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if copyrighted material is shared with other users in app,


15-Mar-2023 (In Trademark & Copyright Law)
Our team is designing an app/website that can make notes based on the pdf we input into the software. The user will input textbook into the software and the notes will be generated as output. The notes can be viewed only within the app/website and cannot be shared outside. But there is an option to share the notes within the app to friends (the user will share link and the friend should accept and pay to view the output files) . Will there be a legal issues for my team, regarding sharing notes if the pdf material is copyrighted?
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Answer #1
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Yes, there will be legal issues. Even publicly available free books in pdf come with copyright with respect to the purported use. Being so, if you use pdf books and derive income in one way or the other, the copyright and/or other IPRs come into play and such user becomes liable.
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Answer #2
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In the notes that are being generated, you must ensure that, there is verbatim copying from any PDF material being uploaded. If there is need, ensure the source is mentioned in the notes. Further for your caution, please specify in your terms and conditions that if there is any plagiarism in the pdf material uploaded, the liability for the same shall entirely lie with the user uploading such material.
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