Digital media content creation and distribution methods

摘要

A system and methods for digital content creation and upload through a managed website for providing network-based access to authorized users who pay for predetermined rights that allow for use of the content by the authorized user on a multiplicity of devices, without having to repurchase access to the same content.

主权项

1. A physical server configured to provide digital media for distribution to authorized users over a network, the server comprising:
interface circuitry configured to receive through a network portal the digital media file from a rights holder other than the authorized users, and to electronically transmit the digital media file to the authorized users over a network based on respective accounts of the authorized users; processing circuitry configured to:
determine for an account of a given authorized user and based on a received fee, a number of simultaneous accesses that are permitted for electronic devices that are remote from the server to download the digital media file from the server through the account, the number of simultaneous accesses being the number of times that the digital media file can be downloaded from the server through the account by multiple devices at the same time;associate multiple different users with the account that are each able to download the digital media file from the server, the multiple different users being in addition to the authorized user of the account;determine that multiple devices are simultaneously accessing the digital media file through the account from the server;determine that one of the different users is attempting to simultaneously access from the server the digital media file through the account over the network;provide simultaneous access to the digital media file from the server to the one user over the network when the current quantity of simultaneous accesses from the server is less than the number in response to determining that the one user is attempting to simultaneously access the digital media file from the server through the account; andprevent simultaneous access to the digital media file from the server to the one user when the current quantity of simultaneous accesses from the server is greater than or equal to the number in response to determining that the one user is attempting to simultaneously access the digital media file from the server through the account.