SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENFORCING USAGE RIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH DIGITAL CONTENT
First Claim
1. A method for enforcing usage rights associated with digital content, the method comprising:
- electronically creating usage rights from a grammar, the usage rights specifying a manner of use in which the digital content can be used or distributed and one or more conditions which must be satisfied before the manner of use may be exercised, the manner of use being selected from a plurality of manners of use, wherein one or more symbols from a first set of predetermined symbols are used to define a valid sequence of symbols to indicate the manner of use and one or more symbols from a second set of predetermined symbols are used to define a valid sequence of symbols to indicate the one or more conditions;
associating the usage rights with a digital content;
receiving the digital content and the usage rights at a first non-centralized repository;
storing the digital content and the usage rights on a first storage component at the first non-centralized repository;
transferring, by the first non-centralized repository, the digital content and a next set of rights to a second storage component, wherein the next set of rights identifies an authorization that is required to access the digital content;
generating, by a second repository, a usage transaction for requesting access to the digital content; and
processing, by the first non-centralized repository, the usage transaction to determine if access to the digital content can be granted in accordance with the next set of rights.
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Abstract
A method, system and software for permitting use of digital works having rights associated therewith in a system having repositories configured to enable use of the digital work in accordance with the rights, including associating a transfer right with a digital work, the transfer right specifying that the digital work is transferred from a first repository to a second repository; transferring the digital work from the first repository to the second repository in accordance with the transfer right; and in response to the transferring, step updating transfer right information in respect of the digital work.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for enforcing usage rights associated with digital content, the method comprising:
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electronically creating usage rights from a grammar, the usage rights specifying a manner of use in which the digital content can be used or distributed and one or more conditions which must be satisfied before the manner of use may be exercised, the manner of use being selected from a plurality of manners of use, wherein one or more symbols from a first set of predetermined symbols are used to define a valid sequence of symbols to indicate the manner of use and one or more symbols from a second set of predetermined symbols are used to define a valid sequence of symbols to indicate the one or more conditions; associating the usage rights with a digital content; receiving the digital content and the usage rights at a first non-centralized repository; storing the digital content and the usage rights on a first storage component at the first non-centralized repository; transferring, by the first non-centralized repository, the digital content and a next set of rights to a second storage component, wherein the next set of rights identifies an authorization that is required to access the digital content; generating, by a second repository, a usage transaction for requesting access to the digital content; and processing, by the first non-centralized repository, the usage transaction to determine if access to the digital content can be granted in accordance with the next set of rights. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for enforcing usage rights associated with digital content, the system comprising:
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a processor operative to electronically create usage rights from a grammar, the usage rights specifying a manner of use in which the digital content can be used or distributed and one or more conditions which must be satisfied before the manner of use may be exercised, the manner of use being selected from a plurality of manners of use, wherein one or more symbols from a first set of predetermined symbols are used to define a valid sequence of symbols to indicate the manner of use and one or more symbols from a second set of predetermined symbols are used to define a valid sequence of symbols to indicate the one or more conditions; a processor operative to associate the usage rights with a digital content; a first non-centralized repository operative to receive the digital content and the usage rights, transfer the digital content and a next set of rights to a second storage component, and process a usage transaction to determine if access to the digital content can be granted in accordance with the next set of rights, wherein the next set of rights identifies an authorization that is required to access the digital content; a first storage component at the first non-centralized repository operative to store the digital content and the usage rights; and a second repository operative to generate the usage transaction for requesting access to the digital content. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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