Method and apparatus for importing content
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1. A method of importing a first content file into a second content file, the method comprising:
- receiving at a computer implementing a digital rights management (DRM) system a first content file which does not comply with a DRM usage rule for the DRM system and which includes usage constraint information;
determining the DRM usage rule for content included in the first content file based on the usage constraint information included in the first content file;
generating the second content file complying with the determined DRM usage rule; and
generating and issuing a license of the content including the determined DRM usage rule,wherein in the generating of the second content file, the second content file including the issued license is generated, andwherein the second content file includes the determined DRM usage rule.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for protecting digital content in a digital rights management (DRM) system are provided. The method includes: determining a usage rule for content included in a first content file based on usage constraint information included in the first content file; and generating a second content file complying with this usage rule. According to the method and apparatus, the security requirement of content creators and content providers can be satisfied and at the same time the requirement of content consumers for freer usage can be satisfied.
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1. A method of importing a first content file into a second content file, the method comprising:
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receiving at a computer implementing a digital rights management (DRM) system a first content file which does not comply with a DRM usage rule for the DRM system and which includes usage constraint information; determining the DRM usage rule for content included in the first content file based on the usage constraint information included in the first content file; generating the second content file complying with the determined DRM usage rule; and generating and issuing a license of the content including the determined DRM usage rule, wherein in the generating of the second content file, the second content file including the issued license is generated, and wherein the second content file includes the determined DRM usage rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for importing a first content file as a second content file, the apparatus comprising:
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a reception device which receives the first content file which does not comply with a digital rights management (DRM) usage rule for a DRM system; a usage rule determination device which determines the DRM usage rule for content included in the first content file based on usage constraint information included in the first content file; a content file generation device which generates the second content file complying with the determined DRM usage rule; and a license issuance unit generating and issuing a license of the content including the determined DRM usage rule, wherein the content file generation device generates the second content file including the issued license, and wherein the second content file includes the determined DRM usage rule. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program that when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute a method of importing a first content file into a second content file, wherein the method comprises:
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receiving at a computer implementing a digital rights management (DRM) system a first content file which does not comply with a digital rights management (DRM) usage rule for the DRM system and which includes usage constraint information; determining the DRM usage rule for content included in the first content file based on the usage constraint information included in the first content file; generating the second content file complying with the determined DRM usage rule; and generating and issuing a license of the content including the determined DRM usage rule, wherein in the generating of the second content file, the second content file including the issued license is generated, and wherein the second content file includes the determined DRM usage rule.
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