Associating licensing information with software applications

A method of managing downloading of a software application and associating the software application with licensing information, the method comprising:

• receiving a request from a computer to download the software application;
• incorporating the licensing information into a download manager to generate a customized download manager that is specific to the download request;
• and
• providing the customized download manager to the computer, wherein the customized download manager is executed on the computer and downloads the software application onto the computer, the customized download manager associating the licensing information with the software application, the licensing information altering functionality of the software application when executed.

A system for managing downloading of a software application and associating the software application with licensing information, the system comprising:

• a receiving module for receiving a request from a computer to download the software application;
• an incorporation module for incorporating the licensing information into a download manager to generate a customized download manager that is specific to the download request;
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• a download manager delivery module for providing the customized download manager to the computer, wherein the customized download manager is executed on the computer and downloads the software application onto the computer, the customized download manager associating the licensing information with the software application, the licensing information altering functionality of the software application when executed.

A system for managing downloading of a software application and associating the software application with licensing information, the system comprising:

• means for receiving a request from a computer to download the software application;
• means for incorporating the licensing information into a download manager to generate a customized download manager that is specific to the download request;
• and
• means for providing the customized download manager to the computer, wherein the customized download manager is executed on the computer and downloads the software application onto the computer, the customized download manager associating the licensing information with the software application, the licensing information altering functionality of the software application when executed.

A computer program product having a computer-readable medium having computer program instructions recorded thereon for downloading of a software application, the computer program instruction comprising instructions for:

• making a download request to download the software application from a server;
• downloading a customized download manager onto a computer, the customized download manager incorporating licensing information provided by a software vendor that is specific to the download request;
• executing the customized download manager on the computer, wherein the customized download manager downloads the software application onto the computer and associates the licensing information with the software application;
• and
• executing the software application, wherein the licensing information associated with the software application alters functionality of the executed software application.

A method for downloading of a software application, the method comprising:

• making a request to download the software application from a server;
• downloading a customized download manager onto a computer, the customized download manager incorporating licensing information provided by a software vendor that is specific to the download request;
• executing the customized download manager on the computer, wherein the customized download manager downloads the software application onto the computer and associates the licensing information with the software application;
• and
• executing the software application, wherein the licensing information associated with the software application alters functionality of the executed software application.

A system for downloading of a software application, the system comprising:

• a request module for making a request to download the software application from a server;
• a download module for downloading a customized download manager onto a computer, the customized download manager incorporating licensing information provided by a software vendor that is specific to the download request;
• a download manager execution module for executing the customized download manager on the computer, wherein the customized download manager downloads the software application onto the computer and associates the licensing information with the software application;
• and
• a software application execution module for executing the software application, wherein the licensing information associated with the software application alters functionality of the executed software application.

A system for downloading of a software application, the system comprising:

• means for making a request to download the software application from a server;
• means for downloading a customized download manager onto a computer, the customized download manager incorporating licensing information provided by a software vendor that is specific to the download request;
• means for executing the customized download manager on the computer, wherein the customized download manager downloads the software application onto the computer and associates the licensing information with the software application;
• and
• means for executing the software application, wherein the licensing information associated with the software application alters functionality of the executed software application.