Patent ID: 8671443
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of presenting media content to a first group of users over the Internet, comprising steps of: uploading information regarding rights pertaining to said media content by a second group of users by verifying their rights to said media content through connecting electronic devices in their possession to the Internet and said electronic devices communicating over the Internet to a server information regarding the rights of said second group of users to said media content, said server tracking said information regarding rights of said second group of users with respect to said media content and deciding if making this content available to said first group users at the time of presenting would comply with copyright rules and if it does, presenting said media content to said first group of users while decrementing availability of presented media in accordance with copyright rules, said second group of users include at least one user who has purchased said media content distinct from said first group of users and said step of presenting depends on said rights of said second group of users as tracked and verified by said server and the number of said first group of users accessing said media content at the time of presenting; wherein, the first and second group of users are comprised of individuals distinct from corporations or enterprises.