Method and apparatus for repackaging portions of digital works as new digital works
First Claim
1. A method for creating a new digital work from one or more existing digital works having parts, said method comprising:
- indicating a first part of a digital work, the first part having first usage rights associated therewith, the first usage rights specifying a particular manner of use for the first part;
indicating a second part of a digital work, the second part having second usage rights associated therewith, the second usage rights specifying a particular manner of use for the second part;
creating a new digital work by combining the first part and the second part as new content and associating new usage rights with the new content, wherein the new usage rights specify a particular manner of use for the new digital work.
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Abstract
A method and system for creating a new digital work from one or more existing digital works having parts. A first part of a digital work has first usage rights associated therewith, the first usage rights specifying a particular manner of use for the first part. A second part of a digital work has second usage rights associated therewith, the second usage rights specifying a particular manner of use for the second part. A new digital work is created by combining the first part and the second part as new content and associating new usage rights with the new content. The new usage rights specify a particular manner of use for the new digital work.
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1. A method for creating a new digital work from one or more existing digital works having parts, said method comprising:
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indicating a first part of a digital work, the first part having first usage rights associated therewith, the first usage rights specifying a particular manner of use for the first part;
indicating a second part of a digital work, the second part having second usage rights associated therewith, the second usage rights specifying a particular manner of use for the second part;
creating a new digital work by combining the first part and the second part as new content and associating new usage rights with the new content, wherein the new usage rights specify a particular manner of use for the new digital work. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for creating a new digital work from one or more existing digital works having parts, said system comprising:
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first means for indicating a first part of a digital work, the first part having first usage rights associated therewith, the first usage rights specifying a particular manner of use for the first part;
second means for indicating a second part of a digital work, the second part having second usage rights associated therewith, the second usage rights specifying a particular manner of use for the second part;
means for creating a new digital work by combining the first part and the second part as new content and associating new usage rights with the new content, wherein the new usage rights specify a particular manner of use for the new digital work. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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