System and method for third party logging server

An information handling system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a memory accessible by the processors;
• a network interface connecting the information handling system to a computer network;
• a nonvolatile storage device accessible by the processors;
• and
• a logging tool, the logging tool including:
• means for obtaining, at the information handling system, a plurality of digital works from a plurality of provider computer systems;
• means for storing the received digital works on the nonvolatile storage device;
• means for receiving, at the information handling system, a product sale request from a merchant computer system, wherein the product sale request is received over a computer;
• means for transmitting, from the information handling system through the computer network to the merchant computer system, one or more of the digital works, wherein the merchant computer system is adapted to provide the transmitted digital works to one or more customer computer systems;
• means for recording, on the nonvolatile storage device, a sales record corresponding to the product sale request;
• and
• means for registering a merchant corresponding to the merchant computer system with the information handling system, the registration including an agreement with the merchant regarding use of the digital works and payment for receipt of the digital works, wherein the registration occurs before the performance of the means for receiving, the means for transmitting, and the means for recording.

A computer program product stored on a computer operable medium comprising:

• means for obtaining, at a third party logging server, a plurality of digital works from a plurality of provider computer systems;
• means for storing the received digital works on a nonvolatile storage device accessible from the third party logging server;
• means for receiving, at the third party logging server, a product sale request from a merchant computer system, wherein the product sale request is received over a computer network;
• means for transmitting, from the third party logging server through the computer network to the merchant computer system, one or more of the digital works, wherein the merchant computer system is adapted to provide the transmitted digital works to one or more customer computer systems;
• means for recording, at the third party logging server, a sales record corresponding to the product sale request;
• and
• means for means for registering a merchant corresponding to the merchant computer system with the third party logging server, the registration including an agreement with the merchant regarding use of the digital works and payment for receipt of the digital works, wherein the registration occurs before the means for receiving, the means for transmitting, and the means for recording.