| 摘要 |
A method of distributing electronic content comprising the steps of selling a first copy of the content to a first consumer, licence data being included within the metadata of the first copy, copying (by the first consumer) the first copy to produce a second copy of the content including the first licence data and transmitting the second copy to a second consumer. A sufficient portion of the first licence data in the second copy is sent to a commercial distributor to enable identification of the content to which it relates, together with data relating to the identity of the second consumer, who is then offered the opportunity to purchase a legitimate copy of the content. Once the licence has been negotiated and agreed, and the commercial distributor paid for the second copy of the electronic content, the licence data included in the metadata of the second copy of the content is updated to generate second licence data which defines the content of the second copy and indicates the second consumer as owner thereof.
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