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> “Under German law scanning books – regardless of the purpose – would not be permissible and constitute a clear violation of copyright law,” Excuse me, what?
by paweladamczuk 2mo ago
> “Under German law scanning books – regardless of the purpose – would not be permissible and constitute a clear violation of copyright law,”
Excuse me, what?
- ZenDroid 2mo agohttps://law.stackexchange.com/a/93882 https://law.stackexchange.com/a/93882 "Individual reproductions of a work by a natural person for private use on any medium are permitted, provided they are not used directly or indirectly for commercial purposes …"
- wasmitnetzen 2mo agoGerman copyright law has no Fair Use. There are copyright exemptions for private or academic use, but commercial use has no such exemption. Books have special protection even according to § 53 (4) b). And yes, it's the duplication which is illegal, not the publication of them. [1]: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/urhg/__53.html https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/urhg/__53.html
- teh64 2mo agoIt does not have "Fair Use" directly, but things like parody or commentary are allowed to use portions of copyrighted work. There a quite a few paragraphs detailing exceptions: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_urhg/englisch_urhg.html#p0321 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_urhg/englisch_ur...