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US 12,015,811 B1Granted
Transmission method shortens the transmission of a copyrighted video/audio without infringing on copyright
OwnerDerek Stuart Mortoninventor
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Abstract
The Transmission Method discloses how a service provider who is licensed to transmit a copyrighted video/audio, pre-selects segments, or parts, of a copyrighted video/audio, based on their running time, or numerical order of film frames, in a video/audio, and transmits only the pre-selected segments, thereby shortening a copyrighted video/audio without infringing on copyright.
Claims1
A method comprising:
- A service provider who has a license to transmit a copyrighted video/audio;
- Who pre-selects segments, or parts, of a copyrighted video/audio, using an executable script, based on a suitable scripting language, to control the transmission of a copyrighted video/audio by transmitting only pre-selected segments, according to their start/stop running time, or numerical order of film frames, in a video/audio;
- Who uses a simple interpreter to read and execute the script, thereby, transmitting a shortened video/audio without infringing on copyright.
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