End-To-End Licensing Of Digital Media Assets
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for licensing media assets, comprising:
- receiving from a rights holder, by a computer server, an inbound right to license a media asset, wherein an inbound right is defined at least in part by at least one parent use category, wherein a parent use category includes one or more specific uses for which a media asset may be licensed;
storing, by the computer server, a data structure that represents the inbound right;
receiving, by the computer server, a request to license the media asset, wherein the request includes a desired outbound right, wherein the desired outbound right is defined at least in part by a desired specific use for the media asset;
determining, by the computer server, whether the desired outbound right is within the received inbound right; and
providing, by the computer server, a license to use the media asset according to the desired outbound right, if the desired outbound right is within the inbound right.
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Abstract
Brokering use of media assets based on rights provided by rights holders and licensing terms requested by potential licensees. Rights include use attributes, geographic attributes, and time attributes. Use attributes include one or more parent categories of uses, such as print advertising, web promotion, etc. Each parent category includes one or more specific uses, such as magazine advertisement, newspaper advertisement, etc. Rights are obtained from rights holders and stored in a data structure that is searchable according to various rights attributes. A licensing request includes desired licensing terms, such as a specific use, time period, and geographic location. The licensing request may also reserve use for a later time and/or impose an embargo on use for a period after use. The data structure is searched for media assets whose rights encompass the desired licensing terms, such as media assets with a parent use that includes a desired specific use.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for licensing media assets, comprising:
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receiving from a rights holder, by a computer server, an inbound right to license a media asset, wherein an inbound right is defined at least in part by at least one parent use category, wherein a parent use category includes one or more specific uses for which a media asset may be licensed; storing, by the computer server, a data structure that represents the inbound right; receiving, by the computer server, a request to license the media asset, wherein the request includes a desired outbound right, wherein the desired outbound right is defined at least in part by a desired specific use for the media asset; determining, by the computer server, whether the desired outbound right is within the received inbound right; and providing, by the computer server, a license to use the media asset according to the desired outbound right, if the desired outbound right is within the inbound right. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A server computer, comprising:
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a processor; a communication interface in communication with the processor; a data storage for storing data structures that represent inbound rights associated with media assets, wherein an inbound right is defined at least in part by at least one parent use category, wherein a parent use category includes one or more specific uses for which a media asset may be licensed; and a memory in communication with the processor for storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the server; to receive from a rights holder an inbound right to license a media asset; to store in the data storage a data structure that represents the inbound right; to receive a request to license the media asset, wherein the request includes a desired outbound right, wherein the desired outbound right is defined at least in part by a desired specific use for the media asset; to determine whether the desired outbound right is within the received inbound right; and to provide a license to use the media asset according to the desired outbound right, if the desired outbound right is within the inbound right. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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