Sharing Functionality Leads to Increased Awareness, but Seems to Conflict with Copyright

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From FractalReader’s Operational Diary §

Sharing features contribute to increased awareness, but they seem to conflict with copyright.

• If it’s just a basic summary, can’t we rely on [Article 47-5 of the Copyright Law] and [Fair Use]?
  • Whether this is useful is a separate consideration. Copyright Law

• The author has the exclusive right to reproduce the work.

  • Whether it’s handwritten, printed, photographed, copied, recorded, filmed, stored on a computer’s hard drive or server, regardless of the method, the right to “reproduce the work in a tangible form” (copy it) is related to the author’s reproduction right.

  • How far does this “copying” extend to?
    • Is calling the YouTube API on a website to display a transcription considered copying?

• The author has the exclusive right to communicate the work to the public (including making it capable of transmission in the case of automatic public transmission).

• The author has the exclusive right to publicly transmit the work using a receiving device. Let’s consider various specific cases.

• Creating a fractal summary of a newspaper article and posting it on social media.
  • This would result in the original article being reproduced on fractal-reader.com, clearly constituting copyright infringement.
    • Is embedding it via iframe a safe option, or is there another workaround?
  • Statement on Copyright
• Creating a fractal summary of a Wikipedia article and posting it on social media.
  • As long as the source is cited, there shouldn’t be any issue.
  • Using Wikipedia Content
• Creating a fractal summary of a YouTube video and posting it on social media.
  • Uncertain about this one.
  • Sharing a transcript of a TV program would apparently violate one of the copyrights, the “reproduction right.”
  • What about YouTube?
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    • Even if this site is considered a copyright violation, it doesn’t quite fit.
      • It simply retrieves and displays the transcript from the YouTube API when a video URL is input.
    • If this becomes shareable, it could be problematic as it involves “reproduction” and distribution.
• Creating a fractal summary of a podcast and posting it on social media.
  • Would be great if it was available on Koten Radio, for example.
    • However, in general, reposting transcriptions of audio content without permission doesn’t seem right.
    • Likely a violation of the reproduction right legally.
  • Is there a way to collaborate with LISTEN?
    • (The hurdle for collaboration seems quite high, as I’ve mentioned.)
    • This service seems interesting; LISTEN also offers paid services, so a collaboration could lead to financial benefits?
    • Trying to manually transcribe LISTEN’s content → Inajob’s Trial Recording: Tolerance is Short#66348b716eb40600000388ec
    • Podcasts like Koten Radio and Teacher Teacher, which don’t rely on advertising, seem well-suited for a summary service.
• An author creating a fractal summary of their own writing and posting it on social media.
  • This shouldn’t pose any issues.
• Creating a fractal summary of a private meeting’s minutes and sharing it with participants.
  • This should be fine, especially if all participants have given their consent.- What I am currently considering seems to fall into either ① obtaining permission from the author for public transmission or ② limited public disclosure beyond public transmission.
  • Are there any other means besides ① and ②?
  • Things that do not have copyright (nishio)
    • Classics with expired copyrights like Gutenberg
    • Rights restrictions under Japan’s copyright law

      • Article 32-2: Materials for public knowledge purposes may be reprinted in newspapers, magazines, and other publications for explanatory purposes.

      • Article 37: Published copyrighted works may be reproduced in braille.

      • Article 40: Political speeches or statements made in public, except when editing and using the same author’s work, can be used regardless of the method of use.

        • Regarding parliamentary responses ~ (nishio)
        • I see (blu3mo) (blu3mo)
          • It’s important to read the original text (blu3mo)
  • Notice and takedown procedure (DMCA notification)
    • Digital Millennium Copyright Act - Wikipedia