Patent ID: 8892870

Claim:
A method comprising: managing digital rights of content based on trusted relationships comprising: a) tagging the content as using encryption; b) specifying a retrieval method that is used to acquire live streaming content to be delivered to a client device; c) transmitting an affiliation token to a trusted agent, 1) wherein the affiliation token represents a linkage of trust between the trusted agent and a service provider, 2) wherein the trusted agent attaches further information about the client device including an identifier to the affiliation token, wherein the service provider can use the information to enhance other business opportunities with a client, and 3) wherein the trusted agent relays the affiliation token onto the client device based on requirement and the identifier of the client device; d) receiving a request from the client device for a decryption key, which includes the affiliation token to identify the trusted relationships; and e) verifying the request and providing the decryption key to the client device, wherein the client device uses the decryption key to decrypt the live streaming content for playback.