Mp3.com, Inc.

Universal Music Group, Inc.

Scorestream, Inc.

Joshua Stephens

Brian J Callahan

Matthew John Dimeo

Tristan Anne Barnum

Michael Oliphant

George Matthew Costello

John William DeRose

James Park

Brian Mason Degenhardt

David M Story

John P Knott

James Martin Moore

Alexander T Van Zoest

Charles Lawrence Sismondo

Alexander Van Zoest

David Podolosky

Charles Lawerence Sismondo

A system and method for collaborative scoring of a real-time sporting event is disclosed herein. The system includes a verification server and sources of content for a specific sporting event. The verification server is configured to receive digital communications from the sources, analyze each of the digital communications to verify that each of the communications is for the specific sporting event, determine a real-time score for the specific sporting event based on a collaboration of verified content from the digital communications, and post the score for the specific real-time sporting event.

Method and system for collaborative scoring of a sporting event

The present invention is a system and method for providing access to electronic works over a network. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention offers a user access to electronic copies of works, such as songs, albums, movies, or music videos, over a network. The user responds to the offer by requesting to access to a particular work. Before such a request is granted, the present invention may verify that the user is authorized to access to the work. In one embodiment, the user verifies that they are authorized to access an electronic copy of the work by demonstrating that they possess a physical copy of the work. In another embodiment, the user verifies that they are authorized to access an electronic copy of the work by demonstrating that they ordered or purchased a copy of the work. If a user's authorization is verified, the user may then be provided with access to an electronic copy of the work by such techniques as downloading or streaming.

System and method for providing access to electronic works

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Joshua Stephens