System and method of managing access to time-restricted content

A method of providing access to electronic media content, the method comprising:

• associating a content access time period with the electronic media content;
• providing a uniform resource locator (URL) to the content at a publication time;
• receiving a content access request from at least one content requesting entity;
• determining a type of requesting entity of the at least one content requesting entity;
• providing access to the content via the URL, based on the determining of the type of requesting entity, to the at least one content requesting entity from the publication time until an expiration of the content access time period;
• providing continued access to the content via the URL after the expiration of the content access time period to the at least one content requesting entity until a second expiration of a supplemental content access time period;
• and
• providing a subscription query, based on reaching the second expiration of the supplemental content access time period, to the at least one content requesting entity.

A content access management system comprising:

• a memory configured to store processor instructions configured to provide access to electronic media content for a content requesting entity;
• a processor, in communication with the memory, configured to execute the processor instructions;
• a storage device, in communication with the processor, configured to store and retrieve the electronic media content;
• and
• a media server, in communication with the processor and the storage device, the media server being configured
• to associate a content access time period with the electronic media content,
• to provide a uniform resource locator (URL) to the content at a publication time,
• to receive a content access request from at least one content requesting entity,
• to determine a type of requesting entity of the at least one content requesting entity,
• to provide access to the content via the URL, based on the determining of the type of requesting entity, to the at least one content requesting entity from the publication time until an expiration time of the content access time period, and
• to provide a subscription query, based on reaching the expiration time of the content access time period, to the at least one content requesting entity.