Modifying digital rights
First Claim
1. A method for defining rights applicable to a digital object, the method comprising:
- receiving a first initial right for the digital object from a set of initial rights and a first modifying right for the digital object, wherein the first initial right matches the first modifying right by being associated with a common action, the first initial right has an associated first initial condition and the first modifying right has an associated first modifying condition, the first initial condition and the first modifying condition each defines a restriction on the first right while allowing the right to be exercised and the first modifying condition is less restrictive than the first initial condition;
receiving a second modifying right that matches a second initial right and a second modifying condition associated with the second modifying right, wherein the second modifying right is further modifying; and
defining, using one or more processors, a new first condition on the first initial right and a new second condition on the second initial right, the new first condition being defined based on the first initial and first modifying conditions, and, the new second condition being defined based on the second initial and second modifying conditions, wherein the defining is performed by a digital rights management system.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for defining rights applicable to a digital object. A set of initial rights and a set of modifying rights are received for the digital object. At least one of the set of initial rights and the set of modifying rights specifies one or more conditions on rights in the respective set of rights. A new set of rights is defined for the digital object based on the set of initial rights and the set of modifying rights. The new set of rights specifies one or more new conditions on rights in the new set of rights. The new conditions are defined based on one or more of the conditions in the set of initial rights and/or the set of modifying rights.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for defining rights applicable to a digital object, the method comprising:
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receiving a first initial right for the digital object from a set of initial rights and a first modifying right for the digital object, wherein the first initial right matches the first modifying right by being associated with a common action, the first initial right has an associated first initial condition and the first modifying right has an associated first modifying condition, the first initial condition and the first modifying condition each defines a restriction on the first right while allowing the right to be exercised and the first modifying condition is less restrictive than the first initial condition; receiving a second modifying right that matches a second initial right and a second modifying condition associated with the second modifying right, wherein the second modifying right is further modifying; and defining, using one or more processors, a new first condition on the first initial right and a new second condition on the second initial right, the new first condition being defined based on the first initial and first modifying conditions, and, the new second condition being defined based on the second initial and second modifying conditions, wherein the defining is performed by a digital rights management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product, encoded on a machine readable storage device, operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a first initial right for the digital object from a set of initial rights and a first modifying right for the digital object, wherein the first initial right matches the first modifying right by being associated with a common action, the first initial right has an associated first initial condition and the first modifying right has an associated first modifying condition, the first initial condition and the first modifying condition each defines a restriction on the first initial right while allowing the right to be exercised and the first modifying condition is less restrictive than the first initial condition; receiving a second modifying right that matches a second initial right and a second modifying condition associated with the second modifying right, wherein the second modifying right is further modifying; and defining a new first condition on the first initial right and a new second condition on the second initial right, the new first condition being defined based on the first initial and first modifying conditions, and, the new second condition being defined based on the second initial and second modifying conditions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a processor and a memory operable to perform operations including; receiving a first initial right for the digital object from a set of initial rights and a first modifying right for the digital object, wherein the first initial right matches the first modifying right by being associated with a common action, the first initial right has an associated first initial condition and the first modifying right has an associated first modifying condition, the first initial condition and the first modifying condition each defines a restriction on the first initial right while allowing the right to be exercised and the first modifying condition is less restrictive than the first initial condition; receiving a second modifying right that matches a second initial right and a second modifying condition associated with the second modifying right, wherein the second modifying right is further modifying; and defining a new first condition on the first initial right and a new second condition on the second initial right, the new first condition being defined based on the first initial and first modifying conditions, and, the new second condition being defined based on the second initial and second modifying conditions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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