Patent ID: 8688586
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for licensing media assets, comprising: receiving from a rights holder, by a computer server, an inbound right to license a media asset, wherein an inbound right is defined at least in part by at least one parent use category, wherein a parent use category includes one or more specific uses for which a media asset may be licensed; storing, by the computer server, a data structure that represents the inbound right; receiving, by the computer server, a request to license the media asset, wherein the request includes a desired outbound right, wherein the desired outbound right is defined at least in part by a desired specific use for the media asset; determining, by the computer server, whether the desired outbound right is within the received inbound right; and providing, by the computer server, a license to use the media asset according to the desired outbound right, if the desired outbound right is within the inbound right.