Timeline for Is the usage of an OCR service causing copyright issues when a photo of a book page is analyzed?
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| Jul 25, 2023 at 13:36 | comment | added | Brandin | "Also there is no way the result contains a whole sentence of the page (only single words)." And if it's a sentence that contains only a single word? Possible? Yes. | |
| Jul 12, 2023 at 14:54 | vote | accept | HowlingCoder | ||
| Jul 11, 2023 at 17:06 | comment | added | Paul Johnson | I suggest you read up on Fair Use. Start with Wikipedia, then go into the details of your jurisdiction. Unfortunately its not a question with a cut-and-dried answer in any particular case: a court would have to weigh the arguments on either side and then make a judgement. The most one could say before then is that it is very likely (not) fair use. | |
| Jul 11, 2023 at 16:59 | history | edited | HowlingCoder | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 11, 2023 at 16:52 | comment | added | HowlingCoder | @MichaelHall Good point, I added my concerns to the question. So in your example I would make a photo of a text and giving it to photo studio and get a printed out variant back which I can then cut into pieces. From my feeling using your example I would state that neither me nor the photo studio have made any illegal copies. | |
| Jul 11, 2023 at 16:51 | history | edited | HowlingCoder | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Improved question thanks to Michael Hall
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| Jul 11, 2023 at 15:35 | comment | added | Michael Hall | Based on what you already know about copyright law, do you think that if you read the book and tallied by hand the 100 most used words, would doing that violate copyright? Is there something about the means to the end that you are unsure of? If you would clarify your specific concerns over process you might get a better answer. | |
| Jul 11, 2023 at 14:38 | answer | added | Paul Johnson | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 11, 2023 at 14:31 | comment | added | Paul Johnson | I think this is a straightforward "is this legal?" question, rather than a request for legal advice. So I believe it to be on-topic. However @ComicSansStrikephim is correct: if you are actually planning to do this, talk to a lawyer first. | |
| Jul 11, 2023 at 12:40 | history | edited | HowlingCoder | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Improved question, thanks to the hint of PMF
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| Jul 11, 2023 at 12:29 | comment | added | PMF | Questions for legal advice are off-topic here. If you rewrite your question to be more generic, it could probably be answered. | |
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| Jul 11, 2023 at 12:10 | comment | added | Comic Sans Seraphim | If you're serious about making the app, talk to a legal professional rather than randos on the internet. | |
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| S Jul 11, 2023 at 12:02 | history | asked | HowlingCoder | CC BY-SA 4.0 |