外文数据库订购合同中格式条款的法律分析

Legal Analysis on the Standard Term in the Foreign Database Subscription Contract

我国高校图书馆外文数据库订购的大幅增加,使数据库订购合同,尤其是其中的格式条款等法律问题日益凸显。美国数据库一直以来都是我国高校图书馆外文数据库采购的重点,数据库订购合同以美国法为准据法的几率较高。因此,我国高校图书馆应正确了解并运用美国法有关格式条款的成文法和判例法规定,深入分析外文数据库订购合同中典型格式条款的法律效力,才能在数据库订购谈判中有效规避法律风险,化被动为主动。

With the sharp increase of the foreign database subscription of university libraries in China,legal problems on the database subscription contract, especially the standard term, become more and more prominent. American databases account for the important part of the database subscription of university libraries in China, many database subscription constracts often select the U.S. law as the applicable law. Therefore, university libraries in China should understand accurately and make use of the statute and case law on the standard term in U.S., analyze deeply on the legal effect of the typical standard term in the foreign database subscription contract, in order to effetively avoid legal risks in the database subscription negotiation, and take over the initiative.