BNA License Agreement - Academic Customers
This Master License
Agreement is between THE BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS, INC., 1231 25th Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037, and/or a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNA including
TAX MANAGEMENT INC., and BNA INTERNATIONAL, INC., referred to collectively
as “BNA,” and “Customer”.
This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions applicable to Customer’s
access to, and use of, the BNA publications listed on the Order Form (referred
to as “Licensed Products”), including all databases, software, and/or materials
contained within the Licensed Products and accompanying documentation and/or
manuals.
Access to and/or use of the Licensed
Products will constitute acceptance of all terms and conditions. If you do
not agree with the terms and conditions stated herein, immediately contact
BNA to discontinue access (Customer Relations, telephone: 1-800-372-1033,
e-mail: customercare@bna.com). Renewal of any subscription for any Licensed Product following
any changes to this Master License Agreement will constitute acceptance of
those changes.
1. License. Customer has purchased the type of license specified
in the Order Form (or may have access to the Licensed Products under an agreement
with a third party information provider, the terms of which are incorporated
herein). BNA grants to Customer a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited
right to access and use the Licensed Products according to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement. This license shall be effective during the term of Customer’s
subscription to the Licensed Products as set forth on the Order Form. Customer
is solely responsible for selecting, purchasing, installing and maintaining
the hardware, equipment, and other software necessary to use the Licensed
Products, and for access and similar charges incurred under third party information
provider subscription agreements (e.g., Westlaw®,
LexisNexis™).
2. Customer. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall apply
to Customer and each Authorized User. Customer will use best efforts to inform
all Authorized Users of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Customer
will cooperate with any investigation into possible breach of terms and conditions
of use.
3. Authorized Users. The term “Authorized
Users” shall include full-time and part time, current, or visiting members
of the faculty, library staff and currently enrolled students, who are permitted
to access the Customer’s secure computer network system (“Network”), regardless
of physical location of such person(s). Authorized Users shall also include
other persons, e.g., walk-ins, who are permitted to use the Customer’s library
and access the Network from computer terminals located on the library premises.
Customer shall notify all Authorized
Users of the terms of this MASTER License Agreement through EITHER a “Click-Through”
license that appears online each time the Licensed Products ARE accessed,
OR OTHER MEANS THAT WILL NOTIFY USERS THAT USE IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF
THIS AGREEMENT.
4. Payment.
a. Unless otherwise specified in the Order
Form or agreed to in writing by BNA, at the beginning of the Term, BNA will
send an invoice to Customer to one (1) designated billing address. If Customer
upgrades a subscription (e.g., increases the number of maximum authorized
Users), BNA will invoice Customer for additional license fees for such Users
at the prices in effect at the time of the change, on a pro rated basis over
the remainder of the current subscription term as specified on the Order Form
b. Within sixty (60) days after agreeing to
a new subscription, Customer must notify BNA of any existing BNA subscription
that needs to be cancelled as a result of the new subscription. If Customer
gives timely notice, BNA will apply any payments made by Customer on the unfulfilled
portion of the existing subscription to amounts owed with respect to the new
subscription.
c. All subscription
fees listed on the Order Form are exclusive of taxes and charges for replication,
telecommunication, software, hardware, and other equipment. It is the responsibility
of the Customer to promptly provide BNA with its tax exemption documentation.
d. Payment
is due to BNA within forty-five (45) days of the invoice date. After sixty-five
(65) days, interest will be assessed at the rate of 1% per month. BNA also
may terminate Customer’s access to the Licensed Products without further notice
if payment, or written notice of a payment dispute has not been acknowledged
by Customer, is not received within sixty (60) days of the invoice date.
5. Renewals.
BNA reserves the right to revise its renewal prices at any time and without
notice; renewal prices will be included on the renewal invoice. Customer’s
payment of the renewal invoice will constitute acceptance of the renewal price
and the renewal subscription, which will continue to be otherwise governed
by the terms of the applicable Order Form and this Agreement unless both parties
agree to any further changes. The conditions of payment described in section
4 shall apply to payment of renewal invoices.
6. Copyright.
a. The Licensed Products contain proprietary material of BNA that is protected
by copyright and other laws respecting proprietary rights. The Licensed Products
also may contain similarly protected licensed proprietary material of NextPage,
FirstDoor, or other suppliers (“Licensors”). BNA retains all rights in the
Licensed Products, including (without limitation) all copyright and other
proprietary rights worldwide in all media. Customer and all Authorized Users
may not use the Licensed Products except as expressly permitted under this
Agreement, the BNA Copyright Guidelines, and under U.S. copyright laws. Any
routine and/or systematic redistribution of any portion of the Licensed Products
is expressly prohibited other than agreed upon in this contract. On or before
the subscription start date, BNA agrees to make the BNA Copyright Guidelines,
as amended from time to time, available to all Authorized Users within the
organization through its website, http://www.bna.com/corp/copyright.
BNA reserves the right to revise the BNA Copyright Guidelines at any time.
b. Authorized Users may access the Licensed Products for their individual
use, i.e., may view the Licensed Products on screen; may download or save
the Licensed Products to a computer disk for individual convenience and later
reference; and may print paper copies for individual, educational, or research
use only. If BNA is properly credited, Authorized Users may, on an occasional
basis, reproduce and use small portions of material in the Licensed Products
for internal or interoffice use, coursework for educational or research use,
court filings by student legal clinics and/or classroom use as provided for
under United States copyright law fair use provisions. Unless otherwise authorized
by BNA, any routine or systematic distribution of any portion of the Licensed
Products is strictly prohibited.
c. The rights granted here are an expansion of the rights granted under
the Copyright Act and do not include any rights to reproduce in its entirety
any portion of the Licensed Products or materials contained therein. No part
of the Licensed Products may be duplicated in any medium or format beyond
the express
terms of this Agreement without prior written authorization from BNA, 1231
25th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037, Attention: Permissions Manager (e-mail:
permissions@bna.com). Nothing in this license shall exclude, modify or affect
any of the licensee rights under the U.S. copyright law.
d. The Licensed Products may be used for purposes of research, education
or other non-commercial use as follows:
Display.
Customer and Authorized Users shall have the right to electronically display
the Licensed Products.
Digitally Copy.
Customer and Authorized Users may download and digitally copy the Licensed
Products as permitted under section 6.b. of this Agreement.
Print Copy.
Customer and Authorized Users may print the Licensed Products as permitted
under section 6.b. of this Agreement.
Recover Copying Costs.
Customer may charge a reasonable fee to cover costs of copying or printing
portions of Licensed Products for Authorized Users.
Archival/Backup Copy.
Upon request of Customer, Customer may receive from BNA and/or create one
(1) copy of the entire set of Licensed Products for the sole purpose of maintaining
an archival copy of the Licensed Products.
Course Packs.
Customer and Authorized Users may use a reasonable portion of the Licensed
Products in the preparation of Course Packs.
Electronic Reserve.
Customer and Authorized Users may use a reasonable portion of the Licensed
Products for use in connection with specific courses of instruction offered
by Customer.
Electronic Links.
Customer may provide electronic links to the Licensed Products from Customer’s
web page(s), and is encouraged to do so in ways that will increase the usefulness
of the Licensed Products to Authorized Users.
Caching. Customer and Authorized Users may make such local digital
copies of the Licensed Products as are necessary to ensure efficient use by
Authorized Users by appropriate browser or other software.
Scholarly Sharing.
On an occasional basis, Authorized Users may transmit to a third party colleague
in hard copy or electronically, minimal, insubstantial amounts of the Licensed
Products for personal use or scholarly, educational, or scientific research
or professional use but in no case for re-sale, broad distribution, or on
a routine or systematic basis. In addition, Authorized Users have the right
to use, with appropriate credit, figures, tables and brief excerpts from the
Licensed Products in the Authorized User’s own scientific, scholarly and educational
works.
Interlibrary Loan.
Customer may fulfill requests from other institutions, a practice commonly
called Interlibrary Loan. Customer agrees to fulfill such requests in compliance
with Section 108 of the United States Copyright Law (17 USC § 108, “Limitations
on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives”) and clause 3
of the Guidelines for the Proviso of Subsection 108(g)(2) prepared by the
National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyright Works. Customer
agrees to provide the copy in print form and not electronically.
e. Customer acknowledges that the Licensed Products are highly proprietary
in nature and that unauthorized copying, transfer or use may cause BNA or
its licensors irreparable injury that cannot be adequately compensated for
by means of monetary damages. Customer agrees that any breach of this Agreement
by Customer, or any subscriber or Authorized User, may be enforced by BNA
by means of equitable relief (including, but not limited to, injunctive relief)
in addition to any other available rights and remedies.
f. The Licensed Products may incorporate the search and retrieval software
“Views” and/or the Internet display software “siteDirector.” Views and siteDirector
are proprietary products of NextPage which has made its software available
under license to BNA. Use of Views and siteDirector is subject to all terms
and conditions in this Agreement.
7. Restrictions.
a. Customer may not and may not permit others to: reproduce, publish, distribute,
sell, or otherwise access or use any material retrieved from or contained
in the Licensed Products in any manner whatsoever that may infringe any copyright
or proprietary interest of BNA or its licensors; distribute the information
contained in the Licensed Products to other users not duly authorized to receive
the Licensed Products; distribute, rent, sublicense, lease, transfer, assign
or otherwise make commercial use of the Licensed Products or Agreement; decompile,
disassemble, or otherwise reverse-engineer these Licensed Products, or alter,
translate, modify, or adapt it to create derivative works. The use of “framing”
or other means of redirecting content is specifically prohibited by the foregoing.
Unauthorized reproduction, transfer, and/or use may be a violation of criminal
as well as civil law.
b. Except as expressly permitted under this Agreement, Customer is expressly
prohibited from placing or installing any portion of the Licensed Products
on any electronic media, including, but not limited to, individual desktop
computers, local or wide area networks, timesharing services, multiple processing
units, multiple site arrangements, service or software rental bureaus, list
servers, online services, electronic bulletin boards or forums, World Wide
Web sites or any other server that is Internet enabled, without written authorization
by BNA.
c. Unauthorized Use. Customer
shall not knowingly permit anyone other than Authorized Users to use the Licensed
Products.
d. Modification of Licensed
Products. Customer shall not modify or create a derivative work of the Licensed
Products without the prior written permission of BNA.
e. Removal of Copyright
Notice. Customer may not remove, obscure or modify any copyright or other
notices included in the Licensed Products.
f. Commercial Purposes.
Customer may not use the Licensed Products for commercial purposes, including,
but not limited to, the sale of the Licensed Products or bulk reproduction
or distribution of the Licensed Products in any form.
8. BNA Performance Obligations
a. Availability of Licensed Products. Within fifteen (15) days of execution
of this Agreement, BNA shall make the Licensed Products available to Customer
and Authorized Users.
b. Support. BNA will offer
its standard activation or installation support. BNA will offer its standard
continuing support to assist Customer and Authorized Users in use of the Licensed
Products.
c. Training. BNA will provide appropriate training to Customer staff relating
to the use of the Licensed Products and any BNA software.
d. Quality of Service. BNA shall use reasonable efforts to ensure that the
BNA’s server or servers have sufficient capacity and rate of connectivity
to provide the Customer and its Authorized Users with a quality of service
comparable to current standards in the on-line information provision industry
in the Customer’s locale.
e. If the Licensed Products fail to operate in conformance with the terms
of this Agreement, Customer shall immediately notify BNA, and BNA shall use
reasonable efforts to restore access to the Licensed Products as soon as practical
or extend the subscription term accordingly. In the event that BNA fails to
repair the nonconformity in a reasonable time, BNA shall, in its sole discretion,
reimburse Customer in an amount that the nonconformity is proportional to
the total fees owed by Customer under this Agreement, or appropriately extend
the subscription term.
f. Notification of Modifications
of Licensed Products. Customer understands that from time to time the Licensed
Products may be added to, modified, or deleted from by BNA and/or that portions
of the Licensed Products may migrate to other formats. BNA shall give the
same notice of any such changes to Customer as it does with the other subscribers.
g. Compliance with Americans
with Disabilities Act. BNA shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA).
9. Customer Performance Obligations
a. Provision of Notice of License Terms to Authorized Users. Customer shall
provide Authorized Users with appropriate notice of the terms and conditions
under which access to the Licensed Products is granted under this Agreement
including, in particular, any limitations on access or use of the Licensed
Products as set forth in this Agreement.
b. Protection from Unauthorized
Use. Customer shall use reasonable efforts to protect the Licensed Products
from any use that is not permitted under this Agreement. In the event of any
unauthorized use of the Licensed Products by an Authorized User, (i) BNA may
terminate such Authorized User’s access to the Licensed Products, (ii BNA
may terminate the access of the Internet Protocol (“IP”) address(es) from
which such unauthorized use occurred, and/or (iii) Customer shall terminate
such Authorized User’s access to the Licensed Products upon BNA’s request.
BNA shall take none of the steps described in this paragraph without first
providing reasonable notice to Customer (in no event less than thirty (30)
days) and cooperating with the Customer to avoid recurrence of any unauthorized
use.
c. Maintaining Confidentiality
of Access Passwords. Where access to the Licensed Products is to be controlled
by use of passwords, Customer shall issue log-on identification numbers and
passwords to each Authorized User and use reasonable efforts to ensure that
Authorized Users do not divulge their numbers and passwords to any third party.
Customer shall also maintain the confidentiality of any institutional passwords
provided by BNA.
10. Mutual Performance Obligations
a. Confidentiality of User Data and Pricing. BNA and Customer agree to maintain
the confidentiality of any data relating to the usage of the Licensed Products
by Customer and its Authorized Users. Such data may be used solely for purposes
directly related to the Licensed Products and may only be provided to third
parties in aggregate form. Raw usage data, including but not limited to information
relating to the identity of specific users and/or uses, shall not be provided
to any third party. Customer agrees to keep the pricing terms of this Agreement
strictly confidential and agrees to not disclose, either directly or indirectly,
the pricing terms of this Agreement.
b. Implementation of Developing
Security Protocols. Customer and BNA shall cooperate in the implementation
of security and control protocols and procedures as they are developed during
the term of this Agreement.
11. Termination for Cause
a. In the event that either party believes that the other materially has
breached any obligations under this Agreement, or if BNA believes that Customer
has exceeded the scope of the License, such party shall so notify the breaching
party in writing. The breaching party shall have thirty (30) days from the
receipt of notice to cure the alleged breach and to notify the non-breaching
party in writing that cure has been effected. If the breach is not cured within
the thirty (30) days, the non-breaching party shall have the right to terminate
the Agreement without further notice.
b. Upon termination of this Agreement for cause, online access to the Licensed
Products by Customer and Authorized Users shall be terminated. Authorized
print copies of Licensed Products may be retained by Customer or Authorized
Users and used subject to the terms of this Agreement.
c. In the event of termination by Customer for cause, Customer shall be
entitled to a refund of any fees or pro-rata portion thereof paid by Customer
for any remaining period of the Agreement from the date of termination.
12. Disclaimer of Professional Advice. The information provided through
the Licensed Products is not a substitute for legal and other professional
advice where the facts and circumstances warrant. If any User in Customer’s
organization requires legal advice or other professional assistance, each
such user should always consult his or her own legal or other professional
advisors and discuss the facts and circumstances that apply to the User.
13. Limited Warranty.
a. BNA warrants that it has the right to license the rights granted under
this Agreement to use Licensed Products and that it has obtained any and all
necessary permissions from third parties to license the Licensed Products.
While BNA and its licensors attempt to include accurate and complete content
in the Licensed Products and error-free software, occasional errors or omissions
may occur in the Licensed Products. BNA will make reasonable efforts to correct
these errors or omissions or cause the appropriate licensors to correct these
errors or omissions. NEVERTHELESS, NEITHER BNA NOR SUCH OTHER PARTIES CAN
MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS of THE CONTENT
PROVIDED OR THE ERROR-FREE NATURE OF THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED. EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY
PROVIDED IN THIS MASTER LICENSE AGREEMENT, THE LICENSED PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED
TO THE CUSTOMER AND USERS “AS IS.” BNA, ITS LICENSORS, AND SUPPLIERS OF CONTENT
AND SOFTWARE FOR THE LICENSED PRODUCTS MAKE NO OTHER WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION,
EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. BNA, ITS LICENSORS, AND SUPPLIERS OF CONTENT AND
SOFTWARE FOR THE LICENSED PRODUCTS DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS,
PERFORMANCE, CURRENCY, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
OF THE LICENSED PRODUCTS OR THE INFORMATION THEY CONTAIN OR THE METHOD OF
DELIVERING THAT INFORMATION TO USERS.
b. BNA, ITS LICENSORS, AND SUPPLIERS OF CONTENT AND SOFTWARE FOR THE LICENSED
PRODUCTS DISCLAIM ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR CLAIM OF ANY KIND RESULTING
FROM, ARISING OUT OF, OR ANY WAY RELATED TO (A) ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM
ANY LICENSED PRODUCT AND ITS CONTENT, INCLUDING TECHNICAL INACCURACIES AND
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, (B) ANY THIRD PARTY WEB SITES OR CONTENT THEREIN DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY ACCESSED THROUGH HOT LINKS IN ANY LICENSED PRODUCT, (C) THE
UNAVAILABILITY OF ANY LICENSED PRODUCT, (D) ANY USE OF ANY LICENSED PRODUCT,
(E) ANY USE OF ANY EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LICENSED PRODUCT,
OR (F) ANY RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE LICENSED PRODUCTS
OR IN ANY CUSTOMER SUPPORT INFORMATION, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES.
14. Indemnification
a. Subject to the Limited Warranty stated above, BNA will indemnify and hold Customer harmless
and will defend or settle any claim, suit or proceeding brought against Customer
that is based upon a claim that the content contained in the Licensed Products
infringes a United States copyright or violates an intellectual or proprietary
right protected by United States law (“Claim”), but only to the extent the
Claim arises directly out of the use of the Licensed Products. Customer shall
notify BNA in writing of any Claim within ten (10) calendar days after Customer
first receives notice of the Claim, and Customer shall provide to BNA at no
cost with such assistance and cooperation as BNA may reasonably request from
time to time in connection with the defense of the Claim. BNA shall have sole
control over any Claim (including without limitation the selection of counsel
and the right to settle on behalf of Customer on any terms BNA deems desirable
in the sole exercise of its discretion). Customer may, at its sole cost, retain
separate counsel and participate in the defense or settlement negotiations.
BNA shall pay actual damages and costs awarded against Customer (or payable
by Customer pursuant to a settlement agreement) in connection with a Claim.
If the Licensed Products or their use becomes the subject of a Claim or their
use is enjoined, or if in the opinion of BNA’s legal counsel the Licensed
Products are likely to become the subject of a Claim, BNA shall attempt to
resolve the Claim by using commercially reasonable efforts to modify the Licensed
Products or obtain a license to continue using the Licensed Products. If in
the opinion of BNA’s legal counsel the Claim, injunction, or potential Claim
cannot be resolved through reasonable modification or licensing, BNA, at its
own election, may terminate the Agreement without penalty, and will refund
to Customer on a pro rata basis any fees paid in advance by Customer to BNA.
BNA shall have no obligation under this provision, if the Claim is based on
a combination of material, content, Licensed Products or software not provided
by BNA. THE FOREGOING CONSTITUTES BNA’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY FOR INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT.
b. Customer agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold BNA and the suppliers
of Content and technology for the Licensed Products harmless from and against
any and all Claims and Losses arising out of or in any way related to any
use of the Licensed Products, or of any content, data or documentation received
through the Licensed Products by Customer or any of its Users, regardless
of the form of action.
c. IN NO EVENT MAY CUSTOMER OR USER BRING ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST
BNA MORE THAN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISES.
15. Limitations on Damages
a. In no event shall BNA or its officers,
directors, employees, shareholders, agents or representatives be liable to
any User, any Customer, or any other Person for any special, indirect, incidental,
exemplary or consequential damages or loss of goodwill in any way arising
from or relating to this MASTER License Agreement or resulting FROM the use
of or inability to use any Licensed product or the performance or non-performance
of any obligations under this MASTER License Agreement, including the failure
of essential purpose, even if such User, Customer, or other Person has been
notified of the possibility of likelihood of such damages occurring. Some
states do not allow the limitation or exclusion of implied warranties or liability
for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions
may not apply to all Customers or their respective Users.
b. IF THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS ARE HELD TO BE UNENFORCEABLE, BNA’S LIABILITY
FOR DAMAGES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO CUSTOMER, ANY USER, OR ANY OTHER PERSON
OR ENTITY SHALL IN ANY EVENT NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF FEES PAID BY CUSTOMER
FOR THE LICENSED PRODUCTS.
16. Discontinuation of Publication. Occasionally BNA may discontinue a publication, or add/delete specific
publications from a package of combined publications. Customers who have individual subscriptions to the discontinued
publication (i.e., do not subscribe to a package of publications) will be
offered a comparable publication, if
available. If no comparable publication is available, or if Customer chooses
not to accept the offer of a comparable publication, BNA will provide, at
its option, either a pro rata credit against subsequent subscription fees,
or a pro rata refund of the unused portion of the subscription fees paid for
such discontinued publication.
17. Additional Matters.
a. Governing Law. This
Master License Agreement shall for all purposes be governed, interpreted,
construed, and enforced solely and exclusively in accordance with the law
of the District of Columbia without regard to its choice-of-law rules, unless
otherwise provided under applicable state law, in which case this
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the Customer’s state.
b. Dispute Resolution. In the event any dispute or controversy arising
out of or relating to this Agreement, the parties agree to exercise their
best efforts to resolve the dispute as soon as possible. The parties shall,
without delay, continue to perform their respective obligations under this
Agreement that are not affected by the dispute.
i. Any controversies or
disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be resolved by
binding arbitration in accordance with the then current Commercial Arbitration
Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The parties shall endeavor to select a mutually
acceptable arbitrator knowledgeable about issues relating to the subject matter
of this Agreement. In the event the parties are unable to agree to such a
selection, each party will select an arbitrator and the arbitrators in turn
shall select a third arbitrator. The arbitration shall take place at a location
that is reasonably centrally located between the parties, or otherwise mutually
agreed upon by the parties.
ii. All documents, Products, and information in the possession of each party
that are in any way relevant to the claim(s) or dispute(s) shall be made available
to the other party for review and copying no later than sixty (60) days after
the notice of arbitration is served.
iii. The arbitrator(s)
shall not have the authority, power, or right to alter, change, amend, modify,
add, or subtract from any provision of this Agreement or to award punitive
damages. The arbitrator shall have the power to issue mandatory orders and
restraining orders in connection with the arbitration. The award rendered
by the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties, and judgment
may be entered thereon in any court having jurisdiction. The agreement to
arbitration shall be specifically enforceable under prevailing arbitration
law. During the continuance of any arbitration proceeding, the parties shall
continue to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement.
c. Force Majeure. BNA shall not be liable for failure
to perform any part of this Master License Agreement where such failure is
due to fire, flood, power outages, strikes, labor troubles or other industrial
disturbances, inevitable accidents, war (declared or undeclared), acts of
terror, commercially unreasonable hostile acts by a Third Party with respect
to the Products (including a denial of service attack), embargoes, blockages,
legal restrictions, governmental regulations or orders, riots, insurrections,
or any cause beyond the control of such party. However, BNA shall use diligent
efforts to resume performance. This Master License Agreement shall not be
regarded as terminated or frustrated as a result of such failure of performance
that does not exceed six (6) months, and the parties shall proceed under this
Master License Agreement when the causes of such non-performance have ceased
or have been eliminated.
d. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of
the parties and supersedes all prior communications, understandings and agreements
relating to the subject matter hereof, whether oral or written.
e. Amendment. No modification or claimed waiver of any provision of this
Agreement shall be valid except by written amendment signed by authorized
representatives of BNA and Customer.
f. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall
be held to be invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the law
of any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
g. Waiver of Contractual Right. Waiver of any provision herein shall not
be deemed a waiver of any other provision herein, nor shall waiver of any
breach of this Agreement be construed as a continuing waiver of other breaches
of the same or other provisions of this Agreement.
h. Notices. All notices given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing
and may be hand delivered, or shall be deemed received within 5 business days
after mailing if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.
If any notice is sent by facsimile, confirmation copies must be sent by mail
or hand delivery to the specified address. Either party may from time to time
change its Notice Address by written notice to the other party.
i. Assignment. Customer may not assign or sublicense this Agreement without
BNA’s prior written consent.
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