Legal Question in Technology Law in Florida
Hi,
We have developed an online software that is used for the training and Supervision of interns for the school and practicum setting of counseling.
In this program we have attached a number of outside materials via hyperlinks.
Going forward, we will be writing to ask for permission to use these materials, because it would be a good service to the interns using our systems.
In our emails and calls to the owners we would like to point out that the item would be an "attachment" to our material, not so much the central focus but rather one piece among many.
Often times these attachments are used as good examples that correlate with our objectives.
We also want to point out that we are in no way altering what was written, how the website is displayed, or the content in general. We are simply creating an attachment to our material.
Our use of these attachments would be analogous to the teacher giving handouts of an article in a university course.
Finally we would let the owners know that we could also of course include the contact info in the "Copyright, So-and-so Ph.D., used by permission. [Author Contact]" on the material itself.
My questions are:
1) Based on the above information, is there a usage agreement that you would recommend?
2) Is there anything else we should include in our emails and calls to the owners (besides what has been stated above)?
1 Answer from Attorneys
There is no standard agreement for what you want to do, though it sounds like you are approaching it the right way. You should speak with an attorney. It shouldn't be expensive to put together an agreement that allows for what you want to do.
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