The register bericht: "IBM has filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a patent on a printer that checks for copyright violations.
Big Blue's application describes a device that can check print jobs for text or images that have already been copyrighted, and then delete or block the infringing content from being printed.
The computer, in response to identifying any text, images, or formatting indicative of potential copyrighted material, identifies potential copyrighted material within the file, the application reads. The computer determines whether the file may be printed based, at least in part, on the identified potential copyrighted material.
IBM notes that in addition to simply checking for infringing or copied content, the device could take into account additional factors such as licensing types, ownership rights, and number of prints allowed for a document."
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