Performing actions based on capturing information from rendered documents, such as documents under copyright

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, if executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a capture of a portion of a rendered document;
• based on the capture,
• determining that the rendered document is protected by copyright and
• determining an electronic counterpart to the rendered document;
• identifying a plurality of actions not prohibited by the copyright, wherein the plurality of actions include an action for obtaining a license to the rendered document and an action to provide electronic access to the electronic counterpart;
• and
• providing instructions for a plurality of display elements, wherein each display element is associated with at least one action of the plurality of actions.

A device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, if the instructions are executed by the processor, cause the device to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a capture of a portion of a rendered document,
• based on the capture,
• determining that the rendered document is protected by copyright and
• determining an electronic counterpart to the rendered document,
• identifying a plurality of actions not prohibited by the copyright, wherein the plurality of actions include an action for obtaining a license to the rendered document and an action to provide electronic access to the electronic counterpart, and
• providing instructions for a plurality of display elements, wherein each display element is associated with at least one action of the plurality of actions.