System and method for open distribution of digital media

A system for user-controlled digital media distribution, the system comprising:

• one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
• provide a user interface configured to receive user-controlled account information via a client computing device to be uploaded onto a digital media distribution platform hosted on a digital media distribution server, the user information including profile information and payment information specifying where both payments and proceeds from purchases and distribution of the digital media shall be withdrawn and deposited;
• receive over a network digital media information relating to digital media owned by a user and associated with a user-controlled account;
• generate a digital rights management tool within the user interface of the user-controlled account of the user having a property interest in the digital media, configured to receive one or more distribution parameters to control the terms and conditions associated with the distribution of the digital media, and that are adjustable in real-time;
• generate one or more user-controlled web-based digital media stores configured to be populated with the digital media associated with the related user-controlled accounts;
• present the digital media via a user-controlled web-based digital media store on the digital media distribution platform on the client computing device accessed by the second user via a second user-controlled account;
• responsive to meeting the one or more adjustable distribution parameters, effectuate the distribution of the digital media to the second user via the second user-controlled account;
• generate a promotional tool, the promotional tool including a plug-in coupled to the user-controlled web-based digital media store and configured to allow a link to the digital media to be embedded into additional platforms;
• enable a third user to present the digital media using the promotional tool accessed by the third user via a third user-controlled account;
• responsive to a fourth user meeting the one or more adjustable distribution parameters, effectuate the distribution of the digital media to the fourth user via a fourth user-controlled account;
• obtain statistical information related to sale and distribution activities associated with the digital media;
• and
• present the statistical information to the users.

A computer-implemented method of user-controlled digital media distribution, the method being implemented on a computer system that includes one or more physical processors, the method comprising:

• providing a user interface configured to receive user-controlled account information via a client computing device to be uploaded onto a digital media distribution platform hosted on a digital media distribution server, the user information including profile information and payment information specifying where both payments and proceeds from purchases and distribution of the digital media shall be withdrawn and deposited;
• receiving over a network digital media information relating to a digital media owned by and associated with a user-controlled account;
• generating a digital rights management tool within the user interface of the user-controlled account of the user having a property interest in the digital media, configured to receive one or more distribution parameters to control the terms and conditions associated with the distribution of the digital media, and that are adjustable in real-time,
• generating one or more user-controlled web-based digital media stores configured to be populated with the digital media associated with the related user-controlled accounts;
• presenting the digital media via a user-controlled web-based digital media store on the digital media distribution platform on the client computing device accessed by the second user via a user-controlled account;
• responsive to meeting the one or more adjustable distribution parameters, effectuating the distribution of the digital media to a second user via the second user-controlled account;
• generating a promotional tool, the promotional tool including a plug-in coupled to the user-controlled web-based digital media store and configured to allow a link to the digital media to be embedded into additional platforms;
• enabling a third user to present the digital media using the promotional tool accessed by the third user via the third user-controlled account;
• responsive to a fourth user meeting the one or more adjustable distribution parameters, effectuating the distribution of the digital media to the fourth user via a fourth user-controlled account;
• obtaining statistical information related to distribution activities associated with the digital media;
• and
• reporting the statistical information to the users.