Patent ID: 8666901

Claim:
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer at least to: provide a communication to a requestor having access to controlled content associated with a sponsor in accordance with a sponsorship agreement between the sponsor and the requestor, wherein the communication comprises a request for a sample use of the controlled content for monitoring use by the requestor of the controlled content, the controlled content comprises intellectual property owned by the sponsor, the sample use of the controlled content comprises a usage of the controlled content by the requestor during an event held at least in part by the requestor under sponsorship of the sponsor in accordance with the sponsorship agreement, and the sponsorship agreement comprises conditions under which use of the controlled content is proper and conditions under which use of the controlled content is improper; in response to receiving the sample use of the controlled content, determine whether the sample use of the controlled content complies with the sponsorship agreement; and in response to not receiving the sample use of the controlled content, determine whether a predetermined number of communications requesting the sample use of the controlled content have been provided to the requestor, wherein in response to determining that the predetermined number of communications has not been provided to the requestor, provide another communication to the requestor requesting the sample use of the controlled content for monitoring use by the requestor of the controlled content, and in response to determining that the predetermined number of communications has been provided to the requestor, terminating, by the sponsor server computer, access by the requestor to the controlled content.