Re: insurance

From: Wendy Nemeroff <Wendy_Nemeroff[_at_]geoworks.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 16:45:22 -0700

On 7/23/98, Andrew Martin <amartin[_at_]cancopy.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, July 22, 1998, Lesley Harris <copyrgt[_at_]aol.com> wrote:
> >
> > Film producers routinely obtain insurance for copyright infringements,
> > etc. I'm wondering if anyone has ever read anything or knows about
> > any similar insurance for libraries or schools -- just a thought --
> > any comments appreciated.
>
> It's called a CANCOPY licence! Seriously, when we explored indemnity
> insurance, to cover the indemnity we give, a major issue was the refusal
> of insurers to provide coverage for wrongful acts. This I think will
> also apply to schools and libraries, except perhaps to the extent that
> any infringement is unintentional, and could not have been avoided by
> reasonable efforts, etc. Again, happy to discuss.

This is a topic of interest to me. Does anyone have good suggestions for who to use/contact regarding IP insurance for companies whose business is developing and licensing software on an OEM basis where indemnification to the licensee is required?

wendy

Wendy Nemeroff
<wendy_nemeroff[_at_]geoworks.com> Received on Wed Jul 29 1998 - 23:46:03 GMT

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