Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20080071886
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Prior Art Detail
Summary / Description
| Summary / Description | Application which seems to have some claim overlap |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | United States of America |
| Patent/Application # | 11/204,059 |
| Kind Code | United States (US) - Patent Appl. Publ. within the ... - A1 |
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| Filing Date | 2005 |
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Notes / To Do
| Notes | There seems to be overlap between some of the claims here and those made in application 11/204,059 by Peter Kassan. Both involve contacting a database or clearinghouse of sorts to authorize use of the content and settle payment info. |
Excerpt
Excerpt 1. A method for securing authorization to include at least some of copyrighted content in electronic or physical form, the method comprising:
storing in a database electronic information representing electronic and physical content;
receiving a request for the electronic or physical form that includes the at least some of the copyrighted content;
determining whether the electronic information includes permission to include the at least some of the copyrighted content; and
providing the electronic or physical form when the electronic information includes permission to include the at least some of the copyrighted content.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising requesting permission to provide the electronic or physical form when the electronic information does not include permission to include at least some of the copyrighted content. |
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Claims
1
A method of obtaining authority for copying content from a website accessible on an internet, comprising the steps of:
(a) using the internet to identify content on a website and one or more flags associated with the content, wherein each flag provides an authority level for copying and subsequent reproduction of a portion or all of the associated content; and
(b) copying content from the website in accordance with the authority level of the one or more flags.
Relevance
There seems to be overlap between some of the claims here and those made in application 11/204,059 by Peter Kassan. Both involve contacting a database or clearinghouse of sorts to authorize use of the content and settle payment info.
There seems to be overlap between some of the claims here and those made in application 11/204,059 by Peter Kassan. Both involve contacting a database or clearinghouse of sorts to authorize use of the content and settle payment info.
Claim Chart
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The method as recited by Claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more flags includes licensing information, and the method further comprises the steps of:
(c) in accordance with the authority level of the portion of associated content to be copied, taking a license for the right to copy and reproduce the portion of the associated content to be copied based on the licensing information of the flag; and
(d) copying and/or reproducing the licensed portion of associated content from the website.
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Similar to claim 10 from this prior art:
"10. The method of claim 9, wherein the interface identifies terms, conditions and/or costs associated with receiving the electronic or physical form."
Similar to claim 10 from this prior art:
"10. The method of claim 9, wherein the interface identifies terms, conditions and/or costs associated with receiving the electronic or physical form."
Claim Chart
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The method as recited by Claim 16, wherein the licensing information comprises a licensing agreement, and the method further comprises the step of:
(e) paying one or more licensing fees upon licensing the right to copy and reproduce the portion of associated content to be copied.
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Similar to claim 10 from this prior art:
"10. The method of claim 9, wherein the interface identifies terms, conditions and/or costs associated with receiving the electronic or physical form."
Similar to claim 10 from this prior art:
"10. The method of claim 9, wherein the interface identifies terms, conditions and/or costs associated with receiving the electronic or physical form."
Claim Chart
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