A method for controlled distribution of a digital document that contains no programming elements, also referred to hereinafter as an "inert document", to which use rights are associated, the method comprising: - a first step in which a delivery server references the inert document in an XHTML document, this XHTML document being in charge of the use rights in place of the inert document, the XHTML document containing fields intended to receive customisation elements during its distribution, including the following customisation elements: • a unique identifier pointing to the use rights associated with said documents, • a link to the inert document, • a script of type JavaScript or equivalent, acting as supervisory agent, forming a dynamic part of the XHTML document, the script being called following an event of end of loading the XHTML document on a receiver terminal. and where applicable: • additional publication information and comments. - encrypting the XHTML document by individually encrypting respective contents of the innerHTML properties of the HTML objects structuring the XHTML document, these contents being encrypted with a key generated by the delivery server, - encrypting the inert document with a content key stored on a control server or stored encrypted by the key generated by the delivery server in the XHTML document, - storing the inert document thus encrypted in a store of the delivery server or attaching this inert document to the XHTML document, - publishing the XHTML document by inserting a URL to this document in an HTML page of a web server, - receiving a selection of the URL thus published, this selection being carried out by a customer, - downloading the XHTML document on a receiver terminal of the customer, the supervisory agent being activated following an event of end of loading of the XHTML document on the receiver terminal of the customer, - decrypting the XHTML document by the control server when allowed by the current use rights, decryption being obtained by the script acting as supervisory agent by sending to the control server the unique identifier of the XHTML document, and successively the respective contents of the innerHTML properties of the structuring HTML objects, the control server decrypting these respective contents and returning these unencrypted to the script, thus obtaining the link to the inert document, - obtaining the inert digital document, - decrypting the inert document using the content key, - transmitting the decrypted inert document to the receiver terminal of the customer if necessary. - a first step in which a delivery server references the inert document in an XHTML document, this XHTML document being in charge of the use rights in place of the inert document, the XHTML document containing fields intended to receive customisation elements during its distribution, including the following customisation elements: • a unique identifier pointing to the use rights associated with said documents, • a link to the inert document, • a script of type JavaScript or equivalent, acting as supervisory agent, forming a dynamic part of the XHTML document, the script being called following an event of end of loading the XHTML document on a receiver terminal. and where applicable: • additional publication information and comments. • a unique identifier pointing to the use rights associated with said documents, • a link to the inert document, • a script of type JavaScript or equivalent, acting as supervisory agent, forming a dynamic part of the XHTML document, the script being called following an event of end of loading the XHTML document on a receiver terminal. • additional publication information and comments. - encrypting the XHTML document by individually encrypting respective contents of the innerHTML properties of the HTML objects structuring the XHTML document, these contents being encrypted with a key generated by the delivery server, - encrypting the inert document with a content key stored on a control server or stored encrypted by the key generated by the delivery server in the XHTML document, - storing the inert document thus encrypted in a store of the delivery server or attaching this inert document to the XHTML document, - publishing the XHTML document by inserting a URL to this document in an HTML page of a web server, - receiving a selection of the URL thus published, this selection being carried out by a customer, - downloading the XHTML document on a receiver terminal of the customer, the supervisory agent being activated following an event of end of loading of the XHTML document on the receiver terminal of the customer, - decrypting the XHTML document by the control server when allowed by the current use rights, decryption being obtained by the script acting as supervisory agent by sending to the control server the unique identifier of the XHTML document, and successively the respective contents of the innerHTML properties of the structuring HTML objects, the control server decrypting these respective contents and returning these unencrypted to the script, thus obtaining the link to the inert document, - obtaining the inert digital document, - decrypting the inert document using the content key, - transmitting the decrypted inert document to the receiver terminal of the customer if necessary.