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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Curtis W. M. Bowden, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David M. Crandall, Burke, VA (US);
David Edward Reeder, Malibu, CA (US);
Jonathan Frederick Schupp, Smithsburg, MD (US);
Sung H. Shin, Germantown, MD (US);
Curtis W. M. Bowden, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David M. Crandall, Burke, VA (US);
David Edward Reeder, Malibu, CA (US);
Jonathan Frederick Schupp, Smithsburg, MD (US);
Sung H. Shin, Germantown, MD (US);
Corbis Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Rights clearances management for assets, such as media assets. A rights brokerage service enables potential licensees to clears rights to use assets within designated projects, such as advertising campaign projects. The potential licensee uses an interface to select or identify an asset without necessarily accessing the asset itself. The rights holders and the rights held by each rights holder are identified based on the asset identity. A request is automatically issued to the rights holders to approve use of the asset for the project. The potential licensee may use an interface to track progress of approvals from the rights holders. Unenforceable rights are detected and approval is automatically obtained. If all enforceable rights are cleared, the asset may be committed for approval by a project manager or other authority. When approved, a license to use the asset is automatically created between the potential licensee and each of the rights holders.