摘要 |
FIELD: physics, computer engineering.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a system for determining the legal status of intellectual property. A system and method for determining the copyright status of a work is comprise presenting one or more initial questions about a work, wherein the initial questions are selected from a question set stored in a first database; receiving an initial response to the initial questions; presenting a subsequent question about the work from the question set, wherein the subsequent question is selected based on the initial responses and a rule set stored in a second database, and wherein the rule set contains rules related to copyright law; receiving a subsequent response to each of the subsequent questions in accordance with the rule set until the copyright status is determined; and displaying the copyright status.EFFECT: fast and reliable determination of the copyright status of a work.24 cl, 29 dwg |