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Book edition and excerpt provenance data for AI
A revised edition can change page numbers and substitute an excerpt licensed from another author.
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A revised edition can change page numbers and substitute an excerpt licensed from another author. A model citing a passage needs the edition as well as the source. Library of Congress format materials provide publication context. Use original practice text to demonstrate how the record works. Library of Congress recommended formats · Copyright Office recordation overview
Write two short invented editions with a moved section and a replacement passage. Label edition, format, section anchor, author and permission status. Ask which text supports an answer and whether its use is within the exercise’s terms. Include a quote from an excluded dummy source so the rights test is independent of retrieval.
Do not share real manuscripts, author agreements, advance copies, licensed illustrations or classroom materials without clearance. Check edition and use rights separately from ownership of a printed copy.
Describe a book excerpt inventory
Original Fiund exercise
Retrieve the edition-specific passage before checking the stated use
An author creates two short fictional book editions and a dummy excluded-source passage. All text is independently written for the evaluation.
| Record | Source | What it records |
|---|---|---|
| BE1 | Original edition A | Section Harbor on page 4 says The gate opens at dawn. Author alias Writer-A; practice use U permitted. |
| BE2 | Original edition B | Harbor moves to page 7 and says The gate opens at noon. Same author; U permitted for this passage. |
| BE3 | Dummy inserted excerpt | Page 4 of B contains unrelated Moon passage from Source-X; exercise register explicitly excludes Source-X from U. |
Question for the model
What time does edition B's Harbor passage state, and does a correct retrieval of the page-4 excerpt establish permission to use it?
Show the reference answer and checks
BE2 locates Harbor in edition B at page 7 and states noon. BE1's dawn answer belongs to edition A, so page numbering alone would retrieve the wrong edition or section. BE3's page-4 Moon excerpt is explicitly excluded from practice use U. Being able to retrieve or quote the text does not override the supplied exclusion. Score content retrieval and permission matching as separate dimensions.
- Answering dawn from the superseded edition or page-number match.
- Treating successful retrieval as evidence that an excluded source is cleared for the requested use.
Fields to preserve
- Edition, format and section anchor
- Keeps location changes from altering source identity.
- Author and excerpt source
- Tracks a substituted passage independently.
- Use-specific permission status
- Separates access to text from the exercise's allowed use.
Test another case
Create an ebook edition with no page numbers but the same Harbor anchor. Test whether the model follows the section and edition rather than inventing a print-page correspondence.
Use original practice text only. Include no manuscripts, advance copies, author agreements, licensed illustrations or protected classroom material.
Discuss a contribution
Describe the sources you control, the task they could support and what has already been checked. Use the existing-data assessment for an archive or the collection brief for a new recording project. The contributor agreement defines Fiund’s licensing authority and compensation. A guide or fictional exercise does not establish an accepted collection or a sale.