Sheet music distribution system

A system for distributing copyrighted sheet music via computer networks, the system comprising:

• non-transitory computer readable storage media that stores copyrighted sheet music;
• a network security module that that provides login credentials for each of a plurality of purchasers and each of a plurality of musicians;
• an electronic commerce platform that provides functionality for the purchasers to purchase copies of copyrighted sheet music;
• and
• a graphical user interface, provided by a server, that:
• provides functionality for each purchaser to create musician folders for distributing purchased copies of the copyrighted sheet music, the network security module requiring login credentials to access each of the musician folders;
• provides functionality for each purchaser to distribute each purchased copy of copyrighted sheet music to one of the musicians by adding each purchased copy to one of the musician folders;
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• provides functionality for each musician having the login credentials to access each of the musician folders to view each purchased copy of copyrighted sheet music added to the musician folder via any remote computing device in network communication with the server.

A computer implemented method for distributing copyrighted sheet music via computer networks, the method comprising:

• storing copyrighted sheet music in non-transitory computer readable storage media;
• providing login credentials, by a server, to each of a plurality of purchasers and each of a plurality of musicians;
• providing functionality, by the server, for purchasers to purchase copies of copyrighted sheet music;
• providing functionality, by the server, for purchasers to create musician folders for distributing purchased copies of the copyrighted sheet music;
• requiring login credentials, by the server, to access each of the created musician folders;
• providing functionality, by the server, for each purchaser to distribute each purchased copy of copyrighted sheet music to one of the musicians by adding each purchased copy to one of the musician folders;
• and
• providing functionality, by the server, for each of the musicians having the login credentials to access each of the musician folders to view each copy of copyrighted sheet music added to the musician folder via any remote computing device in network communication with the server.

A system for distributing copyrighted sheet music via computer networks, the system comprising:

• non-transitory computer readable storage media that stores copyrighted sheet music;
• a network security module that:
• provides login credentials for each of a plurality of purchasers and each of a plurality of musicians, each musician belonging to one or more ensembles;
• and
• limits the number of simultaneous logins by each musician;
• an electronic commerce platform that provides functionality for purchasers to purchase copies of copyrighted sheet music;
• and
• a server that:
• provides functionality to distribute each purchased copy of copyrighted sheet music to one of the ensembles while preventing more than one musician viewing any individual purchased copy of the copyrighted sheet music;
• provides functionality for musicians in each ensemble to view each copy of copyrighted sheet music distributed to the ensemble via any computing device in network communication with the server;
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• provides functionality to recall a copy of copyrighted sheet music distributed to a first ensemble and distribute the recalled copy of the copyrighted sheet music to a second ensemble without providing functionality for musicians in the first ensemble to view the recalled copy of the copyrighted sheet music.