US 2016/0321629 A1 - Digital Content Rights Transfers Within Social Networks - The Lens

Digital Content Rights Transfers Within Social Networks

Published: Nov 3, 2016
Earliest Priority: May 01 2015
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Abstract

Systems and methods for managing media, such as digital content, using block chain technology are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods may access digital content items provided to a social network service, generate bitcoin addresses that represents rights to the digital content items, transfer digital currency between a rightbase to the generated bitcoin addresses to create the rights to the digital content items, receive an indication that a member of the social network service is authorized to perform an action using the digital content items within the social network service, and transfer digital currency from the generated bitcoin addresses associated with the rights to the digital content items to bitcoin addresses associated with the member of the social network service.

Claims

A method performed by a social network service, the method comprising:
accessing digital content items provided to the social network service;

generating bitcoin addresses that represents rights to the digital content items;

transferring digital currency between a rightbase to the generated bitcoin addresses to create the rights to the digital content items;

receiving an indication that a member of the social network service is authorized to perform an action using the digital content items within the social network service; and

transferring digital currency from the generated bitcoin addresses associated with the rights to the digital content items to bitcoin addresses associated with the member of the social network service.
The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an indication that a member of the social network service is authorized to perform an action using the digital content items within the social network service includes receiving an indication that the member of the social network service is connected to an owner of the digital content items within the social network service.
The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an indication that a member of the social network service is authorized to perform an action using the digital content items within the social network service includes receiving an indication that the member of the social network service is a first degree connection of an owner of the digital content items within the social network service.
The method of claim 1, wherein transferring digital currency from the generated bitcoin addresses associated with the rights to the digital content items to bitcoin addresses associated with the member of the social network service includes transferring digital currency from the generated bitcoin addresses associated with the rights to the digital content items to bitcoin addresses associated with the member of the social network service after the member of the social network service shares a digital content item within the social network service.
The method of claim 1, wherein the digital content items include photos or videos provided to the social network service by members of the social network service.
The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an indication that a member of the social network service is authorized to perform an action using the digital content items within the social network service includes receiving an indication that the member of the social network service is authorized to share the digital content items within a post published to the social network service.
The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an indication that a member of the social network service is authorized to perform an action using the digital content items within the social network service includes receiving an indication that the member of the social network service is authorized to post a feed item within the social network service that includes one or more of the digital content items.
The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an indication that a member of the social network service is authorized to perform an action using the digital content items within the social network service includes receiving an indication that the member of the social network service has taken a license of one or more of the digital content items from an owner of the digital content items post a feed item within the social network service that includes one or more of the digital content items.
The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an indication that a member of the social network service is authorized to perform an action using the digital content items within the social network service includes receiving an indication that the member of the social network service has purchased an exclusive use to one or more of the digital content items from an owner of the digital content items within the social network service.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium whose contents, when executed by a computing system of a social network service, cause the social network service to perform operations, the operations comprising:
accessing digital content items provided to the social network service;

generating bitcoin addresses that represents rights to the digital content items;

transferring digital currency between a rightbase to the generated bitcoin addresses to create the rights to the digital content items;

receiving an indication that a member of the social network service is authorized to perform an action using the digital content items within the social network service; and

transferring digital currency from the generated bitcoin addresses associated with the rights to the digital content items to bitcoin addresses associated with the member of the social network service.
The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein receiving an indication that a member of the social network service is authorized to perform an action using the digital content items within the social network service includes receiving an indication that the member of the social network service is connected to an owner of the digital content items within the social network service.
The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein receiving an indication that a member of the social network service is authorized to perform an action using the digital content items within the social network service includes receiving an indication that the member of the social network service is a first degree connection of an owner of the digital content items within the social network service.
The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein transferring digital currency from the generated bitcoin addresses associated with the rights to the digital content items to bitcoin addresses associated with the member of the social network service includes transferring digital currency from the generated bitcoin addresses associated with the rights to the digital content items to bitcoin addresses associated with the member of the social network service after the member of the social network service shares a digital content item within the social network service.
The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the digital content items include photos or videos provided to the social network service by members of the social network service.
The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein receiving an indication that a member of the social network service is authorized to perform an action using the digital content items within the social network service includes receiving an indication that the member of the social network service is authorized to share the digital content items within a post published to the social network service.
The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein receiving an indication that a member of the social network service is authorized to perform an action using the digital content items within the social network service includes receiving an indication that the member of the social network service is authorized to post a feed item within the social network service that includes one or more of the digital content items.
The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein receiving an indication that a member of the social network service is authorized to perform an action using the digital content items within the social network service includes receiving an indication that the member of the social network service has taken a license of one or more of the digital content items from an owner of the digital content items post a feed item within the social network service that includes one or more of the digital content items.
The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein receiving an indication that a member of the social network service is authorized to perform an action using the digital content items within the social network service includes receiving an indication that the member of the social network service has purchased an exclusive use to one or more of the digital content items from an owner of the digital content items within the social network service.
A system associated with a social network service that facilitates tracking of content within the social network service, the system comprising:
a transaction component that:
accesses digital content items provided to the social network service;

generates bitcoin addresses that represents rights to the digital content items;

transfers digital currency between a rightbase to the generated bitcoin addresses to create the rights to the digital content items;

receives an indication that a member of the social network service is authorized to perform an action using the digital content items within the social network service; and

transfers digital currency from the generated bitcoin addresses associated with the rights to the digital content items to bitcoin addresses associated with the member of the social network service.
The system of claim 19, wherein the transaction component transfers digital currency from the generated bitcoin addresses associated with the rights to the digital content items to bitcoin addresses associated with the member of the social network service after the member of the social network service shares a digital content item within the social network service.