Usage rights grammar and digital works having usage rights created with the grammar
First Claim
1. A system for associating usage rights with digital works, said system comprising:
- means for creating usage rights from a grammar, said usage rights specifying a manner of use indicating one or more stated purposes for which the digital work can be at least one of used and distributed by an authorized party;
means for associating the usage rights with a digital work.
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Abstract
A system for associating usage rights with digital content. Usage rights are created from a grammar. The usage rights specify a manner of use indicating one or more stated purposes for which the digital content can be at least one of used and distributed by an authorized party. The usage rights are associated with the digital content. Information is exchanged with a first repository for storing the digital content and the associated usage rights and for processing a usage transaction specifying the usage rights to determine if access to the digital content can be granted. Information is exchanged with a second repository for generating the usage transaction specifying the usage rights for requesting access to the digital content.
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62 Claims
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1. A system for associating usage rights with digital works, said system comprising:
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means for creating usage rights from a grammar, said usage rights specifying a manner of use indicating one or more stated purposes for which the digital work can be at least one of used and distributed by an authorized party;
means for associating the usage rights with a digital work. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21)
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22. A method for associating usage rights with digital works, said method comprising:
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creating usage rights from a grammar, said usage rights specifying a manner of use indicating one or more purposes of plural purposes for which the digital work can be at least one of used and distributed by an authorized party; and
associating the usage rights with a digital work. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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- 35. The method as recited in claim 33 wherein the manner of use specifies the manner by which an authorized party is able to uninstall the software program.
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35-1. A digital work comprising:
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digital content; and
usage rights associated with said digital content, said usage rights specifying a manner of use by which an authorized party is able to at least one of use and distribute the digital work, said usage rights including symbols selected from a set of predetermined symbols which define a valid sequence of symbols to indicate the manner of use.
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36-2. The digital work as recited in claim 35 wherein said usage rights also specify one or more conditions which must be satisfied before the manner of use may be exercised.
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37-3. The digital work as recited in claim 36, wherein said conditions include symbols selected from a set of predetermined symbols to define a valid sequence of symbols to indicate the conditions.
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38-4. The digital work as recited in claim 37, wherein the conditions include a set of default conditions.
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39-5. The digital work as recited in claim 35 wherein the manner of use specifies a manner by which an authorized party is able to render the digital content.
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40-6. The digital work as recited in claim 35 wherein the manner of use specifies the manner by which an authorized party can permit the digital work to be used to create a new digital work.
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41-7. The digital work as recited in claim 35 wherein the manner of use specifies the manner by which an authorized party is able to make a back-up copy of the digital content.
- 52. A grammar for creating usage rights adapted to be associated with a digital work, said grammar comprising a first set of predetermined symbols for defining a valid sequence of symbols to indicate a manner of use by which a possessor of an associated digital work is able to use or distribute a corresponding digital work.
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