Public Libraries - Electronic Literary Product Licenses - Access
Sponsor: Nancy J. King (District 39)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 412 (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 electronic literary 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 license terms authorizing public libraries to provide access to electronic literary products to include certain limitations; defining 'electronic literary product'; etc.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Meyer, Isaac | Compass Government Relations Partners | Written (PDF) |
| 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 | Blackwell, Michael | St Mary's County Library | Oral |
| FAV | King, Senator Nancy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator King, Senator Kinglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator King, Senator Kinglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Vassallo, Anita | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Young, Ron | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hart, Terry | Association of American Publishers | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kazi, Umair | The Authors Guild | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | King, Senator Nancy | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Young, Ron | Individual | Written (PDF) |