Method for the assured and enduring archival of intellectual property
First Claim
1. A technical and commercial method of managing information comprising the steps of:
- operating an information storage and retrieval archival system containing plural archived intellectual property (IP);
receiving IP for archival in the information storage and retrieval archival system;
collecting an archival fee for each archived IP accepted for archival;
enabling a user fee based access to the archived IP in the information storage and retrieval archival system by users through an electronic communications network;
establishing a separate endowment fund for each archived IP from the archival fee collected for that archived IP; and
managing the endowment fund separately from the operations of the information storage and retrieval archival system,wherein each endowment fund generates enduring funding for the maintenance and operation of the information storage and retrieval archival system to assure continued availability of the corresponding archived IP regardless whether there is user fee based access thereto.
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Abstract
A technical and commercial method of managing information is provided including an endowment fund associated with each of the plurality of information or intellectual property (IP) to be archived. The endowment fund assures the maintenance and storage of the archived IP. Further, the endowment fund is managed separately from the user fees to ensure its enduring integrity and long term viability, with the user fees being applicable to user'"'"'s access to the IP through an electronic communications network. Endowment funds for archived IP can be pooled for increased permanence. User'"'"'s access to the archived IP can be managed including assignment of an access level and a cost for access. Users can access and amend a value-added access file associated with, yet separate from, the archived IP.
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21 Claims
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1. A technical and commercial method of managing information comprising the steps of:
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operating an information storage and retrieval archival system containing plural archived intellectual property (IP); receiving IP for archival in the information storage and retrieval archival system; collecting an archival fee for each archived IP accepted for archival; enabling a user fee based access to the archived IP in the information storage and retrieval archival system by users through an electronic communications network; establishing a separate endowment fund for each archived IP from the archival fee collected for that archived IP; and managing the endowment fund separately from the operations of the information storage and retrieval archival system, wherein each endowment fund generates enduring funding for the maintenance and operation of the information storage and retrieval archival system to assure continued availability of the corresponding archived IP regardless whether there is user fee based access thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A technical and commercial method of managing information comprising the steps of:
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operating an information storage and retrieval archival system containing plural archived intellectual property (IP); receiving IP for archival in the information storage and retrieval archival system; collecting an archival fee for each archived IP accepted for archival; enabling a user fee based access to the archived IP in the information storage and retrieval archival system by users through an electronic communications network; and establishing a separate endowment fund for each archived IP from the archival fee collected for that archived IP; wherein each endowment fund generates enduring funding for the maintenance and operation of the information storage and retrieval archival system to assure continued availability of the corresponding archived IP regardless whether there is user fee based access thereto.
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