Patent ID: 8447697

Claim:
A method for transferring usage rights associated with an item within a digital rights management system, the method comprising: providing, by a content provider, a first offer including a first meta-right for the item, the first meta-right specifying a right to derive at least one of a usage right and a second meta-right for the item, wherein the first offer expresses what rights a supplier can offer for the item; generating, by a supplier, a second offer including at least one of the usage right and the second meta-right for the item from the first offer, wherein the second offer expresses what rights a consumer can acquire for the item; presenting, by the supplier, the second offer to a consumer in the system; receiving, by the supplier, a selection from the consumer selecting at least one of the rights included in the second offer; and generating, by the supplier, a license granting to the consumer the selected rights.