METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FREELY DISTRIBUTING DIGITAL CONTENT WITH ADVERTISEMENT
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving digital content;
determining whether to permit free distribution of the digital content; and
generating a digital medium to include the digital content, an advertisement, and a separation criterion for separating the advertisement from the digital content.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for freely distributing digital content with advertisement. A digital content and advertising platform receives digital content and determines whether to permit free distribution of the digital content. The digital content and advertising platform then generates a digital medium to include the digital content, an advertisement, and a separation criterion for separating the advertisement from the digital content.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving digital content; determining whether to permit free distribution of the digital content; and generating a digital medium to include the digital content, an advertisement, and a separation criterion for separating the advertisement from the digital content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; receive digital content; determine whether to permit free distribution of the digital content; and generate a digital medium to include the digital content, an advertisement, and a separation criterion for separating the advertisement from the digital content. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a content provider, a digital medium including digital content, an advertisement, and a separation criterion for separating the advertisement from the digital content; initiating presentation of the digital content and the advertisement; and enabling the selection of at least one of (1) having the received medium unmodified and played with a commercial promotion, or (2) sending the received medium unmodified to a user in which the advertisement is removed or masked on the received medium for a predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; receive from a content provider a digital medium including digital content, an advertisement, and a separation criterion for separating the advertisement from the digital content; initiate presentation of the digital content and the advertisement; and enable the selection of at least one of (1) having the received medium unmodified and played with a commercial promotion, or (2) sending the received medium unmodified to a user in which the advertisement is removed or masked on the received medium for a predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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