Electronic media distribution systems

摘要

A system and method for sharing electronic content. A sending user can specify one or more criteria that a recipient memory device must have to store the content. The sending user can also specify a digital rights management control that can be associated with the content. The content can be transferred to the recipient if the recipient memory device has the specified properties. Software at the recipient can ensure that the content is handled in accordance with the digital rights management controls specified by the sender.

主权项

1. A method for sharing information, comprising:
receiving, with a server device, a content policy from a sender device, the content policy comprising digital rights management controls for content to be transferred from the server device to a recipient device; confirming, with the server device, that the recipient device comprises hardware and/or software necessary to enforce the digital rights management controls for the content per the content policy; in response to said confirming, sending the content and the content policy from the server device to the recipient device that enforces the digital rights management controls for the content per the content policy; and configuring the recipient device for redistribution of the content on a limited use basis.