| 摘要 |
<p>A method is described for monitoring and managing the unauthorized use of copyrighted works on a plurality of Internet locations. Each Internet (11) location is coupled to the Internet (11) and hosted by a service provider (15a, 15b, 15c). The method comprises the steps for determining the unauthorized use of copyrighted works at certain Internet locations and the address of the service provider of the Internet location at which the copyrighted work is used without authorization (17a). Then, a message is transmitted to the service provider (15a) of the Internet location on which the copyrighted work is used without authorization; the message requests that the service provider informs its unauthorized user to cease the use of the copyrighted work. Finally, if the unauthorized use of the copyrighted work continues, its unauthorized use for a further set period of time, access is blocked from the Internet to the Internet location on which the unauthorized use of the copyrighted work occurs. In a further aspect of this invention, the unauthorized user (17a) may respond to a notice from the copyright owner (17b) of the copyrighted word by: 1)discontinuing the unauthorized use of the copyrighted work, 2)accepting any license from the copyright owner to use this work, or 3) asserting a defense against the user's copyright.</p> |
