Method and apparatus for assigning consequential rights to documents and documents having such rights
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Abstract
A rights management system including one or more consequential rights associated with digital content, and specifying a manner of use of the digital content, a right management module that enforces the rights permitting use of the digital content in accordance with the rights upon occurrence of a consequential event. The consequential event is based on another usage right. In one embodiment, the consequential event is the exercise, expiration, or possession of another usage right.
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43. A rights management system for managing and enforcing rights to digital works comprising:
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a repository for enforcing rights associated with digital content;
a usage right associated with an item of digital content, the usage right specifying a manner of use of the digital content;
a consequential right associated with the digital content, said consequential right specifying a manner of use of the digital content and a consequential event such that the consequential right is exercisable only after the occurrence of the consequential event; and
a rights management module that enforces the consequential right by permitting use of the digital content in accordance with the specified manner of use only after the occurrence of the consequential event;
wherein said consequential event is at least one of exercise and expiration of the usage right. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A method of managing and enforcing rights to use digital works in a system having a repository for enforcing rights associated with content of the digital works, the method comprising the steps of:
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electronically determining a usage right associated with an item of digital content, the usage right specifying a manner of use of the item of digital content;
electronically determining a consequential right associated with an item of digital content, the consequential right specifying a manner of use of the item of digital content and a consequential event, and the consequential right being exercisable only upon the occurrence of the consequential event; and
enforcing the consequential right to permit use of the item of digital content in accordance with the manner of use only upon the occurrence of the consequential event;
wherein the consequential event is at least one of exercise and expiration of the usage right. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A computer program product, including computer-readable instructions for managing and enforcing rights to digital works in a system having a repository for enforcing rights associated with content of the digital works, the computer-readable instructions configured to cause a computer processor to perform the steps of:
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determining a usage right that specifies a manner of use of an item of digital content; and
determining a consequential right associated with an item of digital content, the consequential right specifying a manner of use of the item of digital content and a consequential event that must have occurred to exercise the consequential right;
wherein the consequential event is at least one of exercise and expiration of the usage right to thereby provide sequential access to the item of digital content. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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