Rights offering and granting
First Claim
1. A method for transferring usage rights adapted to be associated with items, said method comprising:
- generating, by a supplier, at least one first offer containing usage rights and meta-rights for the item, said usage rights defining a manner of use for the items, said meta-rights specifying rights to derive usage rights or other meta-rights;
presenting said offer to a first consumer;
receiving a selection from the first consumer indicating desired usage rights and meta-rights; and
, generating a first license granting the desired usage rights and meta-rights to the first consumer.
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Abstract
Processes and systems for offering and granting digital rights that govern distribution and usage of content, services and resources. The processes and systems provide a basis for flexible business models and negotiation transactions between content providers and users. The concept of meta-rights, which permit digital rights to be derived, permits upstream parties in a content distribution chain to dictate rights granted and received by downstream parties. Therefore, each transaction can be considered as a two party transaction between a rights supplier and a rights consumer.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for transferring usage rights adapted to be associated with items, said method comprising:
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generating, by a supplier, at least one first offer containing usage rights and meta-rights for the item, said usage rights defining a manner of use for the items, said meta-rights specifying rights to derive usage rights or other meta-rights;
presenting said offer to a first consumer;
receiving a selection from the first consumer indicating desired usage rights and meta-rights; and
,generating a first license granting the desired usage rights and meta-rights to the first consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21)
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15. A system for transferring usage rights adapted to be associated with an item, to be licensed in multi-tier channels of distribution with downstream rights and conditions assigned at least one level, said system comprising:
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a supplier component, comprising;
a supplier user interface module;
an offer generator module for generating an offer containing at least usage rights and of meta-rights;
a rights composer module for composing a draft license;
a repository for supplier'"'"'s rights;
a supplier management database; and
a consumer component comprising;
a consumer user interface module;
an offer-consideration module configured to analyze the offers generated by the supplier component and select offers based on the analysis;
a repository for consumer'"'"'s rights;
a consumer management database; and
a communication link coupling said supplier component and said consumer component.
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20. A method for generating a license to digital content to be used within a system for at least one of managing use and distribution of the digital content, said method comprising:
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presenting a consumer with an offer including meta-rights;
receiving a selection by the consumer of at least one meta-right in the offer;
generating a license based on the selection, wherein the license permits the consumer to exercise the at least one meta-right and permits the consumer to offer at least one derived right derived from the at least one meta-right and generate a license including the at least one derived right.
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