METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING AND MARKETING COPYRIGHT MATERIALS

• US 20130304548A1
• Filed: 08/03/2012
• Published: 11/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Andre Joseph Parker, Brandon Jake Cooper
• Original Assignee: Andre Joseph Parker, Brandon Jake Cooper
• Inventors: Cooper, Brandon Jake, Parker, Andre Joseph
• Application Number:
  US13/566,999
• Publication Number:
  US 20130304548A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements

Abstract

A unique method of service through a visual and/or audio interruption mechanism has the intent of dramatically reducing piracy. The framework includes audio with interruption mechanism and/or visual interruption mechanism with or without audio, which is combined with the copyrighted material of owners with permission. This mechanism makes consumer enjoyment less delightful by interruption. The invention is primarily a service provided to copyright owner(s) in which their material is flooded by disguised; cloned, interruption files on digital outlets which prevents consumer(s) from downloading their copyrighted material illegally and directed to purchase material legally with advertisement. The inventions business model also includes advertisement space on designated copyrighted materials'"'"' file(s). The stock option and rewards program is also within the business model. Clone marketing and AphidByte prints are also key factors.

Claims

1. An implemented method for reducing unauthorized distribution of copyrighted materials, the method comprising:

incorporating an intentional interruption into copyrighted material in a form of at least one of an audio and visual effect that causes one or more attributes of the resulting intentionally interrupted copyrighted material to be displayed;

establishing, in at least one of an audio and visual effect form, from copyrighted materials received from copyright owners, an intentional interruption mechanism incorporated within copyrighted materials, wherein the intentionally interrupted material comprise at least one of a warning, comedy advertisement and general advertisement; and

causing to be displayed to a recipient a warning, comical skit or advertisement discouraging illegal acquisition of copyrighted materials, a marketing/advertising commercial by copyright owners and official vendors of copyrighted material, and the abrupt ending of illegally acquired copyrighted material playing at the time.

2. The implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the form of the intentional interruption utilized is selected by the copyright owner.

3. The implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the intentional interruption placement is determined by random selection by the copyright owner.

4. The implemented method as recited in claim 3, wherein the random selection for the placement of the intentional interruption generated automatically by a clone generator or software which uses a strategy to randomly select a point at which the intentional interruption will occur.

5. The implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the intentional interruption duration is the remainder of the copyright owner'"'"'s protected material regardless of how early or late the intentional interruption is inserted.

6. The implemented method as recited in claim 5, wherein if the selected intentional interruption duration is shorter than the remaining time of the copyright owner'"'"'s copyrighted material, the intentional interruption will replay consecutively until a conclusion of the copyrighted material.

7. The implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein a marketing/advertisement slot is available as part of the intentional interruption for ads to be placed by a service providers, the copyright owners, or a legitimate vendors of the copyright owner'"'"'s products.

8. The implemented method as recited in claim 1, further comprising logging in to a portal and uploading a file into clone generator.

9. The implemented method as recited in claim 1, further comprising adding an interruption sequence.

10. The implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the copyright owner'"'"'s material that receives the intentional interruption is cloned and distributed in mass quantities to matrix and internet sites to dramatically decrease an amount of illegally distributed copyright materials available for acquisition.

11. The implemented method as recited in claim 10, wherein the copyright owner'"'"'s intentionally interrupted materials, which are distributed in mass quantities, are presented in a manner that raises speculation to a pirate as to whether they are receiving sought after unauthorized copyrighted material, and, when the pirate accesses the intentionally interrupted material, it contains the intentional interruption.

12. The implemented method as recited in claim 1, further comprising creating different versions of a file by drop down menu or checkbox selection.

13. The implemented method as recited in claim 12, wherein copyright owners are charged in exchange for a flood of clones based on quantity.

14. The implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein users invest points in stock of a members file(s) for shares which determine point gain or loss, which are used for rewards and discounts.

15. The implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the intentional interruption, regardless of the form, is placed on various sources of copyrighted material(s) including uploaded files and physical copies of the copyrighted material(s).