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Apparatus, method, and system for accessing digital rights management information

  • US 20040148503A1
  • Filed: 02/11/2004
  • Published: 07/29/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of accessing a digital work from a computer comprising:

  • selecting an unique, persistent, and universal name identifier for the digital work;

    associating at least one usage right with the digital work to create a protected digital work;

    storing the protected digital work and the unique, persistent, and universal name identifier in a directory that maintains universal resource names and locations for information associated with the universal resource names;

    issuing a query from the computer to the directory to generate a result set that includes the unique, persistent, and universal name identifier; and

    retrieving from the directory the protected digital work with the unique, persistent, and universal name identifier.

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