TRADING AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR AUDIO-VIDEO CONTENT
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- accessing electronic data defining licenses held by respective identified licensees, wherein the licenses grant rights to access audio-video output from a discrete data product recorded in a digital medium, said rights being exercisable only after an associated release date defined in a computer memory for the data product;
serving an electronic trading interface enabling the identified licensees to offer held ones of the licenses for sale to bidders in an online electronic marketplace during a trading session; and
initiating the trading session prior to the release date.
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Abstract
Non-exclusive license rights to discrete data products for audio-visual content are licensed to users connecting via a plurality of clients, using a computer. Each of the discrete data products is controlled such that each data product cannot be used to produce audio-visual output for a licensed user until a respective one of release dates defined in a computer memory. In addition, the computer may serve an electronic trading interface to the clients, which is configured to enable any current licensee holding any one of the licenses during a trading period prior to the respective release date for the discrete data product licensed thereby to complete a sale of the any one of the licenses to a participating bidder in an online electronic marketplace publishing current bid prices and ask prices for ones of the licenses offered for sale. The computer may also register successful trades resulting in license transfers.
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32 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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accessing electronic data defining licenses held by respective identified licensees, wherein the licenses grant rights to access audio-video output from a discrete data product recorded in a digital medium, said rights being exercisable only after an associated release date defined in a computer memory for the data product; serving an electronic trading interface enabling the identified licensees to offer held ones of the licenses for sale to bidders in an online electronic marketplace during a trading session; and initiating the trading session prior to the release date. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for managing transfer of licenses granting rights to access audio-video output from a discrete data product recorded in a digital medium, wherein said rights are exercisable only after an associated release date for the data product, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor configured for accessing electronic data defining the licenses held by respective identified licensees, serving an electronic trading interface enabling the identified licensees to offer held ones of the licenses for sale to bidders in an online electronic marketplace during a trading session, and initiating the trading session prior to the release date; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor for storing data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program product for managing transfer of licenses granting rights to access audio-video output from a discrete data product recorded in a digital medium, wherein said rights are exercisable only after an associated release date for the data product, the product comprising:
A computer-readable medium holding code for accessing electronic data defining the licenses held by respective identified licensees, serving an electronic trading interface enabling the identified licensees to offer held ones of the licenses for sale to bidders in an online electronic marketplace during a trading session, and initiating the trading session prior to the release date. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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