Method and apparatus for hierarchical assignment of rights to documents and documents having such rights
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1. A rights management system comprising:
- one or more hierarchical rights; and
a right management module that manages the one or more hierarchical rights;
wherein the one or more hierarchical rights comprise one or more usage rights and delegation rights; and
the delegation rights comprise at least one of distribution rights and distribution quantity.
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Abstract
Digital rights management allows one or more of usage rights and delegation rights to be associated with a document. Through the use of the usage rights and the delegation rights, a hierarchy of rights associated with a document is created that provides a tree-type structure of rights extending from the content owner down through one or more users.
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1. A rights management system comprising:
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one or more hierarchical rights; and
a right management module that manages the one or more hierarchical rights;
wherein the one or more hierarchical rights comprise one or more usage rights and delegation rights; and
the delegation rights comprise at least one of distribution rights and distribution quantity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of managing rights comprising:
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determining one or more hierarchical rights; and
associating the one or more hierarchical rights with one or more digital works;
wherein the one or more hierarchical rights comprise one or more usage rights and delegation rights; and
the delegation rights comprise at least one of distribution rights and distribution quantity. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A digital rights management language comprising:
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one or more hierarchical usage rights; and
one or more hierarchical delegation rights;
wherein the hierarchical delegation rights comprise at least one of distribution rights and distribution quantity. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. An information storage media comprising:
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information that determines one or more hierarchical rights; and
information that associates the one or more hierarchical rights with one or more digital works;
wherein the one or more hierarchical rights comprise one or more usage rights and delegation rights; and
the delegation rights comprise at least one of distribution rights and distribution quanity. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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