Reporting information about users who obtain copyrighted media using a network in an unauthorized manner
OwnerHank Risaninventor
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Abstract
Methods and systems for reporting information about users who obtain copyrighted media illegally using a network are provided. A particular copyrighted media from a source of copyrighted media may be associated with a user's computer. Copyright fees have not been paid for the particular copyrighted media. Information about the user of the computer is reported.
Claims42
A method of reporting information about a user who obtains copyrighted media using a network in an unauthorized manner, the method comprising:
- coupling a source of copyrighted media with the network;
- associating a particular copyrighted media from the source with a client device, wherein copyright fees have not been paid for the particular copyrighted media;
- and
- reporting information about a user of the client device.
A computer system comprising:
- a memory unit;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory unit, the processor for executing a method for reporting information about a user who obtain copyrighted media in an unauthorized manner, the method comprising:
- coupling a source of copyrighted media with the network;
- associating copyrighted media from the source with a client device, wherein copyright fees have not been paid for the particular copyrighted media;
- and
- reporting information about a user of the client device.
A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method of reporting information about a user who obtains copyrighted media using a network in an unauthorized manner, the method comprising:
- coupling a source of copyrighted media with the network;
- associating a particular copyrighted media from the source with a client device, wherein copyright fees have not been paid for the particular copyrighted media;
- and
- reporting information about a user of the client device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.