System and Method for Media Rights Transfer
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- accepting media from a plurality of entities;
associating rights to the content of the accepted media with the respective entities that provided the media using a media management database;
selectively allowing the plurality of entities to transfer the rights to the content of the media; and
tracking the transfer of rights using the media management database.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for facilitating the playback, viewing, exchange and transfer of media are disclosed. Media, either hard physical media or soft media, are provided to a depository/rights manager that associates the rights to the content of the media with the entity that provided it. Media provided to the depository/rights manager may be digitized, and the rights of the entity to that content may be verified. Once the media is stored by the depository/rights manager, entities, such as individual users, may use it, exchange it, or transfer it using, for example, computers connected to a communication network. In some embodiments, the depository/rights manager may provide an interface, such as an application programming interface (API) that allows the depository/rights manager to handle back-end legal compliance and rights tracking for third-party services and systems.
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1. A method comprising:
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accepting media from a plurality of entities; associating rights to the content of the accepted media with the respective entities that provided the media using a media management database; selectively allowing the plurality of entities to transfer the rights to the content of the media; and tracking the transfer of rights using the media management database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of distributing media, comprising:
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providing the rights to media to a depository, the depository being adapted to associate the rights to the media with the entity that provided it; and transferring the rights to the media to another entity using a communications network to effect the transfer with the depository acting to validate and record the transfer of rights. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 17. A system comprising a depository adapted to (1) accept media from a plurality of entities, thereby accepting rights to that media, (2) associate the rights to the content of the media with the respective entity of the plurality of entities that provided the media, (3) store the associations in a media management database, and (4) record transfers of the rights to the media among the plurality of entities in the media management database, the depository being connected to a communications network so as to provide selective access to the media management database.
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