Usage rights grammar and digital works having usage rights created with the grammar

A method for associating usage rights with digital works, said method comprising:

• creating usage rights from a grammar, said usage rights specifying a manner of use indicating one or more purposes of plural purposes for which the digital work can be at least one of used and distributed by an authorized party;
• and
• associating the usage rights with a digital work.

A digital work comprising:

• digital content;
• and
• usage rights associated with said digital content, said usage rights specifying a manner of use by which an authorized party is able to at least one of use and distribute the digital work, said usage rights including symbols selected from a set of predetermined symbols which define a valid sequence of symbols to indicate the manner of use.

47 The digital work as recited in claim 35 wherein the usage rights comprise a revenue identifier for identifying a revenue owner of the digital content.

48 The digital work as recited in claim 35 wherein the usage rights comprise a class identifier for identifying a class of rendering devices upon which the digital content can be rendered.

A grammar for creating usage rights adapted to be associated with a digital work, said grammar comprising a first set of predetermined symbols for defining a valid sequence of symbols to indicate a manner of use by which a possessor of an associated digital work is able to use or distribute a corresponding digital work.