COPYRIGHT DETECTION AND PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20090077673A1
• Filed: 11/24/2008
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Richard A. Schmelzer
• Original Assignee: Richard A. Schmelzer
• Inventors: Schmelzer, Richard A.
• Application Number:
  US12/277,291
• Publication Number:
  US 20090077673A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/433 using audio data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/434 using image data, e.g. images, photos, pictures taken by a user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/683 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/16 Program or content traceability, e.g. by watermarking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/60 Protecting data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/383 Anonymous user system
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/18 Legal services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/184 Intellectual property management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/102 applying security measure for e-commerce
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/103 applying security measure for protecting copyright
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/04 for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 Grouping of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1408 : by monitoring network traffic monitoring network traffic per se H04L43/00

Abstract

A method and system for a website to detect unauthorized transmission of digital works. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining data pertaining to content transmitted during a data transmission transaction, sending the data pertaining to the transmitted content to a copyright detection system, and receiving, from the copyright detection system, information indicating that at least a portion of the transmitted content corresponds to at least a portion of one of multiple registered works. The information also specifies one or more business rules associated with this registered work. The method further includes performing one or more actions with respect to the transmitted content, where the actions are defined by the business rules associated with the above registered work.

Claims

1-60. -60. (canceled)

61. A computer implemented method for a website, the method comprising:

obtaining data pertaining to content transmitted during a data transmission transaction;

sending the data pertaining to the transmitted content to a copyright detection system;

receiving, from the copyright detection system, information indicating that at least a portion of the transmitted content corresponds to at least a portion of one of a plurality of registered works, the information further specifying one or more business rules associated with the one of the plurality of registered works; and

performing one or more actions with respect to the transmitted content, the actions being defined by the business rules associated with the one of the plurality of registered works.

62. The method of claim 61 wherein the data transmission transaction is a transaction involving an uploading of data to the website or a transaction involving a downloading of data from the website.

63. The method of claim 61 wherein the transmitted content comprises one or more of audio, video, still images, games, and software.

64. The method of claim 61 wherein the transmitted content does not include information relevant to copyright violation detection.

65. The method of claim 61 wherein the data pertaining to the transmitted content represents at least a portion of a file including the transmitted content

66. The method of claim 61 wherein:

the data pertaining to the transmitted content represents an identifier of the transmitted content; and

the method further comprises creating the identifier of the transmitted content.

67. The method of claim 61 wherein the actions being performed comprise one or more of recording the data transmission transaction, blocking the data transmission transaction, reporting the data transmission transaction, sending a message to a source address or a recipient address of the data transmission transaction, and notifying a source or a recipient of a commercial website offering a purchase of the one of the plurality of registered works.

68. A website system comprising:

memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory, to

obtain data pertaining to content transmitted during a data transmission transaction,

send the data pertaining to the transmitted content to a copyright detection system,

receive, from the copyright detection system, information indicating that at least a portion of the transmitted content corresponds to at least a portion of one of a plurality of registered works, the information further specifying one or more business rules associated with the one of the plurality of registered works, and

perform one or more actions with respect to the transmitted content, the actions being defined by the business rules associated with the one of the plurality of registered works.

69. The system of claim 68 wherein the data transmission transaction is a transaction involving an uploading of data to the website or a transaction involving a downloading of data from the website.

70. The system of claim 68 wherein the transmitted content comprises one or more of audio, video, still images, games, and software.

71. The system of claim 68 wherein the transmitted content does not include information relevant to copyright violation detection.

72. The system of claim 68 wherein the data pertaining to the transmitted content represents at least a portion of a file including the transmitted content

73. The system of claim 68 wherein:

the data pertaining to the transmitted content represents an identifier of the transmitted content; and

the processor is further to create the identifier of the transmitted content.

74. The system of claim 68 wherein the actions being performed comprise one or more of recording the data transmission transaction, blocking the data transmission transaction, reporting the data transmission transaction, sending a message to a source address or a recipient address of the data transmission transaction, and notifying a source or a recipient of a commercial website offering a purchase of the one of the plurality of registered works.

75. A computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method comprising:

obtaining data pertaining to content transmitted during a data transmission transaction;

sending the data pertaining to the transmitted content to a copyright detection system;

receiving, from the copyright detection system, information indicating that at least a portion of the transmitted content corresponds to at least a portion of one of a plurality of registered works, the information further specifying one or more business rules associated with the one of the plurality of registered works; and

performing one or more actions with respect to the transmitted content, the actions being defined by the business rules associated with the one of the plurality of registered works.

76. The computer readable storage medium of claim 75 wherein the data transmission transaction is a transaction involving an uploading of data to the website or a transaction involving a downloading of data from the website.

77. The computer readable storage medium of claim 75 wherein the transmitted content comprises one or more of audio, video, still images, games, and software.

78. The computer readable storage medium of claim 75 wherein the transmitted content does not include information relevant to copyright violation detection.

79. The computer readable storage medium of claim 75 wherein the data pertaining to the transmitted content represents at least a portion of a file including the transmitted content

80. The computer readable storage medium of claim 75 wherein:

the data pertaining to the transmitted content represents an identifier of the transmitted content; and

the method further comprises creating the identifier of the transmitted content.

81. The computer readable storage medium of claim 75 wherein the actions being performed comprise one or more of recording the data transmission transaction, blocking the data transmission transaction, reporting the data transmission transaction, sending a message to a source address or a recipient address of the data transmission transaction, and notifying a source or a recipient of a commercial website offering a purchase of the one of the plurality of registered works.