Digital media clearing house platform
First Claim
1. A method for digital content sharing between a first computer and a second computer, comprising the steps of:
- storing clearing house metadata comprising digital content metadata identifying a digital content item located in said first computer, associated identity metadata identifying said first computer, and associated rights owner metadata identifying a rights owner for said digital content item;
accepting a request for said clearing house metadata from said second computer;
providing at least a portion of said clearing house metadata in response to said request;
facilitating a first payment to a first account associated with said rights owner; and
facilitating a second payment to a second account associated with said first computer.
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Abstract
Peer to peer distribution is provided by a digital media clearing house platform, where content is transferred from one peer (provider) to another (recipient) in return for a payment. When the recipient pays, a portion of the payment is passed to the owner of the rights in the content, according to an agreement enforced by the digital media clearing house platform. Thus, a peer in a peer-to-peer system who distributes content is compensated for the role played by that peer in the distribution of the content, and content owners maintain control over the licensing and distribution of content. The digital media clearing house platform may be implemented using a content metadata repository, an online transaction processing engine, and a purchasing side user interface to provide distribution of digital rights managed content.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for digital content sharing between a first computer and a second computer, comprising the steps of:
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storing clearing house metadata comprising digital content metadata identifying a digital content item located in said first computer, associated identity metadata identifying said first computer, and associated rights owner metadata identifying a rights owner for said digital content item;
accepting a request for said clearing house metadata from said second computer;
providing at least a portion of said clearing house metadata in response to said request;
facilitating a first payment to a first account associated with said rights owner; and
facilitating a second payment to a second account associated with said first computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for digital content sharing between a first computer and a second computer comprising:
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a metadata repository storing clearing house metadata comprising digital content metadata identifying a digital content item located in said first computer, associated identity metadata identifying said first computer, and associated rights owner metadata identifying a rights owner for said digital content item;
a purchasing-side user interface for providing at least a portion of said clearing house metadata in response to a request for said clearing house metadata; and
an on-line transaction processing engine for facilitating a first payment to a first account associated with said rights owner and facilitating a second payment to a second account associated with said first computer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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