Method for printing digital works
First Claim
1. A method for providing limited printing of a digital work having one or more rights associated therewith within a system having at least one repository configured to enforce use of said digital work in accordance with said one or more rights, said method comprising:
- associating a limited printing right with a digital work, said limited printing right specifying a type of printer and type of ticket required for exercising said limited printing right of said digital work for a limited printing fee;
distributing a copy of said digital work along with said ticket to a consumer; and
reporting said limited printing fee as a transaction in response to said consumer exercising said limited printing right.
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Abstract
A method for providing limited printing of a digital work having one or more rights associated therewith within a system having at least one repository configured to enforce use of the digital work in accordance with the rights. A limited printing right, or other rights, can be associated with a digital work. The limited printing right specifies a type of printer and type of ticket required for exercising the limited printing right of the digital work for a limited printing fee. A copy of the digital work is distributed along with the ticket to a consumer. The limited printing fee is reported as a transaction in response to the consumer exercising the limited printing right.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for providing limited printing of a digital work having one or more rights associated therewith within a system having at least one repository configured to enforce use of said digital work in accordance with said one or more rights, said method comprising:
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associating a limited printing right with a digital work, said limited printing right specifying a type of printer and type of ticket required for exercising said limited printing right of said digital work for a limited printing fee;
distributing a copy of said digital work along with said ticket to a consumer; and
reporting said limited printing fee as a transaction in response to said consumer exercising said limited printing right. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16)
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11. A method for providing demand publishing of a digital work having one or more rights associated therewith within a system having at least one repository configured to enforce use of said work in accordance with said one or more rights, said method comprising:
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associating a printing right with a digital work, said printing right specifying a type of printer for exercising said printing right of said work and a printing fee;
reporting said printing fee as a transaction in response to printing of said digital work. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for providing printing of a digital work having one or more rights associated therewith within a system having at least one repository configured to enforce use of said work in accordance with said one or more rights, said method comprising:
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associating a copy right and a print right with a digital work, said print right specifying a printing fee;
copying said digital work to a print repository;
printing said digital work;
reporting said printing fee as a transaction if said digital work is printed. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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