Method, System, and Computer Program for Parsing, Compiling and Disseminating Digital Media
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1. A method for disseminating content characterized in that it comprises:
- a. one or more rights holders providing one or more items of content to a database linked to one or more computers;
b. the rights holders directing parsing of the content into content elements by operation of the one or more computers or one or more associated computers;
c. the rights holders associating pricing conditions and dissemination conditions with the content by operation of the one or more computers or one or more associated computers;
d. one or more editors assembling the content elements into one or more compilations by operation of the one or more computers or one or more associated computers; and
e. one or more consumers purchasing one or more of the compilations by operation of the one or more computers or one or more associated computers.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the dissemination of digital media. In one aspect of the present invention, a method for disseminating content is provided, the method comprising: one or more rights holders providing one or more items of content to a database; the rights holders directing parsing of the content into content elements; the rights holders associating pricing conditions and dissemination conditions with the content; one or more editors assembling the content elements into one or more compilations; and one or more consumers purchasing one or more of the compilations.
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1. A method for disseminating content characterized in that it comprises:
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a. one or more rights holders providing one or more items of content to a database linked to one or more computers; b. the rights holders directing parsing of the content into content elements by operation of the one or more computers or one or more associated computers; c. the rights holders associating pricing conditions and dissemination conditions with the content by operation of the one or more computers or one or more associated computers; d. one or more editors assembling the content elements into one or more compilations by operation of the one or more computers or one or more associated computers; and e. one or more consumers purchasing one or more of the compilations by operation of the one or more computers or one or more associated computers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for disseminating content comprising:
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a. a database linked to one or more computers, operable to store one or more items of content provided by one or more rights holders; b. one or more computer implemented utilities for enabling one or more of; i. parsing the content into content elements as specified by the rights holders; ii. associating pricing conditions and dissemination conditions with each content element; iii. assembling compilations of the content elements by editors; and iv. providing the content elements to consumers. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product for disseminating content, the product comprising a computer readable medium bearing software instructions, characterized in that the software instructions are operable to enable one or more computers to perform predetermined operations, the predetermined operations including the steps of:
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i. one or more rights holders providing content to a database; ii. the rights holders directing parsing of the content into content elements; iii. the rights holders setting dissemination and pricing conditions; iv. one or more editors assembling content elements into one or more compilations; and v. one or more consumers purchasing one or more of the compilations. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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