Web site copyright registration system and method
First Claim
1. A computer system to automatically generate completed copyright registration forms and associated materials to register a copyright for a work, said computer system comprising:
- input means for facilitating user entry of copyright registration form information associated with the work into said computer system;
entry means for receiving the form information associated with the work from said input means;
examination means for examining the work in computer readable form to identify individual work components contained within the work and to ascertain component information relating to the identified work components;
work selection means for facilitating user selection of identified work components for inclusion in the work copyright registration;
memory means for storing the form information and component information and information corresponding to said user selection of identified work components; and
work registration form means for generating, based on the information stored in said memory means, the appropriate completed copyright registration forms and associated materials to register the work for copyright protection.
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Abstract
A web site copyright registration system and method is accomplished via a computer system that examines a web site or other work and produces completed copyright registration forms and associated materials (e.g., a copy of the web site and additional copies of selected individual web site components) to register the web site and selected individual web site components for copyright protection. The computer system, via software, receives copyright information related to the web site from a user and examines the web site to identify individual web site components contained within the web site and to ascertain component information related to each identified web site component. The user is queried by the computer system for each identified web site component to select web site components for inclusion in the web site registration. Further, the user may select identified web site components for individual copyright protection. The computer system stores the copyright and component information and information related to user selection of identified web site components in data structures and/or a database. The stored information is utilized by the computer system to produce the appropriate completed copyright registration forms and associated materials (e.g., copies of the web site components selected by the user for inclusion in the web site registration, and copies of the web site components selected by the user for individual protection) to register the web site and selected individual web site components (i.e., the web site components selected by the user for individual protection) for copyright protection.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer system to automatically generate completed copyright registration forms and associated materials to register a copyright for a work, said computer system comprising:
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input means for facilitating user entry of copyright registration form information associated with the work into said computer system; entry means for receiving the form information associated with the work from said input means; examination means for examining the work in computer readable form to identify individual work components contained within the work and to ascertain component information relating to the identified work components; work selection means for facilitating user selection of identified work components for inclusion in the work copyright registration; memory means for storing the form information and component information and information corresponding to said user selection of identified work components; and work registration form means for generating, based on the information stored in said memory means, the appropriate completed copyright registration forms and associated materials to register the work for copyright protection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A program product apparatus having a computer readable medium with computer program logic recorded thereon for facilitating generation of completed copyright registration forms and associated materials to register a copyright for a work, said program product apparatus comprising:
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entry means for receiving copyright registration form information associated with the work entered into a computer system by a user via an input device; examination means for examining a computer readable form of the work to identify individual work components contained within the work and to ascertain component information relating to the identified work components; work selection means for facilitating user selection of identified work components for inclusion in the work copyright registration; storing means for storing in a memory the form and component information and information corresponding to said user selection of identified work components; and work registration form means for generating, based on the information stored in said memory, the appropriate completed copyright registration forms and associated materials to register the work for copyright protection. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A carrier signal having computer program logic embedded therein for facilitating generation of completed copyright registration forms and associated materials to register a copyright for a work, said carrier signal comprising:
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entry means for receiving copyright registration form information associated with the work entered into a computer system by a user via an input device; examination means for examining a computer readable form of the work to identify individual work components contained within the work and to ascertain component information relating to the identified work components; work selection means for facilitating user selection of identified work components for inclusion in the work copyright registration; storing means for storing in a memory the form and component information and information corresponding to said user selection of identified work components; and work registration form means for generating, based on the information stored in said memory, the appropriate completed copyright registration forms and associated materials to register the work for copyright protection. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method for automatically generating, via a computer system, completed copyright registration forms and associated materials to register a copyright for a work wherein the computer system includes an input device and memory, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving copyright registration form information associated with the work entered into the computer system by a user via the input device; (b) examining the work in computer readable form, via the computer system, to identify work components contained within the work and to ascertain component information relating to the identified work components; (c) facilitating user selection of identified work components for inclusion in the work copyright registration via said input device; (d) storing in the memory, via the computer system, the form and component information and information corresponding to said user selection of identified work components; and (e) generating, via the computer system based on the information stored in the memory, the appropriate completed copyright registration forms and associated materials to register the work for copyright protection. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for facilitating generation of completed copyright registration forms and associated materials to register a copyright for a work, said method comprising the step of:
(a) storing computer program logic on a computer readable medium wherein said computer program logic includes entry means for receiving copyright registration form information associated with the work entered into a computer system by a user via an input device;
examination means for examining a computer readable form of the work to identify individual work components contained within the work and to ascertain component information relating to the identified work components;
work selection means for facilitating user selection of identified work components for inclusion in the work copyright registration;
storing means for storing in a memory the form and component information and information corresponding to said user selection of identified work components; and
work registration form means for generating, based on the information stored in the memory, the appropriate completed copyright registration forms and associated materials to register the work for copyright protection.- View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for facilitating generation of completed copyright registration forms and associated materials to register a copyright for a work, said method comprising the step of:
(a) embedding computer program logic within a carrier signal wherein said computer program logic includes entry means for receiving copyright registration form information associated with the work entered into a computer system by a user via an input device;
examination means for examining a computer readable form of the work to identify individual work components contained within the work and to ascertain component information relating to the identified work components;
work selection means for facilitating user selection of identified work components for inclusion in the work copyright registration;
storing means for storing in a memory the form and component information and information corresponding to said user selection of identified work components; and
work registration form means for generating, based on the information stored in the memory, the appropriate completed copyright registration forms and associated materials to register the work for copyright protection.- View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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