Methods and systems related to authoring and acquiring digital rights management (DRM) licenses are disclosed. For example, a computing device may generate or author a digital rights management license for a content asset that includes one or more usage restriction rules. A usage restriction may limit the maximum display resolution for a content asset. Another device may then receive the license and process the one or more usage restrictions prior to presentation of the content asset to a user.

A dynamic object tag for a product and systems and methods relating thereto is disclosed. The dynamic object tag comprises a hardware security module, including an electronic storage module, and a communication module for communicating with an interrogation device. The hardware security module is adapted to establish a secure communication channel with the interrogation device, to exchange dynamic authentication parameters with the interrogation device, and to communicate product information stored on the electronic storage module to the interrogation device over the secure communication channel.

Digital content distribution systems and methods are provided for distributing for digital data files, such as digital audio and video data files. In accordance with one implementation, a token-based authentication system is provided that does not require knowledge of the individual user requesting the download of digital content data or real-time access to user account information. Instead, the token-based authentication system embeds the authentication information, or token, in the download request information itself. In this way, the download or content server authenticates the download request using the token contained in the download request information and therefore does not require any additional information to carry out this authentication, such as access to user account information.

The invention discloses a copyright protection and royalty distribution method based on a NFT and its associated smart contracts. The smart contracts govern the initial minting, derivative minting, and trading of the NFT as well as the royalty distributions of every trades in the lifetime of the NFT, This method uses blockchain and NFT technology to manage and protect the copyright of digital music. The ownership and trade transaction records of the NFT are verified through blockchain technology and the distribution of digital music royalties are automated via smart contracts. According to the method of the present invention, the copyright of digital music can be made more transparent and secure, the distribution of royalties can be more just and efficient, and copyright infringement and improper resale can be avoided.

A facility for managing an electronic document is described. The facility receives from a user input selecting a portion of the document, as well as input designating the selected document portion as being subject to approval-gated sharing. The facility persistently stores an indication that the selected document portion is subject to approval-gated sharing.

A method and apparatus for analyzing end user license agreements and taking action based on the analysis outcome. In one embodiment, the method includes sensing initialization of an installable software program installation, extracting a EULA from the installable during installation, pausing presentation of the EULA to a user, providing a database of suspect terms, analyzing whether a suspect term exists in the EULA, and presenting at least one of the EULA or a suspect term to the user.

A method and apparatus for analyzing end user license agreements and taking action based on the analysis outcome. In one embodiment, the method includes sensing initialization of an installable software program installation, extracting a EULA from the installable during installation, pausing presentation of the EULA to a user, providing a database of suspect terms, analyzing whether a suspect term exists in the EULA, and presenting at least one of the EULA or a suspect term to the user.

A system and method for operating a cryptocurrency, including generating, by first computing devices, raw data sets representative of activities performed by respective users while each of the users is using the Internet. A second computing device may determine an aggregate data value of at least a portion of an aggregate of the raw data sets. The at least a portion of the aggregate of the raw data sets being received from the users who contribute that portion of the raw data sets, the contributing users being data contributors. A basis value of a cryptocurrency as a function of the aggregate data value may be established. Total quantity of the cryptocurrency in circulation may be regulated as a function of the aggregate data value.

An agreement method of a block in a blockchain network by a chair node includes: receiving, from a plurality of congress nodes in a congress, information on an exceptional situation which occurred during agreement processes of a block; transmitting an empty block agreement start message including information on the exceptional situation and verification data for the exceptional situation to the plurality of congress nodes; generating a candidate empty block which does not include a transaction when receiving a delegate request message from at least two congress nodes among the plurality of congress nodes and transmitting the candidate empty block to committee nodes; and generating a final empty block when the candidate empty block is verified by the committee nodes and transmitting the final empty block to all nodes in the blockchain network is provided.

Methods and systems related to authoring and acquiring digital rights management (DRM) licenses are disclosed. For example, a computing device may generate or author a digital rights management license for a content asset that includes one or more usage restriction rules. A usage restriction may limit the maximum display resolution for a content asset. Another device may then receive the license and process the one or more usage restrictions prior to presentation of the content asset to a user.