CONTROLLING DATABASE COPYRIGHTS
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Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a utilization permit key may be pre-defined to permit at least one of displaying, editing, storing, copying, and/or transferring of digital data.
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60 Claims
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1-40. -40. (canceled)
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41. A method, comprising:
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receiving a utilization permit key at a computing device; decrypting encrypted data to produce decrypted data, wherein the decrypting is performed by the computing device using the utilization permit; determining, based at least in part on the utilization permit key, a set of permitted operations; receiving a request for a specified operation; in response to determining that the set of permitted operations does not include the specified operation, preventing the specified operation. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable memory medium having program instructions stored thereon that, responsive to execution by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a utilization permit key; decrypting encrypted data to produce decrypted data, wherein the decrypting is performed using the utilization permit key; determining, based at least in part on the utilization permit key, a set of permitted operations; receiving a request for a specified operation; in response to determining that the set of permitted operations does not include the specified operation, preventing the specified operation. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; memory, coupled to the processor, having stored thereon program instructions executable to cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising; receiving a utilization permit key; decrypting encrypted data to produce decrypted data, wherein the decrypting is performed by using the utilization permit key; determining, based at least in part on the utilization permit key, a set of permitted operations; receiving a request for a specified operation; in response to determining that the set of permitted operations does not include the specified operation, preventing the specified operation. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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