JP2004110363A - System, method and program for approving and managing copyright, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the right license negotiation between a right holder and a right user and realize automatic calculation of licensing conditions for contents usage. <P>SOLUTION: A license condition registration section 4 registers the licensing conditions (a content identifier, an access address of the copyright holder, the name of the holding right, the name of the licensing condition calculation formula, the form of use) inputted by the copyright holders A. A license condition calculation section 7 takes out the corresponding licensing conditions from the license condition control database according to the content identifier, the licensed right to use, the form of use, and the like inputted by the copyright user P, also it obtains a licensing condition calculation formula stored in a licensing condition calculation formula database 6, calculates the license fee by using the licensing conditions calculation formula and shows the acquired license fee to the copyright user P. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a copyright permission management device, a copyright permission management method, a copyright permission management program, and a recording medium.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In order to distribute digital content over the Internet or to publish it on your own WEB, it is necessary to obtain a copyright license from the copyright holder of the content. In general, a copyright application involves examining right holders who need a license, adjusting the license conditions with those right holders, and making a license agreement.
[0003]
Here, FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a conventional copyright permission process (procedure). FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a conventional copyright permission process (procedure). In the figure, copyright holders A1, A2, and A3 are right holders of content C. The copyright holder A1 has rights A and B for the content C. The copyright holder A2 has rights A and D for the content C. The copyright holder A3 has rights A, E, and F for the content C. In addition, a copyright management company manages copyrights of various contents. The copyright holder A1 entrusts management of rights to a copyright management company in advance. In this example, it is assumed that the copyright management company has the right C for the content C. Further, the copyright management device 1 manages copyright holders, copyright managers, access destinations, and the like of various contents, and can search on a network such as the Internet.
[0004]
First, the right user P accesses the copyright management device 1 via the Internet or the like, and checks the right and right holder required to distribute the content C by himself. The copyright management device 1 searches for the right necessary to use (distribute) the content C and the access destination of the right holder who holds the right, and notifies the right user. In this case, it is assumed that rights C, D, and E are required to distribute the content C. As shown in FIG. 10, the right user P contacts the right holders having the rights C, D, and E, in this case, the copyright management company, the copyright holder A2, and the copyright holder A3, and enters into a license agreement. To conclude. Thereafter, the right user P downloads the content from the copyright management device 1 and uses it.
[0005]
Next, FIGS. 11A and 11B are conceptual diagrams for explaining the procedure of a conventional license agreement. When the rights are entrusted to the management company, as shown in FIG. 11A, the copyright management company determines the contract period, the licensing right, the fee, etc. The permission condition is set according to the calculation method. If the right user P agrees, a contract is concluded. When the right is managed by the right holder, as shown in FIG. 11 (b), the copyright holder A2 receives the license condition from the contract period, the license right, the licenser, etc. every time the application for use is made. Set. If the right user P agrees with the permission conditions, a contract is concluded.
[0006]
Further, as a conventional technique, there is a technique in which the calculation of a royalty fee at the time of using a content is performed in accordance with a flowchart shown in FIG.
[0007]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-123635
First, the right holder information, distribution ratio, right holder information, and royalties are registered in a database (DB) (S1). The right holder information includes the right holder name, e-mail address, account number, and the like. The distribution ratio is a profit distribution ratio to the right holder. The licensor information includes an original content ID, a licensor name, a mail address, an account number, and the like in the case of a secondary work. The royalties are the royalties for the original content licensor. Next, when the right user applies for the use of the content, the registered information is read from the database (S2), and the royalty is distributed to the right holder / licenser based on the distribution rate and the royalties (S3). .
[0009]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, there are many copyright holders related to the content (lyricists, composers, singers, performers, record companies, etc.), and there are many types of copyrights (copying rights, recording rights, public transmission rights, automatic public transmission rights). And the like, and the type of right for which a license need to be obtained changes depending on the usage mode of the content (including the usage medium), which complicates the conventional license application process.
[0010]
Further, in the conventional technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, since the right required for the permission changes depending on the use mode, there is a problem that the management cannot be performed with only the items shown in FIG. Further, the above-described prior art is a model only for distribution of the royalty after the license is granted, and does not take account of the application of the license at all.
[0011]
As described above, in order to actually obtain the license for the content, it is necessary to check the rights and right holders related to the content, and obtain the license for each of them individually. For this reason, there is a problem that the procedure is not uniform and that the payment of the royalties must be individually dealt with, which is extremely complicated and troublesome.
[0012]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has a copyright permission management apparatus capable of simplifying licensing negotiations between a right holder and a right user and automatically calculating a content licensing condition. It is an object of the present invention to provide a permission management method, a copyright permission management program, and a recording medium.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the invention according to claim 1, each content identification information for identifying content includes at least a use medium, a use mode, a right holder, and a right name when using the content. A license condition storage unit for storing the license condition, and a license condition presentation for obtaining the license condition of the corresponding content from the license condition storage unit based on the content usage information input from the right user and presenting the license condition to the right user. Means.
[0014]
Further, in the invention according to claim 2, in the copyright permission management device according to claim 1, a calculation formula storage means for storing a calculation formula for calculating a license fee for each of the content identification information; Based on the input content usage information, a calculation formula for the corresponding content is obtained from the calculation formula storage means, and a license fee calculated according to the calculation formula is calculated. And a license fee presenting means for presenting to a user.
[0015]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the invention according to claim 3, at least for each piece of content identification information for identifying the content, at least a used medium, a usage form, a right holder, and a right name when using the content. Is stored in advance, the license condition of the corresponding content is acquired based on the content usage information input from the right user, and the acquired license condition is presented to the right user. And
[0016]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the copyright permission management method according to the third aspect, a calculation formula for calculating a license fee is stored in advance for each piece of the content identification information, and the formula is input by a right user. The method is characterized in that a calculation formula of the corresponding content is obtained based on the obtained content usage information, a license fee is calculated according to the obtained calculation formula, and the previously calculated license fee is presented to the right user.
[0017]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the invention described in claim 5, at least for each content identification information for identifying the content, at least a used medium, a usage form, a right holder, and a right name when using the content. Storing the permission conditions including the following in advance, obtaining the permission conditions for the corresponding content based on the content usage information input by the right user, and presenting the obtained permission conditions to the right user. And causing the computer to execute the steps.
[0018]
In the invention according to claim 6, in the copyright permission management program according to claim 5, a step of storing in advance a formula for calculating a license fee for each of the content identification information, A step of obtaining a calculation formula of the corresponding content based on the input content usage information; a step of calculating a license fee according to the obtained calculation formula; and a step of presenting the previously calculated license fee to the right user Are executed by a computer.
[0019]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the invention according to claim 7, at least, for each piece of content identification information for identifying the content, at least a use medium, a use form, a right holder, and a right name when using the content. Storing the permission conditions including the following in advance, obtaining the permission conditions for the corresponding content based on the content usage information input by the right user, and presenting the obtained permission conditions to the right user. And a copyright permission management program for causing a computer to execute the steps.
[0020]
In the invention according to claim 8, in the recording medium according to claim 7, a step of storing in advance a formula for calculating a license fee for each of the content identification information, A step of obtaining a calculation formula of the corresponding content based on the content usage information, a step of calculating a license fee according to the obtained calculation formula, and a step of presenting the previously calculated license fee to the right user Characterized by recording a copyright permission management program to be executed.
[0021]
According to the present invention, for each piece of content identification information for identifying a content, at least a license condition including a use medium, a use mode, a right holder, and a right name at the time of using the content is stored in a license condition storage unit. The condition presenting means acquires the permission condition of the corresponding content from the permission condition storage means on the basis of the content use information inputted by the right user, and presents it to the right user. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the licensing negotiation between the right holder and the right user.
[0022]
Further, a calculation formula for calculating a license fee for each of the content identification information is stored in a calculation formula storage means, and the calculation formula storage is performed by a calculation means based on the content usage information input from the right user. A license expression is acquired from the means, a license fee is calculated according to the calculation formula, and the calculated license fee is presented to the right user by the license fee presentation unit. Therefore, it is possible to automatically calculate the content use permission condition.
[0023]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
A. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a copyright permission management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a copyright management device 1 includes a copyright management database (DB) 2, registers contents input from a copyright holder A, and a retained copyright, and stores the registered copyright in the copyright management database 2. The license condition management device 3 includes a license condition registration unit 4, a license condition management database (DB) 5, a license condition calculation formula database 6, and a license condition calculation unit 7. The permission condition registration unit 4 registers the permission conditions (content identifier, access destination of the copyright holder, holding right name, permission condition calculation formula name, usage form) input from the copyright holder A. The permission condition management database 5 stores the registered permission conditions. The license condition calculation formula database 6 stores a license condition calculation formula (a license condition calculation formula name and a license condition calculation program). The license condition calculation unit 7 obtains the license condition calculation formula stored in the license condition calculation formula database 6 according to the license condition stored in the license condition management database 5, and uses the license condition calculation formula to calculate the license fee. Is calculated.
[0024]
B. Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail.
[0025]
B-1. Overall Operation First, the overall operation of the present embodiment will be described. Here, FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the present embodiment. First, the rights representative registers the content in the permission condition management device 3 (SS1). When the content is registered, the permission condition management device 3 notifies all the rights holders A1 to An having rights to the content to register the permission condition (SS2). On the other hand, the right holders A1 to An register the license conditions in the license condition management device 3 for each usage mode (SS3).
[0026]
Next, the right users P1 to Pn request the permission condition management device 3 to present the right use conditions (license fee) for all registered right users (SS4). On the other hand, the permission condition management device 3 collectively displays the right use conditions of all registered right holders (SS5).
[0027]
B-2. License Condition Registration Operation Next, the license condition registration operation indicated by SS1 to SS3 in the above-described sequence will be described in detail. Here, FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the permission condition registration operation of the present embodiment. The permission condition calculation formula name and the permission condition calculation program that can be used are registered in the permission condition calculation formula database 6 in advance (Sa1). Next, the content and the copyright held by the copyright holder A are registered in the copyright management database 2 of the copyright management device 1 (Sa2). At this time, the access destination of the copyright owner is specified to the permission condition management device 3. Next, the content identifier, the copyright holder, the name of the holding right, the name of the permission condition calculation formula, and the usage form, which are input by the copyright holder A, are registered in the permission condition registration unit 4 of the permission condition management device 3. (Sa3). The permission condition management device 3 inquires of the copyright management device 1 whether the right holder is the right holder or not (Sa4). Next, after confirming the right holder, the license condition registration unit 4 registers the license condition in the license condition management database 5 (Sa4).
[0028]
B-3. License Condition Reference Operation Next, the license condition reference operation indicated by SS4 and SS5 in the above-described sequence will be described in detail. Here, FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the permission condition reference operation of the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the permission condition reference operation of the present embodiment.
[0029]
First, in FIG. 5, the right user P accesses the copyright management device 1 via the Internet or the like, and checks a right necessary for distributing the content (Sb1). In this case, it is assumed that right C, right B, and right E are required. The copyright management device 1 searches for the access destination of the relevant right holder who has the right necessary for the permission, and notifies the right user P of the access destination (Sb2).
[0030]
In addition, the right user P accesses the permission condition management device 3 and uses the content identifier to be used, the right to use (right C, right D, right E), the permission period, the use form (such as wanting to use by streaming), and the use. Media (music, video, etc.) is input (S10, Sb3). In the permission condition management device 3, all of the permission condition calculation formula names are assigned from the permission condition management database 5 to the rights (rights C, D, and E) that require permission for the content usage form of the input content identifier. Extract (S11, Sb4). For example, as shown in FIG. 9 described in the related art, when the right holder A1 holds the right C and the right D and the right holder A2 holds the right D and the right E, the permission condition calculation set for each is performed. The expression is extracted.
[0031]
The permission condition calculation unit 7 extracts a permission condition calculation program corresponding to the permission condition calculation formula (S12, Sb5). Next, the permission condition calculation program is executed to notify the right user and the right holder of the permission condition (license fee) for each right and the total license condition (all license fees) (S13, S14, Sb6). ).
[0032]
Then, when the right user P agrees with the permission condition, the copyright management device 1 acquires the access destination of the right holder from the permission condition management device 3, and sends the contract there (Sb7).
[0033]
B-4. License Charge Calculation Next, the above-described license charge calculation operation will be described in detail. Here, FIGS. 6 and 7 are flowcharts for explaining the license fee calculation operation according to the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram for explaining data in the license condition management database and the license condition calculation formula database that are referred to in the license fee calculation operation.
[0034]
First, as shown in FIG. 8A, the permission condition calculation unit 7 extracts a record corresponding to the input information (content ID, right name, use mode, use medium, detailed information) from the permission condition management database 5. (S20), the corresponding record is stored (S21). Next, it is determined whether or not all of the permission condition management database 5 has been searched (S22). If all of them have not been searched, the process returns to step S20, the extraction process is continued, and all applicable records are stored. .
[0035]
On the other hand, when all the searches have been completed, as shown in FIG. 8B, one record is extracted from the stored record group (S23), and the permission condition calculation formula name is extracted from the extracted records (S24). Next, the permission condition calculation unit 7 accesses the permission condition calculation expression database 6 using the permission condition calculation expression name, and executes the permission condition calculation expression (S25). Next, it is determined whether or not it is sufficient to execute the permission condition calculation formula (S26). If it is sufficient to execute the permission condition calculation formula, the license fee calculated by executing the permission condition calculation formula is obtained (S27). On the other hand, when a parameter value is required when executing the permission condition calculation formula in addition to executing the permission condition calculation formula, the detailed information input by the right user is set, and the permission condition calculation formula is executed. A fee is acquired (S28).
[0036]
Next, in any case, it is determined whether or not the permission condition calculation formula has been executed for all the stored records (S29). If there is an unexecuted record, the process returns to step S23, and the next step is performed. The record is taken out, and the above-described processing is repeated to calculate the license fee.
[0037]
On the other hand, when the license condition calculation formula has been executed for all the records and the license fee has been calculated, the value obtained by adding the license fees of the individual right holders to the total is presented to the right user ( S30).
[0038]
In the prior art, when using the content, the right user has to negotiate with all the right holders related to the content and obtain a right license. However, in the above-described embodiment, since the license is obtained by a single procedure, the burden on both parties can be reduced.
[0039]
Also, in the prior art, the copyright holder usually had to respond by presenting the license conditions each time there was an application from the user. It is possible to register a license condition. Therefore, the presentation of usage conditions when a user makes an application for use later can be left to the system.
[0040]
In addition, the right use conditions vary depending on the media (music or video) to be used and the use form (distribution or distribution on a CD, etc.). In the above-described embodiment, the right holder uses the media and the use form for each. It is possible to register rights use conditions.
[0041]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, by inputting the corresponding content identifier (ID), the content usage mode, the content type, the usage right, and the detailed information (such as the usage period) as the permission conditions, all of the corresponding content are automatically set. It is possible to execute the license condition calculation program relating to the rights and calculate the license conditions (license fee) collectively.
[0042]
In the above-described embodiment, the function of the permission condition registration unit 4 or the function of the permission condition calculation unit 7 is realized by executing a program stored in a storage unit (not shown). The storage unit is configured by a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk device, a magneto-optical disk device, or a flash memory, a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), or a combination thereof. In addition, the above-mentioned storage unit is, for example, a volatile memory (RAM) in a computer system serving as a server or a client when a program is transmitted through a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line, for a certain period of time. Including those holding programs.
[0043]
Further, the above program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the "transmission medium" for transmitting a program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. Further, the program may be for realizing a part of the processing described above. Furthermore, what is called a difference file (difference program) that can realize the above-described processing in combination with a program already recorded in the license condition registration unit 4 or the license condition calculation unit 7 may be used.
[0044]
As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. .
[0045]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, for each piece of content identification information for identifying a content, at least a license condition including a use medium, a use mode, a right holder, and a right name when using the content is stored in the license condition storage. Means for obtaining the permission condition of the corresponding content from the permission condition storage means based on the content usage information input from the right user by the permission condition presentation means, and presenting it to the right user. Therefore, there is an advantage that the negotiation of the permission between the right holder and the right user can be simplified.
[0046]
Further, a calculation formula for calculating a license fee for each of the content identification information is stored in a calculation formula storage means, and the calculation means stores the calculation formula based on the content usage information input from the right user by a calculation means. Means for obtaining the corresponding content from the means, calculating the license fee according to the formula, and presenting the calculated license fee to the right user by the license fee presenting means. The advantage is that automatic calculation can be realized.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a copyright permission management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a license condition registration operation according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a license condition reference operation according to the embodiment;
FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a license condition reference operation according to the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a license fee calculation operation according to the embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a license fee calculation operation according to the embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram for explaining data of a license condition management database and a license condition calculation formula database, which are referred to in a license fee calculation operation.
FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a conventional copyright permission process (procedure).
FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a conventional copyright permission process (procedure).
FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a conventional license agreement procedure.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining a conventional license agreement procedure.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 copyright management device 2 copyright management database 3 license condition management device (license condition presentation means, license fee presentation means)
4 license condition registration unit 5 license condition management database (license condition storage means)
6 Permission condition calculation formula database (calculation formula storage means)
7 Permission condition calculation unit (calculation means)

Claims (8)

Permission condition storage means for storing, at least for each piece of content identification information for identifying the content, permission conditions including a use medium, a use mode, a right holder, and a right name when using the content;
A copyright condition obtaining unit that obtains a license condition of the corresponding content from the license condition storage unit based on the content usage information input by the right user and presents the license condition to the right user. Rights management device. Calculation formula storage means for storing a calculation formula for calculating a license fee for each content identification information,
Based on the content usage information input from the right user, a calculation unit for obtaining a calculation formula for the corresponding content from the calculation formula storage unit, and calculating a license fee according to the calculation formula;
2. The copyright permission management device according to claim 1, further comprising a license fee presentation unit for presenting the license fee calculated by the pre-calculation unit to the right user. For each piece of content identification information for identifying the content, at least a permission condition including at least a use medium, a use form, a right holder, and a right name when using the content is stored in advance,
Based on the content usage information entered by the rights user, obtain the license conditions for the content,
A copyright permission management method characterized by presenting the obtained permission condition to a right user. A calculation formula for calculating a license fee for each content identification information is stored in advance,
Based on the content usage information entered by the right user, obtain the formula for the content in question,
Calculate the license fee according to the obtained formula,
4. The copyright permission management method according to claim 3, wherein the license fee calculated in advance is presented to the right user. For each content identification information for identifying the content, at least preliminarily storing permission conditions including a use medium, a use mode, a right holder, and a right name when using the content;
Obtaining permission conditions for the content based on the content usage information input by the rights user;
And a step of presenting the obtained permission condition to the right user. Storing in advance a formula for calculating a license fee for each content identification information;
Obtaining a formula for calculating the content based on the content usage information input by the right user;
Calculating a license fee according to the obtained formula;
Presenting the previously calculated license fee to the right user. For each content identification information for identifying the content, at least preliminarily storing permission conditions including a use medium, a use mode, a right holder, and a right name when using the content;
Obtaining permission conditions for the content based on the content usage information input by the rights user;
And a step of presenting the acquired license condition to the right user. Storing in advance a formula for calculating a license fee for each content identification information;
Obtaining a formula for calculating the content based on the content usage information input by the right user;
Calculating a license fee according to the obtained formula;
8. The recording medium according to claim 7, wherein a copyright permission management program for causing a computer to execute the step of presenting the previously calculated license fee to the right user is recorded.

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