Processing copyright notice of media file

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a first electronic device operated by a first user, a media file from a second electronic device, operated by a second user, equivalent to the first electronic device;

storing the media file in a digital format on the first electronic device;

checking, upon reception of the media file from the second electronic device, a copyright notice of the media file; and

taking an action associated with the second user's copyright notice of the media file if the copyright notice is not found, wherein the action comprises:

notifying the lack of copyright notice to the first user on a user interface of the first electronic device;

providing the first user with a menu of one or more actions relating to the processing of the copyright notice of the media file, wherein the menu of one or more actions comprises at least one of the following:

inserting into the media file the copyright notice of the second user;

inserting into the media file the copyright notice selected by the first user; and

leaving the copyright notice out of the media file; and

performing the one or more actions based on input received from the first user.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the alternatives relating to the processing of the copyright notice of the media file comprises destroying the media file, if the copyright notice is not inserted into the file.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein if copyright notice is found in the media file, the first user is informed of the finding of the copyright notice on the user interface of the electronic device.

4. A method comprising:

facilitating user selection of a media file stored in a digital format on a first electronic device to be transmitted to a second electronic device equivalent to the first electronic device;

checking a copyright notice of the media file in response to selecting the media file for transmission;

taking an action associated with the copyright notice if the copyright notice is not found, wherein the action comprises at least one of:

notifying the lack of copyright notice on a user interface of the first electronic device; and

providing a menu, the menu comprising one or more actions relating to the processing of the copyright notice of the media file, wherein the one or more actions relating to the processing of the copyright notice of the media file comprises at least one of the following:

inserting into the media file a copyright notice of a sender of the media file;

inserting into the media file a copyright notice selected by a user of the first electronic device; and

leaving a copyright notice out of the media file; and

preventing the transmission of the media file, if the copyright notice is not inserted into the media file.

5. A method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the action to insert the copyright notice comprises inserting into the media file the copyright notice of the user of the first electronic device prior to transmitting the media file.

6. A method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein if copyright notice is found in the media file, the user is informed of the finding of the copyright notice on the user interface of the first electronic device.

7. An electronic device comprising:

a receiver that is configured to receive media files from another equivalent electronic device operated by a second user that is different than a user of the electronic device;

a processing unit connected to the receiver and configured to process received information;

a memory unit connected to the processing unit for storing information; and

a user interface connected to the processing unit for interaction between the electronic device and the user;

wherein the processing unit is also configured to cause the electronic device to:

check, upon reception of a media file from the other equivalent electronic device, a copyright notice of the media file;

take an action associated with a sender's copyright notice of the media file if the copyright notice is not found, wherein the action comprises:

notify the lack of the copyright notice to the user on the user interface of the electronic device; and

provide the user with a menu, the menu comprising one or more actions relating to processing of the copyright notice of the media file, wherein the processing unit is, according to the action taken by the user, further configured to take one of the following actions:

insert into the media file the copyright notice of the sender;

insert into the media file the copyright notice selected by the user; and

leave the copyright notice out of the media file; and

performing the one or more actions based on input received from the user.

8. An electronic device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the processing unit is also configured to prevent the transmission of the media file if the copyright notice is left out of the media file.

9. An electronic device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the processing unit is also configured to display the copyright notice to the user on the user interface of the electronic device, if the copyright notice is found in the media file.

10. An electronic device comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit media files to another equivalent electronic device;

a processing unit connected to the transmitter and configured to process information to be transmitted;

a memory unit connected to the processing unit for storing information; and

a user interface connected to the processing unit for interaction between the electronic device and a user, wherein the user interface facilitates user selection of a media file stored in a digital format on the electronic device to be transmitted to the other equivalent electronic device,

wherein the processing unit is also configured to cause the electronic device to:

check a copyright notice of the media file in response to selecting the media file for transmission;

take an action associated with the copyright notice if the copyright notice is not found, wherein the action comprises:

notify the lack of copyright notice to the user on the user interface; and

provide the user with a menu of possible actions relating to processing of the copyright notice of the media file, wherein the processing unit is also configured to take one of the following actions in accordance with the action selected by the user:

insert into the media file the copyright notice of the user of the media file;

insert into the media file the copyright notice selected by the user; and

leave the copyright notice out of the media file; and

prevent the transmission of the media file, if the copyright notice is not inserted into the media file.

11. An electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the processing unit is also configured to insert into the media file the copyright notice of the user of the electronic device if the copyright notice is missing.

12. An electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the processing unit is also configured to display the copyright notice to the user on the user interface of the electronic device if the copyright notice is found in the media file.

13. An electronic device comprising:

means for receiving and processing a media file received from another equivalent electronic device operated by a second user that is different than a user of the electronic device;

means for checking, upon reception of the media file from the other equivalent electronic device, a copyright notice of the media file; and

means for taking an action associated with the copyright notice of the second user of the media file if the copyright notice is not found, wherein the means for taking the action comprises at least one of:

means for notifying the lack of the copyright notice to the user of the electronic device; and

means for providing the user with a menu, the menu comprising one or more actions relating to the processing of the copyright notice of the media file, wherein the menu of actions includes:

inserting into the media file the copyright notice of the second user of the media file;

inserting into the media file the copyright notice selected by the user; and

leaving a copyright notice out of the media file.

14. An electronic device comprising:

means for processing and transmitting files containing media to another equivalent electronic device;

means for facilitating user selection of a media file stored in a digital format on the electronic device to be transmitted to the other equivalent electronic device;

means for checking copyright notice of the media file in response to selecting the media file for transmission;

means for taking an action associated with the copyright notice if the copyright notice is not found, wherein the means for taking the action comprises at least one of;

means for notifying the lack of the copyright notice to a user of the electronic device;

means for providing the user with a menu, the menu comprising one or more possible actions relating to the processing of the copyright notice of the media file, wherein the one or more possible actions includes:

inserting into the media file a copyright notice of the sender of the media file;

inserting into the media file the copyright notice selected by the user; and

leaving the copyright notice out of the media file; and

means for preventing the transmission of the media file if the copyright notice is not inserted into the media file.

15. A non-transitory computer program storage medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable by a first electronic device for performing at least the following steps:

receiving a media file from a second electronic device, operated by a second user, equivalent to the first electronic device operated by a first user;

storing the media file in a digital format on the first electronic device;

checking, upon reception of the media file from the second electronic device, a copyright notice of the media file; and

taking an action associated with second user's copyright notice of the media file if the copyright notice is not found, wherein the action comprises:

notifying the lack of the copyright notice to the first user on a user interface of the first electronic device; and

providing the first user with a menu of a one or more actions relating to processing of the copyright notice of the media file, wherein the menu of the one or more actions comprises at least one of the following:

inserting into the media file a copyright notice of the second user;

inserting into the media file a copyright notice selected by the first user; and

leaving the copyright notice out of the media file; and

performing at least one of the one or more actions based on input received from the first user.

16. A non-transitory computer program storage medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable by a first electronic device for performing at least the following steps:

facilitating user selection of a media file stored in a digital format on the first electronic device to be transmitted to a second electronic device equivalent to the first electronic device;

checking a copyright notice of the media file in response to selecting the media file for transmission;

taking an action associated with the copyright notice, if the copyright notice is not found, wherein the action comprises:

notifying a first user of the first electronic device of the lack of the copyright notice on a user interface of the first electronic device; and

providing the first user with a menu of one or more actions relating to the processing of the copyright notice of the media file, wherein the menu of one or more actions comprises at least one of the following:

inserting into the media file the copyright notice of a sender of the media file;

inserting into the media file the copyright notice selected by the first user; and

leaving the copyright notice out of the media file; and

preventing the transmission of the media file, if the copyright notice is not inserted into the media file.

17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, if the copyright notice is not found, a transmission identifier associated with the receiving of the media file from the second electronic device; and

determining the copyright notice of the sender from the transmission identifier.

18. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to cause the electronic device to:

determine, if the copyright notice is not found, a transmission identifier associated with the reception of the media file from the second electronic device; and

determine the copyright notice of the sender from the transmission identifier.

19. The electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising:

means for determining, if the copyright notice is not found, a transmission identifier associated with the reception of the media file from the second electronic device; and

means for determining the copyright notice of the second user from the transmission identifier.

20. The non-transitory computer program storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are further executable for performing:

determining, if the copyright notice is not found, a transmission identifier associated with the reception of the media file from the second electronic device; and

determining the copyright notice of the second user from the transmission identifier.