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Method and apparatus for establishing usage rights for digital content to be created in the future

US6876984B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 2001
Grant dateApr 5, 2005
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Expiry dateNov 26, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2463/102
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Usage rights for a digital work are established prior to creation of the corresponding content. The rights can be associated with the content after the content is created. A content creation, such as a video recorder or a still camera, device can store labels of the rights and can associate usage rights with content in real time as the content is created.

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