E-Book License Agreement
Effective Jan. 1, 2008

Our E-Books contain copyrighted material. Your use of the E-Book constitutes your agreement to the terms and conditions set forth in this License Agreement. Please read the entire License Agreement carefully.

Columbia Books Inc. agrees to grant, and the user of the E-Book agrees to accept, a nonexclusive license to install and use the E-Book under the following terms and conditions.

E-Book Usage

The Columbia Books E-Book may be installed on one computer. The user of the E-Book shall be subject to all of the terms of this License Agreement, whether or not the user was the purchaser. If you need access for more than one user, please contact Columbia Books at 1-888-265-0600

Printing

You may print up to 10 pages of the E-Book's text at a time for your personal use, which may include sending the printed pages to a co-worker or client who has requested information from you (but you must warn him/her in writing that copyright law prohibits him/her from redistributing those pages to anyone else). Other than as set forth above, you may not print pages and/or distribute E-Book content to others.

Copyright, Use, and Resale Prohibitions

All content in the E-Book is copyrighted under the U.S. Copyright laws, and Columbia Books owns the copyright and the E-Book itself. Other than as stated in this License Agreement, you may not copy, print, modify, remove, delete, augment, add to, publish, transmit, sell, resell, create derivative works from, or in any way exploit any of the E-Book's content, in whole or in part, and you may not aid or permit others to do so. The unauthorized use or distribution of copyrighted or other proprietary content is illegal and could subject the purchaser to substantial money damages. Purchaser will be liable for any damage resulting from any violation of this License Agreement, including any infringement of copyrights or proprietary rights.

No Transfer

This license is not transferable by the E-Book purchaser unless such transfer is approved in advance by Columbia Books.

Disclaimer

"This Lobbying Compliance Manual publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. [A license to use the E-Book] is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought." Columbia Books does not guarantee that the information in the E-Book is error-free or warrant that the E-Book will meet your requirements or that the operation of the E-Book will be uninterrupted or error-free. The E-Book is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied or statutory, including, without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the results and performance of the E-Book is assumed by you. In no event will Columbia Books be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages and damages for lost data or profits arising out of the download or use of the E-Book or the inability to use it. The entire liability of Columbia Books shall be limited to the amount actually paid by you for the E-Book license.

Your Agreement

Your use of the eBook constitutes your agreement to the above terms and conditions.