Copyright detection and protection system and method
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1. A method for conducting a business enterprise, the method comprising the steps of:
- maintaining a first database for storing features permitting the identification of registered digital works;
monitoring a network for transmission of at least one digital signal characterized by a source and recipient address;
extracting at least one feature from the at least one digital signal;
comparing the extracted at least one feature with features from the database to determine whether the digital signal includes a registered digital work; and
taking action based on business rules.
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Abstract
A method for detecting against unauthorized transmission of digital works comprises the steps of maintaining a registry of information permitting identification of digital copyrighted works, monitoring a network for transmission of at least one packet-based digital signal, extracting at least one feature from the at least one digital signal, comparing the extracted at least one feature with registry information and applying business rules based on the comparison result.
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1. A method for conducting a business enterprise, the method comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a first database for storing features permitting the identification of registered digital works;
monitoring a network for transmission of at least one digital signal characterized by a source and recipient address;
extracting at least one feature from the at least one digital signal;
comparing the extracted at least one feature with features from the database to determine whether the digital signal includes a registered digital work; and
taking action based on business rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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