SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A DIGITAL WORK

摘要

The invention relates to a method and system for monitoring an original work, such as a digital work, and provides a reporting and auditing service for example for monitoring and deriving a royalty payment in favour of a rights owner.;A unique identifier for a digital work is established. The work is typically stored on, and retrievable from, a database. The work is typically transmitted in a digital format from a subscriber who asserts ownership of the work and that the work is an original work. A categorisation of the work is then performed to provide at least one form of category data in accordance with at least one criterion The category data is included in an indicia associated with the work and an indicia includes a time and date stamp of receipt of the work from the subscriber.;The system operates to compare the work with content of third party databases in order to determine whether the work matches any content of a third party database and provides a clearance certificate when no matches are indicated. The system also generates a root identifier which associates both the indicia and the clearance certificate with the work so that future use of the work, by a third party is monitored in order to report usage to the subscriber and/or rights owner.

主权项

1. A method for providing a unique identifier for a digital work, the work being stored on, and retrievable from, a database, the method includes the steps of: receiving a file of a work in a machine readable format from a subscriber who asserts that the work is an original work; comparing the work with content of third party databases in order to determine whether the work matches any content of a third party database and providing a clearance certificate when no matches are indicated; categorising the work to provide category data in accordance with at least one criterion and incorporating the category data in the form of an indicia, the indicia includes a time and date stamp of receipt of the work from the subscriber; and providing a root identifier which associates the indicia and the clearance certificate with the work so that future use of the work by a third party is monitored in order to report usage to the subscriber and/or rights owner.