摘要 |
A method of obtaining a use license for using an application on a computing device is disclosed, where the application includes a plurality of features. The method includes: (a) engaging in a transaction with a retailer to obtain a product license corresponding to the application from such retailer, where the product license defines at least one feature of the application that may be employed based on such product license, (b) obtaining a base copy of the application from a distributor and actuating such application, and, (c) acquiring a use license corresponding to the product license from a licensor by way of the actuated application sending the product license to the licensor along with an identification of at least one of a user of the computing device with a trusted component operating on the computing device, where the use license includes feature policy granting rights to employ each feature defined in the product license.
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