Copyrighted work managing method and apparatus thereof
First Claim
1. A copyrighted work managing method for managing copyrighted work data transmitted on a communication network, comprising the steps of:
- (a) detecting copyrighted work data from communication data transmitted from a client on the communication network;
(b) determining whether or not a user of the client has performed a copyright licensing process for the copyrighted work data detected at the detecting step (a) against a copyright owner of the copyrighted work data; and
(c) prohibiting the communication data from being transmitted corresponding to the determined result at the determining step (b).
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Abstract
A copyrighted work managing method for managing copyrighted work data transmitted on a communication network is disclosed, that comprises the steps of (a) detecting copyrighted work data from communication data transmitted from a client on the communication network, (b) determining whether or not the user has performed a copyright licensing process for the copyrighted work data detected at the detecting step (a) against a copyright owner of the copyrighted work data, and (c) prohibiting the communication data from being transmitted corresponding to the determined result at the determining step (b).
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17 Claims
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1. A copyrighted work managing method for managing copyrighted work data transmitted on a communication network, comprising the steps of:
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(a) detecting copyrighted work data from communication data transmitted from a client on the communication network;
(b) determining whether or not a user of the client has performed a copyright licensing process for the copyrighted work data detected at the detecting step (a) against a copyright owner of the copyrighted work data; and
(c) prohibiting the communication data from being transmitted corresponding to the determined result at the determining step (b). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A copyrighted work managing apparatus for managing copyrighted work data transmitted on a communication network, comprising:
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detecting means for detecting copyrighted work data from communication data transmitted from a client on the communication network;
determining means for determining whether or not a user of the client has performed a copyright licensing process for the copyrighted work data detected by said detecting means against a copyright owner of the copyrighted work data; and
transmission prohibiting means for prohibiting the communication data from being transmitted corresponding to the determined result of said determining means.
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6. A copyrighted work managing method for managing copyrighted work data transmitted on a communication network, comprising the steps of:
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(a) detecting copyrighted work data from communication data transmitted from a client on the communication network;
(b) determining whether or not a user of the client has performed a copyright licensing process for the copyrighted work data detected at the detecting step (a) against a copyright owner of the copyrighted work data; and
(c) notifying the user that he or she has not performed the copyright licensing process corresponding to the determined result at the determining step (b). - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16)
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12. A copyrighted work managing apparatus for managing copyrighted work data transmitted on a communication network, comprising:
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detecting means for detecting copyrighted work data from communication data transmitted from a client on the communication network;
determining means for determining whether or not the user has performed a copyright licensing process for the copyrighted work data detected by said detecting means against a copyright owner of the copyrighted work data; and
notifying means for notifying the user that he or she has not performed the copyright licensing process corresponding to the determined result of said determining means.
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13. A copyrighted work managing method for managing copyrighted work data transmitted on a communication network, comprising the steps of:
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(a) detecting copyrighted work data from communication data transmitted from a client on the communication network;
(b) determining whether or not the user has performed a copyright licensing process for the copyrighted work data detected at the detecting step (a) against a copyright owner of the copyrighted work data; and
(c) destroying the communication data corresponding to the determined result at the determining step (b).
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17. A copyrighted work managing apparatus for managing copyrighted work data transmitted on a communication network, comprising:
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detecting means for detecting copyrighted work data from communication data transmitted from a client on the communication network;
determining means for determining whether or not the user has performed a copyright licensing process for the copyrighted work data detected by said detecting means against a copyright owner of the copyrighted work data; and
destroying means for destroying the communication data corresponding to the determined result of said determining means.
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