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MULTIPLE PARTY CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH RIGHTS MANAGEMENT FEATURES

  • US 20030187799A1
  • Filed: 02/27/2003
  • Published: 10/02/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of distributing content requested by a first party, the method comprising:

  • generating a first mutating identifier associated with the content;

    repeatedly mutating a previously generated mutating identifier at at least one subsequent party, starting with the first mutating identifier;

    terminating mutating a previously generated mutating identifier when the previously generated mutating identifier is authenticated;

    encrypting the content based on the previously authenticated mutating identifier;

    distributing the encrypted content to the first party; and

    distributing a decryption key to the first party.

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