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US 8,046,590 B2Granted
System and method for protection of creative works
OwnerMikhail Milgramminventor
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Abstract
The inventive method for protection of creative works is accomplished by creating a creative work, securing the creative work using biometric information of an author of the creative work, and restricting an access to the creative work to the author and select users, who are authorized by the author and whose biometric information is registered with a biometric security database.
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A method implemented by a processor for protection of creative works arranged in or embodying a digital format, comprising the steps of:
- creating or fixing a creative work in a digital format using a creative device;
- securing the creative work by creating a biometric identity verification element (BIVE) comprising biometric information of an author of the creative work, storing the author BIVE in a biometric security database and storing the creative work in a secure creative works database in association with the stored author BIVE;
- creating a BIVE comprising biometric identity information for each user seeking access to the creative work, and storing each user BIVE in the biometric security database;
- registering the author's and each user's BIVE stored in the biometric security database to define access authorization creative work by association with each registered BIVE;
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- restricting an access to said creative work to the author and authorized users who are authorized by the author and whose BIVE is registered with the biometric security database.
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A system for protection of creative works, comprising:
- a first level at which a creative work is created, the first level comprising:
- a first biometric device for capturing, identifying and verifying biometric information of users,
- a first biometric database for storing said biometric information of said user in a form of a biometric identity verification element (BIVE),
- means for creating and fixing a creative work in digital format,
- a memory for storing the creative work, and
- a processor connected to the memory and programmed to control the first biometric device, the means for creating and the first biometric database;
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- a second level at which the creative work is uploaded for secured storage and distribution, the second level comprising
- a second biometric database, and
- a creative works database,
- wherein access to the creative work temporarily stored in the memory of the first level is restricted to users whose biometric information is stored as a BIVE in said first biometric database and by which users' BIVE access is authorized,
- wherein when the creative work is uploaded at the second level, said creative work is stored at the creative works database in association with the BIVE of authorized users of the creative work, and
- wherein access to the creative work stored at the creative works database is restricted to select users, each of whose biometric information is stored as a respective BIVE in said second biometric database and for who said access is authorized by at least one of the authorized users of the creative work.
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