Patent ID: 8117130

Claim:
A method for managing digital content, comprising: causing display of at least one interface on an apparatus, the at least one interface being configured to enable a rights-holder to cause verification of an identity of the rights-holder, wherein the verification of the identity of the rights-holder includes providing at least one login interface; receiving, utilizing the at least one interface, a batch of data relating to a plurality of files, the batch of data relating to the plurality of files having been gathered through use of a discovery process, the discovery process being adapted to traverse at least one link on a network and to thereby discover the batch of data relating to the plurality of files; causing display, utilizing the at least one interface, of at least a portion of the batch of data relating to the plurality of files; receiving, utilizing the at least one interface, a selection of at least one of the plurality of the files; receiving, utilizing the at least one interface, at least one indication of at least one descriptor; associating the at least one descriptor with the selected at least one file for search purposes; receiving at least one indication of at least one rule involving a pricing and at least one use restriction; associating the at least one rule with the selected at least one file for controlling the pricing and use of the at least one file; accessing at least one database, the at least one database including file information relating to the plurality of files, the file information including the data relating to the plurality of files, the at least one descriptor, the at least one rule, and the association; receiving at least one search criteria; searching the at least one database utilizing the search criteria; causing display of results of the search on the apparatus; accessing the file information for a selected file, based on a selection in response to the causing display of the results of the search; updating at least a portion of the file information; storing the updated file information; tracking licensing associated with at least one file of the plurality of files; receiving accounting information, the accounting information related to monetary payment associated with the licensing; and reporting, utilizing the at least one interface, to the rights-holder, accounting reporting information, the accounting reporting information related to the monetary payment to the rights-holder in association with the licensing; wherein the rights-holder is allowed to modify the at least one rule involving the pricing and the at least one use restriction.