Beyond the Patriot Act: Rulings from the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) and their Effects on Canadian Libraries

Waller, Andrew Beyond the Patriot Act: Rulings from the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) and their Effects on Canadian Libraries. Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2006, vol. 1, n. 1. [Journal article (Unpaginated)]

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English abstract

OFAC is the Office of Foreign Assets Control, part of the United States Department of the Treasury. OFAC governs sanctions against countries embargoed by the United States and has released rulings that have implications on the licenses signed by Canadian libraries and the provision of information to library users. This paper investigates the effects of the OFAC rulings and presents some suggestions for dealing with these in the Canadian library community.

Item type: Journal article (Unpaginated)
Keywords: OFAC, Licensing, Electronic products, Canada
Subjects: E. Publishing and legal issues. > EZ. None of these, but in this section.
Depositing user: Andrew Waller
Date deposited: 05 Dec 2006
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:05
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/8549

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American Medical Association Academic Site License, USCD Libraries Acquisitions Department, 31 August 2006 <http://orpheus-1.ucsd.edu/acq/license/ama.pdf>.

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers. Office of Foreign Assets Control. 31 August 2006 <http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/faq/answer.shtml#1>.

Gilver, Peter. “The Defendant Is Charged with Good Editing,” Journal of Scholarly Publishing 36.1 (2004): 1-5. 31 August 2006 <http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_scholarly_publishing/v036/36.1gilver. html>.

International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C.A. s.1702 (b)(3) and (4) (par.(3) added by Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act, Pub.L. No. 100-418, s. 2502, 102 Stat. 1107 (1988) and new par.(3) added and par.(4) added by the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, Pub. L. No. 103-236, s. 525 (“Free Trade in Ideas”), 108 Stat. 382 (1994))

Office of Foreign Assets Control, United States Department of the Treasury. 31 August, 2006 <http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/>.

SPIE Digital Library Multi-Site License Agreement, USCD Libraries Acquisitions Department, 31 August 2006 <http://orpheus-.ucsd.edu/acq/license/cdlspie.pdf>.

Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C.A. App. s. 5(b)(4) (par.(4) added by Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act, Pub.L. No. 100-418, s. 2502, 102 Stat. 1107 (1988) and amended by the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, Pub. L. No. 103-236, s. 525 (“Free Trade in Ideas”), 108 Stat. 382 (1994))


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