Managing Digital Rights in a Member-Based Domain Architecture
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- establishing a domain having multiple member devices;
receiving, at a first member device of the domain, digital content and a license that is bound to the domain and that defines rights or restrictions by which member devices of the domain are allowed to consume the digital content; and
providing the digital content and the license to a second member device of the domain for consumption, such that the second member device is allowed to consume the digital content with use of the license bound to the domain and according to the rights or restrictions defined by the license.
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Abstract
Techniques enable seamless movement and consumption of licensed digital content amongst multiple devices. In some embodiments, these techniques allow establishment of a domain capable of having multiple member devices. Each member device of the domain typically comprises a content-consuming device such as a personal computer, a portable media player, or the like. These techniques enable a license associated with digital content to bind to a domain rather than an individual device. As such, each member device of the domain may contain a domain identity and, with the identity, may consume the content with use of the license and in accordance with policy described in the license. These tools may also enable a member device to join multiple domains and to contain an identification of each of these multiple domains.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing a domain having multiple member devices; receiving, at a first member device of the domain, digital content and a license that is bound to the domain and that defines rights or restrictions by which member devices of the domain are allowed to consume the digital content; and providing the digital content and the license to a second member device of the domain for consumption, such that the second member device is allowed to consume the digital content with use of the license bound to the domain and according to the rights or restrictions defined by the license. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, performs acts comprising:
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receiving, at a member device of a domain capable of having multiple member devices, a license that is bound to the domain and that contains policy controlling how digital content can be consumed by member devices of the domain; and consuming, at the member device, the digital content according to the policy of the license. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, performs acts comprising:
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creating a license for digital content that specifies rights or restrictions by which the digital content may be consumed; binding the license to a domain capable of having multiple member devices, such that each member device of the domain is allowed to consume the digital content according to the specified rights or restrictions with use of the license; and issuing the license to a member device of the domain. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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