Product Licenses - Access
Sponsor: Delegate DumaisCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 411 (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a publisher who offers to license an electronic literary product to the public to also offer to license the product to public libraries in the State on reasonable terms that would enable public libraries to provide library users with access to the electronic literary product; authorizing the terms of a license authorizing public libraries to provide access to electronic literary products to include certain limitations; defining an electronic literary product; etc.
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Testimony (11)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableUNF 4Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Meyer, Isaac | Compass Government Relations Partners | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Aikens, Tonya | Howard County Library System | Oral |
| FAV | Boucher, Kathleen | Montgomery County, MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Halliday, Blane | Prince George's County Memorial Library System | Oral |
| FAV | Blackwell, Michael | St Mary's County Library | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Dumais, Delegate Dumaislegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dumais, Kathleen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Chassagne, Elaine | Harris Teeter | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | J, C | Harris Teeter | Position only |
| UNF | Swift, Randy | Harris Teeter | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Warfield, Glenda | Harris Teeter | Written (PDF) |