NY S09339

Prohibits publishers from including contract provisions that restrict New York libraries from lending electronic books and digital audiobooks, setting their own loan periods, making preservation copies, or participating in interlibrary loan systems

Requires publishers to offer electronic literary materials to libraries at prices no greater than charged to the general public, with no limits on the number of licenses a library may acquire

Applies to public, school, tribal, academic, and research libraries, as well as archives, but exempts agreements with aggregators who license content from multiple publishers

Declares contracts containing prohibited provisions unconscionable and void under New York's Uniform Commercial Code, with violations constituting unfair and deceptive acts under General Business Law

Establishes civil penalties of up to $2,500 per violation or $7,500 per intentional violation, with enforcement available through the Attorney General or actions brought by libraries and borrowers