Method and system for improved digital rights management
First Claim
1. A method for managing rights associated with digital content, said method comprising:
- accessing a first content segment;
generating a second content segment from said first content segment, wherein said second content segment is a reproduction of a portion of said first content segment;
limiting a plurality of rights associated with said first content segment upon activation of a license corresponding to said second content segment; and
restoring said plurality of rights associated with said first content segment upon deactivation of said license corresponding to said second content segment.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for managing rights associated with digital content. More specifically, embodiments provide an efficient digital rights management (DRM) mechanism for improved protection of and control over the use of digital content, which also reduces the adverse effect on the fair use rights of a purchaser when lending the content to a third party. In one embodiment, a first content segment is accessed. Thereafter, a second content segment is generated from the first content segment, wherein the second content segment is a reproduction of a portion of the first content segment. A plurality of rights associated with the first content segment are then limited upon activation of a license corresponding to the second content segment. Thereafter, the plurality of rights associated with the first content segment are restored upon deactivation of the license corresponding to the second content segment.
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1. A method for managing rights associated with digital content, said method comprising:
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accessing a first content segment;
generating a second content segment from said first content segment, wherein said second content segment is a reproduction of a portion of said first content segment;
limiting a plurality of rights associated with said first content segment upon activation of a license corresponding to said second content segment; and
restoring said plurality of rights associated with said first content segment upon deactivation of said license corresponding to said second content segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for managing rights associated with a computer-usable medium containing digital content, said method comprising:
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assigning a first license to said computer-usable medium, wherein said first license provides a plurality of rights to a first user of said computer-usable medium, and wherein said plurality of rights are associated with content on said computer-usable medium;
assigning a second license to said computer-usable medium in response to a transfer of said computer-usable medium to a second user, wherein said second license adjusts said plurality of rights; and
restoring said first license in response to a transfer of said computer-usable medium to said first user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer system comprising a processor coupled to a bus and a memory coupled to said bus, wherein said memory comprises instructions that when executed on said processor implement a method for managing rights associated with digital content, said method comprising:
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accessing a first content segment;
generating a second content segment from said first content segment, wherein said second content segment is a reproduction of a portion of said first content segment;
limiting a plurality of rights associated with said first content segment upon activation of a license corresponding to said second content segment; and
restoring said plurality of rights associated with said first content segment upon deactivation of said license corresponding to said second content segment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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