Technique for facilitating resale of digital content over a computer network
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Abstract
A technique is described for facilitating resale of digital content purchased via an electronic commerce transaction.
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36. A method for facilitating resale of digital content purchased via an electronic commerce transaction, the method comprising:
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receiving a first portion of information relating to a sale of a first copy of a digital file to a first customer, wherein the digital file includes digital content, and wherein the first portion of information includes ownership information which identifies the first customer as the owner of the first copy;
creating a first database record relating to the first copy, wherein the first database record includes ownership information which identifies the first customer as the owner of the first copy;
receiving a second portion of information relating to a resale of the first copy to a second customer, wherein the second portion of information includes ownership information which identifies the second customer as the owner of the first copy;
modifying the first database record to include ownership information which identifies the second customer as the owner of the first copy.
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37. A method for facilitating resale of digital content purchased via an electronic commerce transaction, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a first customer to purchase a copy of a digital file which includes digital content;
generating a first copy of the requested digital file, wherein the first copy includes ownership information identifying the first customer as the owner of the first copy;
receiving a request to transfer ownership of the first copy to a second customer; and
generating a second copy of the requested digital file, wherein the second copy includes ownership information identifying the second customer as the owner of the second copy. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A method for facilitating resale of digital content purchased via an electronic commerce transaction, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a first customer to purchase a copy of a digital file which includes digital content;
generating a first copy of the requested digital file, wherein the first copy includes ownership information identifying the first customer as the owner of the first copy;
receiving a request to resell the first copy to a second customer;
determining whether the first copy is allowed to be resold to the second customer; and
allowing resale of the first copy to the second customer in response to a determination that the first copy is allowed to be resold to the second customer. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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