Method for managing the access right to an item of digital content

A transfer device able to access an item of content stored on a content server, the transfer device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor configure the transfer device to perform acts comprising:
• enabling control of a transfer of a rendering of an item of content onto the transfer device by several control devices;
• transferring the rendering of a first item of content controlled by a first control device;
• receiving, during the rendering of the first item of content, a request, originating from a second control device, to transfer a second item of content;
• and
• transmitting, to the second control device, an item of information representative of a waiting time for the transfer of the second item of content.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a computer program stored thereon comprising code instructions that, when executed by a processor of a transfer device, configure the transfer device to perform a method comprising:

• managing a transfer of a rendering of an item of content onto a transfer device that is able to be controlled by several control devices, wherein the managing comprises the following acts performed by a transfer device:
• transferring the rendering of a first item of content onto the transfer device, controlled by a first control device;
• receiving, during the rendering, a request, originating from a second control device, to transfer a second item of content;
• and
• transmitting, to the second control device, an item of information representative of a waiting time for the transfer of the second item of content.