Patent ID: 8643871
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for controlling printing of a print job in a printing system: having a plurality of print system modules, the print job including a first section with a first plurality of pages and a second section with a second plurality of pages, wherein each one of the first and second sections includes copyrighted content for which clearance is required prior to printing the first plurality of pages or the second plurality of pages, comprising: A. a controller for controlling operation of the plurality of print system modules; B. a memory, communicating with said controller, for storing the first and second sections; C. a copyright manager, communicating with said controller, for determining that copyright clearance is unavailable for one of the first and second sections; and D. said controller, responsive to said determining of said copyright manager, either causing (1) printing of the one of the first and second sections to be prohibited until a selected condition is met, or (2) an operation to be performed with respect to the one of the first and second sections so that only pages for which copyright clearance has been obtained can be printed.