CONTROLLING READ AND WRITE OPERATIONS FOR DIGITAL MEDIA

摘要

Techniques and systems for managing digital rights involve monitoring an interface (125) of a user device (105) for attempts to transfer (130) files and detecting (405) an attempt to transfer a file through the interface. When a file is identified as a copy of a protected file (415), a determination is made as to whether a license for the file exists (425). The attempted transfer of the file through the interface is selectivity allowed (420, 430) based on a result of the determination.