SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH A DIGITAL WORK
A method, system and software for permitting use of digital works having rights associated therewith in a system having repositories configured to enable use of the digital work in accordance with the rights, including associating a transfer right with a digital work, the transfer right specifying that the digital work is transferred from a first repository to a second repository; transferring the digital work from the first repository to the second repository in accordance with the transfer right; and in response to the transferring, step updating transfer right information in respect of the digital work.
1 . A method for controlling rendering of digital content, the method comprising:
storing the digital content in a storage, wherein the digital content is associated with a usage right;
receiving, from a means for requesting, a request for rendering of the digital content; and
processing, by a repository, the request to make the digital content available to a rendering engine for rendering if the rendering is permitted by the usage right.
2 . An apparatus for rendering digital content, the apparatus comprising:
a rendering engine configured to render digital content, wherein the digital content is associated with a usage right;
a storage for storing the digital content;
means for requesting use of the stored digital content; and
a repository configured to process the request to make the digital content available to the rendering engine for rendering if the rendering is permitted by the usage right.
3 . Computer-executable code stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium that, when executed by a mobile device, performs a method for controlling rendering of digital content, the method comprising:
storing the digital content in a storage, wherein the digital content is associated with a usage right;
receiving, from a means for requesting, a request for rendering of the digital content; and
processing, by a repository, the request to make the digital content available to a rendering engine for rendering if the rendering is permitted by the usage right.