METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO A CONTENT ITEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS THEREFORE

摘要

The present invention provides a method of controlling access to a content item to an entity having a identity, whereby the access to the content item is related to a predetermined venue, comprising steps for: registering a presence of the entity at the predetermined venue, and providing access to the content item based on the registration, which access is restricted to the identity. An advantage of such a method is that e.g. a license can be provided to a person going to the cinema to see a movie, which license may allow for viewing the movie in an authorized domain belonging to the person. With such a system the problem that free distribution of a movie allows for unauthorized copying is solved while enabling sales to persons qualifying for a purchase by their presence at the venue.