摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To change the flow of payment by taking in an advertiser and enhance the benefits of a software right holder, a user, the advertiser and an operator of a distribution system concerning a software to be distributed in a shareware form. SOLUTION: The system operator M constructs a software distribution system on a WEB of the Internet. The M calls for the software right holder S who wants software to be distributed and disclosed and the advertiser C who wants a advertisement to be put on the software, mediates a contract between the S and the C and requests the S to provide the advertisement that the C wants on the software of the C. The M collects a contract fee when the contract is established. The S puts the advertisement into the software in accordance with the contract with the C, and registers it on the M and discloses it to the public. The user U utilizes the software downloaded through the WEB. At this time, the advertisement is displayed on starting. The M pays the S for the advertisement fee corresponding to the frequency of the software downloaded and asks the C for the advertisement fee. |