E-book Sharing Server Copyright Compliance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for sharing electronic book content do not adequately consider copyright permissions for secondary use, requiring users to obtain permission from the original content holder for actions like adding links or images, which can be restrictive.
Innovation Solution
An electronic book sharing server that determines and manages permitted operations for users based on pre-defined permissions, allowing additional information to be associated with specific page numbers and stored, enabling users to perform approved actions such as commenting, copying, or adding links while ensuring copyright compliance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users are allowed to freely add additional information (links, images, comments) to electronic book content, then the usability and interactivity of the electronic book is improved, but copyright infringement risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by obtaining copyright holder permissions in advance and storing permission data that defines what operations are allowed. This preliminary authorization framework enables users to freely add additional information within permitted boundaries without needing to seek permission for each individual action, thus improving usability while preventing copyright infringement.
2Reliability
If strict copyright control is implemented for all user actions on electronic book content, then copyright protection is improved, but user freedom and system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments copyright control into specific operation types (copying, linking, commenting, etc.) and applies permission rules to each segment independently. The permission data structure divides control into granular operation categories, allowing the system to enforce copyright protection only where necessary while permitting free user interaction in other areas, thereby reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service by automatically determining whether user operations are permitted based on pre-stored permission data. The server autonomously evaluates user actions against permission rules and either allows or blocks operations without requiring manual copyright holder intervention, significantly reducing system complexity while maintaining reliable copyright protection.
3Reliability
If permission verification is required for every user operation on electronic book content, then copyright compliance is improved, but operation speed and user experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Permission verification is performed as a preliminary action during content access or initial operation setup. Once permissions are verified and cached, subsequent user operations are executed without repeated verification, maintaining copyright compliance while ensuring fast operation speed and smooth user experience during actual content interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service permission verification by automatically checking user operations against pre-stored permission data and caching authorization results. This automated approach ensures copyright compliance without requiring manual intervention or repeated verification, thereby maintaining high operation speed and responsive user experience.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention is to allow a user for the secondary use of the electronic book according to the use act previously permitted by the copyright holder of the electronic book.The electronic book sharing server communicatively connected with an electronic book terminal determines the permitted operation of a user identifier to the additional information based on the permitted operation data previously determined for the user identifier upon receiving the additional information added to an predetermined electronic book content from the electronic book terminal 10, and stores a tag information associating the additional information with a page number of the electronic book content, the additional information being added to the page number to allow a user to view the electronic content from the electronic book terminal.