Monetization of Digital Content Contributions
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1. A computer implemented method for admitting a content provider into a revenue sharing program of a content hosting website, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a content provider to participate in the revenue sharing program, the request including content information associated with the content provider;
determining whether to invite the content provider into the revenue sharing program based at least in part on a number of strikes received by the content provider and a final score of the content provider that indicates the value of the content provider to the content hosting website, the final score based at least in part on the content information; and
inviting the content provider into the revenue sharing partner program responsive to the determination.
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Abstract
Methods and system for admitting a content provider into a revenue sharing program are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a request from a content provider to participate in the revenue sharing partner program and determining whether to invite the content provider based at least in part on infraction information associated with the content provider.
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1. A computer implemented method for admitting a content provider into a revenue sharing program of a content hosting website, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a content provider to participate in the revenue sharing program, the request including content information associated with the content provider; determining whether to invite the content provider into the revenue sharing program based at least in part on a number of strikes received by the content provider and a final score of the content provider that indicates the value of the content provider to the content hosting website, the final score based at least in part on the content information; and inviting the content provider into the revenue sharing partner program responsive to the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer implemented method for determining whether a content item should be used to generate revenue on a content hosting website, the method comprising:
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receiving a monetization request to enable a content item associated with a content provider to generate revenue; determining whether to grant the monetization request based at least in part on originality of the content item and an amount of time the content provider has been part of a revenue sharing program; and updating the monetization status of the content item responsive to the originality of the content item and the amount of time the content provider has been part of a revenue sharing program. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer implemented method for determining whether a content item should be used to generate revenue on a content hosting website, the method comprising:
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receiving a monetization request to enable a content item associated with a content provider to generate revenue; determining whether the content provider has previously provided content that has been monetized; responsive to the content provider having previously provided content that has been monetized, determining whether to grant the monetization request automatically; responsive to a determination not to grant the monetization request automatically, granting the request based at least in part on originality of the content item and an amount of time the content provider has been part of a revenue sharing program.
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38. A computer implemented method for receiving shared revenue associated with a monetized content item shown on a content hosting site, the method comprising:
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displaying the monetized content item in conjunction with a web advertisement; generating revenue based at least in part from the web advertisement displayed in conjunction with the monetized content item; and sharing a first portion of the revenue with the content provider and a second portion with the content hosting site. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A computer program product for admitting a content provider into a revenue sharing program of a content hosting website, comprising a computer-readable medium containing computer program code for controlling a process to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a request from a content provider to participate in the revenue sharing program, the request including content information associated with the content provider; determining whether to invite the content provider into the revenue sharing program based at least in part on a number of strikes received by the content provider and a final score of the content provider that indicates the value of the content provider to the content hosting website, the final score based at least in part on the content information; and inviting the content provider into the revenue sharing partner program responsive to the determination.
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54. A computer program product for determining whether a content item should be used to generate revenue on a content hosting website, comprising a computer-readable medium containing computer program code for controlling a process to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a monetization request to enable a content item associated with a content provider to generate revenue; determining whether to grant the monetization request based at least in part on originality of the content item and an amount of time the content provider has been part of a revenue sharing program; and updating the monetization status of the content item responsive to the originality of the content item and the amount of time the content provider has been part of a revenue sharing program.
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55. A computer program product for determining whether a content item should be used to generate revenue on a content hosting website, comprising a computer-readable medium containing computer program code for controlling a process to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a monetization request to enable a content item associated with a content provider to generate revenue; determining whether the content provider has previously provided content that has been monetized; responsive to the content provider having previously provided content that has been monetized, determining whether to grant the monetization request automatically; responsive to a determination not to grant the monetization request automatically, granting the request based at least in part on originality of the content item and an amount of time the content provider has been part of a revenue sharing program.
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56. A computer program product for receiving shared revenue associated with a monetized content item shown on a content hosting site, comprising a computer-readable medium containing computer program code for controlling a process to perform a method comprising:
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displaying the monetized content item in conjunction with a web advertisement; generating revenue based at least in part from the web advertisement displayed in conjunction with the monetized content item; and sharing a first portion of the revenue with the content provider and a second portion with the content hosting site.
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57. A system for admitting content providers into a revenue sharing program of a content hosting website, the system comprising:
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a user database adapted to store infraction information about content providers; and an application analysis module adapted to receive a request from content providers to participate in the revenue sharing program, and further adapted to determine whether to invite the content providers to participate in the revenue sharing program based at least in part on the infraction information stored in the user database.
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