Patent ID: 7653552

Claim:
A method for providing an online digital marketplace, the digital marketplace having a plurality of digital files for access by consumers over a network, the method comprising the steps of: (a) allowing a content owner to post a file on the marketplace for access by users by, (i) providing information about the file by a first computing device, (ii) setting a retail price that users will be charged for downloading the file by the first computing device, and (iii) setting a reseller commission for the file by the first computing device; (b) allowing a first user to search for files posted on the digital marketplace for one to resell on a third party website; (c) allowing a second user at a second computing device to search the files posted on the digital marketplace for one to download; (d) if the second user selects a particular file to download, charging the user the retail price set for the file; (e) if the second user downloads the particular file from the third party website, paying the first user the reseller commission set for the file; and (f) paying the content owner a payment based on the retail price minus the reseller commission.