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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Atul K. Puri, Delhi, IN;
Atul K. Puri, Delhi, IN;
Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a method and system for a content distribution mechanism. A content distribution mechanism is implemented to receive rights-protected content. Access to the rights-protected content is controlled according to a policy via a policy server. The distribution mechanism may receive an attempt to forward the rights-protected content to one or more recipients that do not currently have access to the rights-protected content. The distribution mechanism may hold the document and send a message requesting access rights to the rights-protected content for the recipient(s). In some embodiments, the distribution mechanism may send the message to a policy server. In other embodiments, the distribution mechanism may send the message to a policy administrator. Upon receiving acknowledgement that the recipient(s) have been granted access rights to the content, the distribution mechanism may forward the rights-protected content to the recipient(s).