Publishing your own textbook: how does it affect copyright/quotation rights?
Dear community,
As part of my training, I compiled over 700 pages from a textbook and teaching materials that I considered important.
I came up with the idea of publishing this as a kind of nonfiction/textbook/exam prep book. However, I'm wondering whether that's possible and what copyright issues I have to consider.
For example, the structure and layout of certain topics are somewhat reminiscent of the original textbook. It has simply been shortened, reworded, and supplemented.
Since this is a textbook/technical book, there are many phrases that I cannot paraphrase.
Example: Medicine
Structure of the heart (there is hardly any other formulation?)
The diagnostic options would be the same in my textbook and the one I've used extensively. I could just change the order.
Nevertheless, much would be identical.
I would be very happy if someone could help me with this.
Thanks so much!!
You should inform yourself very carefully and have the book legally checked before publication.
To the info: https://www.bmbf.de/SharedDocs/Publikationen/de/bmbf/1/31518_Urheberrecht_in_der_Wissenschaft.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=6