METHOD FOR COSTING, FINANCING AND MANAGING PERPETUAL DIGITAL STORAGE AND ACCESS (ARCHIVING)

摘要

A technical and commercial method of managing information is provided including the investment of company funds in a trust/foundation and or utilization of a Financial Instrument associated with the long term or perpetual Storage and Access of the information or intellectual property (IP). The Financial Instrument provider or trust/foundation manager is the Custodian of the instrument/trust/foundation and responsible for assuring the fees are paid to the designated Trustee for the perpetual or long term maintenance of the Digital Information in a safe repository accessible via various modern operating systems and hardware. Further, the Financial Instrument/Trust/Foundation can be managed separately from the Trustee to further ensure its enduring integrity and long term viability, though the fees are applicable to continued access to the Digital Content in the safe repository through an electronic communications network. Storage and Access to the Digital Content is managed by a Trustee who's role it is to ensure that the all content in the safe repository is maintained according to the policies established by the original purchaser (Owner/Founder) of the financial instrument/trust/foundation (used to establish the safe repository) including the assignment of management and submission rights and regulations to a Curator upon his demise or incapacity and the Curator's rights to re-assign his rights upon his demise or incapacity. The Owner Trustee agreement may provide for periodic improvements in the size/access capabilities of the safe repository to compensate for the periodic reduction in technology costs of the service. In addition, Owner and or Curators and or family members with granted access may elect to increase the size or access capabilities of the safe repository however the Polices for management of safe repository and or the content contributed by the original purchaser of the financial instrument cannot be altered by anyone but the founder unless otherwise specified by the founder. Curators have the responsibility to ensure all content contributed to the safe repository are in line with the Polices defined by the original purchaser (Founder) of the financial instrument/trust/foundation contribution and (where not conflicting) the policies of the contributor as well. Where policy allows, users can access and amend a value-added access file or files associated with, yet separate from, the content. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.