Trust based digital rights management systems

摘要

A system and method for allowing access to digitally protected content are disclosed. License metadata and credentials from multiple types of digital rights management systems may be used to grant access to content protected by a different type of digital rights management system. Hierarchical levels of access to the content may be granted based on at least one of license metadata and credentials.

主权项

1. A method for accessing a digital content protected by a first digital rights management system, the method comprising:
receiving, using a processor, license metadata from an entity for accessing the digital content protected by the first digital rights management system, wherein the license metadata include a verification credential that can be recognized by a second digital rights management system but not the first digital rights management system; verifying, using the processor, the verification credential recognized by the second digital rights management system but not the first digital rights management system; deriving access data for accessing the digital content protected by the first digital rights management system using the license metadata in response to the verifying of the verification credential in accordance with the second digital rights management system; and enabling access to the digital content using the access data.