Patent ID: 8826386

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, from an applicant, a request to claim unique ownership of content that allows the applicant an exclusive right to modify the content, the content being otherwise not modifiable by others; determining, via one or more servers, a requirement imposed on the applicant, the requirement including at least a demand for a voucher from at least one member that includes a reputation score greater than a threshold score; receiving the voucher from the at least one member; determining, via the one or more servers, whether the reputation score of the at least one member exceeds the threshold score; transferring to the applicant, via the one or more servers, the unique ownership of content in response to the reputation score of the at least one member exceeding the threshold score; in response to the transferring, providing the applicant with an introductory reputation score having an initial value; and increasing the introductory reputation score after the applicant submits a voucher to allow another applicant to claim other content.