Visual substitution options in media works
First Claim
1. A method of providing a composite media work capable of authorized content alteration, comprising:
- identifying optional visual content that is incorporated in a constituent component of the composite media work;
providing applicable alteration guidelines for one or more derivative works that include an original or altered version of the identified optional visual content;
monitoring a status of the one or more derivative works to obtain compliance data regarding the applicable alteration guidelines; and
maintaining a record of the obtained compliance data.
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Abstract
A classification method and system for possible content alteration of a media work may include criteria regarding content that is feasible for alteration. Such criteria may be maintained in records that are accessible to an interested party. Some embodiments may include a record of primary authorization rights applicable to a possible content alteration. A further embodiment feature may include a record of secondary authorization rights applicable to substitute altered content incorporated in a derivative version. Various exemplary techniques may be used to provide audio and/or visual substitution options in a derivative version of the media work in accordance with applicable alteration guidelines.
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39 Claims
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1. A method of providing a composite media work capable of authorized content alteration, comprising:
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identifying optional visual content that is incorporated in a constituent component of the composite media work; providing applicable alteration guidelines for one or more derivative works that include an original or altered version of the identified optional visual content; monitoring a status of the one or more derivative works to obtain compliance data regarding the applicable alteration guidelines; and maintaining a record of the obtained compliance data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for possible content alteration of a media work, comprising:
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a composite media work having one or more optional visual component elements that are feasible for alteration and are included in a constituent portion of the composite media work; applicable alteration guidelines for one or more derivative works that include an original or altered version of the optional visual component elements; and a data record of compliance data regarding the applicable alteration guidelines, wherein the data record is maintained to be accessible to an interested party.
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39. A computer program product comprising one or more computer programs including instructions encoded on computer readable media to execute the following process:
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identifying a composite media work having one or more related visual content elements feasible for alteration, wherein the related content elements form a constituent portion of the composite media work; maintaining a first data record of applicable alteration guidelines for one or more derivative works that include an original or altered version of the identified optional visual content; and maintaining a second data record of compliance data for the one or more derivative works regarding applicable alteration guidelines.
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