AIA unveils digital practice documents.
Press Release Summary:
With C106(TM)-2007 Digital Data Licensing Agreement and E201(TM)-2007 Digital Data Protocol Exhibit, contracting parties can share digital data in accordance with agreed-upon protocols for transmission, format, and data use. Documents address concern in design and construction industry of transmitting data in digital working environment and maintaining control over its future use. Using digital practice documents should eliminate trepidation associated with information sharing.
Original Press Release:
AIA Unveils Digital Practice Documents
Two new standard forms address concerns over digital data transmission
Washington, D.C., May 4, 2007 - The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has moved one step closer to an entirely digital future with the release of two new standard form contracts, C106(TM)-2007, Digital Data Licensing Agreement, and E201(TM)-2007, Digital Data Protocol Exhibit. The new AIA documents address a major concern in the design and construction industry: transmitting data in a digital working environment and maintaining control over its future use.
The 2007 AIA digital practice documents address the needs of both the party transmitting data and the one receiving it, without relying on disclaimers of responsibility. The documents allow contracting parties to share digital data in accordance with agreed-upon protocols for transmission, format and data use. Using the 2007 AIA digital practice documents should eliminate some of the fear and trepidation associated with information sharing.
"As the AIA leads the design and construction industry toward a more integrated practice environment, these documents represent a tangible step in that direction," said Suzanne Harness, Esq., Managing Director, AIA Contract Documents. "Recognizing that the world is changing quickly, the AIA is prepared to revise the 2007 digital data documents as often as necessary to ensure that they remain current with new technologies and industry practices."
For more information and to order these new documents, please go to:
http://www.aia.org/docs_default
About AIA Contract Documents
For more than 117 years, AIA Contract Documents have provided the basis for nationwide consistency in contractual relationships in the design and construction process. Today, the AIA produces more than 100 standard forms and agreements -available in paper, software, and now online - that are the most widely used contract documents in the construction industry.
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