METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERNET SEARCH
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1. A method of obtaining authority for copying content from a website accessible on an internet, comprising the steps of:
- (a) using the internet to identify content on a website and one or more flags associated with the content, wherein each flag provides an authority level for copying and subsequent reproduction of a portion or all of the associated content; and
(b) copying content from the website in accordance with the authority level of the one or more flags.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method and system of operating an internet search engine with particular regard to granting permission to reproduce content from a web site. Also disclosed is a system for obtaining authority to copy content from a website accessible on an internet, as well as a method of granting permission for copying and reproduction of content from a website, and methods for licensing copying and reproduction.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of obtaining authority for copying content from a website accessible on an internet, comprising the steps of:
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(a) using the internet to identify content on a website and one or more flags associated with the content, wherein each flag provides an authority level for copying and subsequent reproduction of a portion or all of the associated content; and (b) copying content from the website in accordance with the authority level of the one or more flags. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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8. A system for obtaining authority to copy content from a website accessible on an internet, comprising:
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(a) one or more websites operably connected via an internet, wherein each computer website comprises content and one or more flags associated with the content, wherein each flag provides an authority level for copying a portion or all of the associated content; (b) a database operably connected to receive transmissions from the internet; and (c) a web crawler configured to operate via the internet to search the one or more websites to identify the one or more flags, wherein when the web crawler identifies one or more of the flags, the web crawler copies content associated with the identified flag and sends the copied content to the first database via the internet, and the first database stores the copied content. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method of granting permission to copy and reproduce content on a website, comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining a scheme of rights for reproduction of content from a website; and (b) setting one or more flags, accessible on the same website or another website, each flag associated with at least a portion of the content, wherein each flag provides an authority level for copying and reproducing at least a portion of the associated content. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20)
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