摘要 |
Digital rights management apparatus and methods for use in computer, networking and other applications. In one embodiment, the digital rights management apparatus comprises an application and associated platform that allows users to validate a first version of their digital media. Upon validating that the digital media is indeed legal and authentic, the user is then given the ability to obtain a second version of the digital media. In another embodiment, the second version of the digital media differs in format from the first version of the digital media. In yet another embodiment, the digital rights management apparatus application is operated on a computing device in a client-server relationship with a database server. Methods for utilizing the aforementioned apparatus are also disclosed.
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