Apparatus for rendering content

1. An apparatus to render content according to pre-established permissions associated with the content, said apparatus comprising:

electronic processing circuitry;

executable instructions for execution by said processing circuitry, wherein the executable instructions further comprise instructions to maintain a bibliographic record associated with the content, said instructions to:

control rendering of content according to pre-established permissions associated with the content, wherein, at a minimum, the rendering comprises a preview of the content; and

facilitate communication with an external processor to obtain both at least a portion of content and supplemental permissions, wherein the supplemental permissions extend permissible rendering of the content beyond the pre-established permissions; and

an output through which content is rendered.

2. An apparatus to render content, said apparatus comprising:

electronic processing circuitry;

executable instructions for execution by said electronic processing circuitry, said instructions to:

open an object container comprising content, the object container including a representation of the content and a data identifier of the content;

control rendering of the representation of the content according to pre-established permissions associated with the object container or the content, wherein, at a minimum, the rendering comprises a preview of the content; and

provide entries to a sourceworks list, the sourceworks list including a bibliographic record of both at least a portion of the content and the object container; and

an output through which content is rendered.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the electronic processing circuitry comprises a microprocessor.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising memory with said executable instructions stored therein.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the memory comprises electronic memory circuitry.

6. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the bibliographic record comprises a record of transfers associated with the content or object.

7. An apparatus to render content, said apparatus comprising:

electronic processing circuitry;

executable instructions for execution by said electronic processing circuitry, said instructions to:

open an object container comprising content, the object container including a representation of the content and a data identifier of the content;

control rendering of the representation of the content according to pre-established permissions associated with the object container or the content, wherein, at a minimum, the rendering comprises a preview of the content; and

provide entries to a sourceworks list, the sourceworks list including a bibliographic record of at least a portion of the content and the object container, wherein the bibliographic record comprises a listing of alterations to the content; and

an output through which content is rendered.

8. An apparatus to render content including;

an interface to allow communication with an external processor, the interface operable to receive both at least a portion of content and rendering rights, there through;

electronic processing circuitry;

executable instructions to be carried out by said electronic processing circuitry, said instructions to:

control rendering of content according to pre-established rights associated with the content, wherein, at a minimum, the rendering comprises at least a preview of the content; and

display, in connection with the content, the pre-established rights or subsequently obtained rights, the subsequently obtained rights extending the authorized rendering beyond that which is allowed by the pre-established rights;

an output through which content is rendered; and

a display through which the pre-established rights or subsequently obtained rights are displayed.