Method and apparatus for providing protected digital content
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1. A method for operating a storage device, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining metadata;
obtaining encrypted digital content;
storing the encrypted digital content; and
providing the encrypted digital content to the client device.
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Abstract
Digital Rights Management (DRM) requirements are removed from aggregators (206) that store digital content. DRM is then utilized in the end-client (107) to render the digital content. Aggregators thus become “un-trusted” devices that store DRM-protected (usually encrypted) content. Client devices that wish to render the DRM-protected content will need to execute the appropriate DRM protocols with a rights issuer in order to do so.
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1. A method for operating a storage device, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining metadata;
obtaining encrypted digital content;
storing the encrypted digital content; and
providing the encrypted digital content to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a metadata transfer agent obtaining metadata about encrypted digital content;
download circuitry obtaining encrypted digital content;
storage for storing the encrypted digital content; and
a first transfer agent for providing the encrypted digital content to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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