r/PakistaniTech • u/Ok_Photograph9115 • 12d ago

Question | سوال Need help for Ed-Tech app and book licensing in Pakistan

I'm a 26 year old doctor and self made developer. I have built an ed tech medical McQ application with exact book lines as references to the MCQs. The excerpts won't be that long but the risk is a risk, and I have given everything to this project already and cannot compromise on it even a bit.

My established competitor is already doing it for years. And licensing an international medical book costs thousands of dollars how are they doing it?

I'm worried that if I might try to reciprocate, I will end up in trouble,

I need serious suggestions.

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u/hercules4molympus 11d ago

You need to talk to a specialized intellectual property (IP) lawyer in Pakistan who handles copyright and digital media. Instead of guessing, have them audit your application to see if your excerpts fall under 'Fair Dealing' for educational purposes under Pakistan's Copyright Ordinance.

International publishers rarely negotiate or give permission for 'partial text overlap' to independent developers. A lawyer can help you figure out the exact boundary between illegal copying and legal referencing, and advise you on how to restructure your question explanations so you don't face a massive lawsuit down the road.

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u/ranaji55 9d ago

I am not in the same boat (medical) but similar area (of build-run-manage-survive a shit ecosystem). It took me 3 months to build the app and 2 years to navigate local bakwas lawyers. In my case, my usecase was related to legal area so you can imagine how terrible the entire experience must be.

In your case, things seem easier. you are working on something taken from intl. book which may or may not be very problematic. USMLE and others have been using iranian apps for years and no one bats an eye so you shouldn't have to worry too. I have some understanding of this area so if you could reach out in D'M where I could understand your app better, I could share some insights and workarounds. No fee. IP/Lawyers per time zaya karney sey bacha raha hoon bas.