JP2002049714A - Copyright data bank system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To protect copyrights, to concentrate and provide right processing rules and copyright information for protecting the rights of an author and integrally performing digitizing of works or distribution/utilization on a network, corresponding to the occurrence of various utilization styles caused by spreading of multimedia or development of a network concerning works, such as monograph, art, photograph or movie. SOLUTION: In this copyright data bank system, the interactive relation of an owner, a manager and a user is prepared over the network or while using an SDI communication line network or analog telephone line network and the work registration of the owner, right trust contract, digitizing processing, disclosure of stored data to the users, the agreement contract of data utilization, the disclosure of a managing system, data-receiving/distributing/ working, processing of charges or voucher and the construction of a database for work data or database for owners and users are performed. Thus, the work can be speedily utilized over a wide range, the rights of the author can be protected and copyright information can be managed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the protection of the rights of authors corresponding to these, in which various works such as papers, arts, photographs, movies, etc. are generated due to the spread of multimedia and the development of networks. The present invention relates to a copyright protection and right processing rule for integrating digitization and distribution and use on a network, and a copyright data bank system for concentrating copyright information and providing data.

[0002] In view of the diversification of copyrighted works and changes in the use environment on the premise of the spread of multimedia and the development of networks, the present invention sets a "manager" as a new third party for copyright management. Therefore, the rights protection of the author,
It is based on the belief that it benefits both the users and the users who enjoy the copyrighted work.

[0003] The creator of copyrighted works, ie, characters, voices, images, voices, and information / software that fuses them, or the right holder and the users who use the works / performances, records, broadcasting, cable broadcasting, etc. On the network on behalf of the right holder. The term "administrator" as used herein refers to a form in which the work is entrusted on behalf of the copyright management work performed for the copyright holder (author) of the work, and is originally intended to protect the author. It is also for the convenience of the user.

[0004] The copyright data bank system of the present invention comprises:
A copyright file search system for publicly managing copyright information using the Internet and optical communication networks, CATV networks, analog telephone networks, and wireless communication networks on networks. Outsourcing of copyright management for a specified number of copyright owners, approval of users' copyright use, and digitization of procedures online, achieving speedy procedures, convenient use, and streamlined business processing And a copyright information management system.

[0005]

2. Description of the Related Art In Japan, the law concerning the mediation of copyrights is regulated by the "Mediation Act" enacted in 1944, which includes provisions for secondary royalties for commercial records, mainly music. Are designated by the national designated organization system, and there are designated organizations and systems only in the four fields (novels, screenplays, lyrics in the case of accompanying songs and songs) subject to the regulation of the intermediary business system.

[0006]

[Disadvantages of the prior art] However, this intermediary service system has not been revised since the enactment of Showa 14 and existing designated organizations alone will diversify in various fields of society in the future, such as articles, art, photographs, movies, etc. Various forms of use have arisen due to the digitization and multimediaization of copyrighted works, and the development of networks, and in response to these, protection of the rights of authors and the digitalization of works and management of various distribution and use on networks In order to do this, the management process is not possible, there is a bias in the current field alone, and self-management effectively responds as the use of copyrighted works becomes widespread and diverse, or as the amount becomes large with the development of information technology. In addition, despite the fact that the rights of the authors are absolutely essential, the actual situation of protection and enforcement of copyrighted works is unclear outside the above four areas,
As a result, it has been pointed out that the establishment of a profession to create these works is socially delayed.

[0007] On the other hand, patents, utility models, designs and trademarks are registered by the Patent Office under the patent system, which differs from copyright in that it examines whether there is a similar idea or invention before. This is a system that specifies the rights of the applicant, and is a rights protection system that places more importance on the applicant as compared to the copyright that is generated by the author at the time of creation. The time required for registration depends on the content of the application, but it is extremely long, from one to three years, and it has the drawback that it cannot be said that it is a system suited to the speedy use of multimedia and the development of networks. In addition, there is a problem that the right to exercise the right is poor because the right management is left to the individual applicant.

[0008] The proposal of a new copyright management method on the premise of advanced information technology and networks is based on the idea that intellectual creation in the age of the advanced information society will be considered as a social infrastructure. Providing benefits and contributing to the interests of the people who enjoy the copyrighted work is an undeniable system, but it is not yet available.

[0009]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Today's progress in digital technology, especially not only connecting the world with electronic information networks and freeing people from the world of time and space on a global scale, but also all aspects of economy, society and culture In recent years, the development of information technology and the development of storage and reproduction technology that are trying to bring about a change in the Earth that is comparable to the industrial revolution in the past have been achieved by integrating not only characters, but also video, images, audio and data. ,
Now that the 21st century, when the flow of multimedia technology is accelerating, such as the development of a “new storage system” called a digital archive that stores the entire era, place and air as it is, society is digitally progressing.
Accurate and prompt responses are required in various fields such as promotion of industry and culture.

[0010] Above all, with the recent progress of digitization and networking, the use of literary works, demonstrations, records, broadcasting, and cable broadcasting has changed greatly. There is a growing social demand for the construction of a reliable copyright processing system. The role of copyright management plays an important role in copyright processing, which is an important issue in terms of contributing to the protection of the rights of authors and facilitating the use of copyrighted works in a networked society.

According to the present invention, the use of copyrighted works such as papers, arts, photographs, movies, etc., in a variety of forms occurs due to the spread of multimedia and the development of networks. For the purpose of copyright protection and rights processing rules to integrate and distribute and use on networks and the concentration and provision of copyright information, analog procedures and procedures of administrative organizations institutionalized under the current brokerage business law It is intended to change the method of exercising rights and to build a copyrighted work data bank as a copyright management method using advanced information and communication technology corresponding to the IT society.

The term "copyright management" as used in the present invention refers to a form in which a copyright management business is performed on behalf of a copyright holder (author) for a copyrighted work by a copyright management organization. It is necessary to satisfy the following five items as business requirements. B.Respect for the intentions of authors (right holders) b.Response to changes in the actual use of copyrighted works c.Authors for copyright management (ensure the reliability of right holders and users) d. Ensuring transparency e. Enhancing the function of providing information related to copyright In addition, the author must be able to select the copyright management method and copyright manager based on his / her own will, and the right to select the type of entrusted right, etc. Respect is also an important factor.

[0013] The type and mode of the literary work targeted by the present invention are as follows. Characters, voices, images, voices, and information / software (work) that fuses them are converted into digital data. This is a copyrighted work that is intended for distribution and use using data communication networks such as the Internet and optical communication networks, CATV networks, analog telephone line networks, and wireless communication, and is registered under the Copyright Act. The types of are as follows. B.Registration of real name (Article 75) b.Registration of date of first issue (Article 76) c.Registration of creation date (Article 2 of Law 76) d.Transfer of copyright and neighboring rights Registration (e.g., Article 77) e. Registration of establishment of publishing rights (e.g., Article 88)

The form of the right holder to the manager according to the copyright data bank according to the present invention relates to a discretionary copyright management performed by the manager for an unspecified or specified number of right holders. The method of consignment is a system for the purpose of trust, commissioning and representation of copyrighted works. Discretionary management is a form of rights management in which the right holder delegates the right to exercise the right of the work to the manager, and decides whether the manager grants permission to use the work and what the terms of the license are. It points.

The form of trust entrustment to the manager of a music work by the Japan Music Copyright Association (JASRAC) is a trust contract system in which the creator assigns all the copyrights and all the copyrights to be acquired in the future to the contract period. In the middle, there is a management system entrusted as a trust property, and a management consignment contract system emphasizing full entrustment with the author. Another issue is the form of delegation contract between right holders and managers in the information age to update trusts, agents and agents on a network in real time.

[0016]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a copyrighted work, that is, a character, a voice, an image, a voice, and information and information obtained by fusing them.
Smooth and reliable copyright protection and rights processing on behalf of the software creator or right holder and users who use it in presentations and performances, records, broadcasts, cable broadcasting, etc. The present invention relates to a copyright data bank system.

The copyright data bank system includes the Internet and an optical communication network, a CATV network, an analog telephone network,
Regarding distribution and use using data communication lines such as wireless communication networks, and especially in consideration of the use environment that presupposes the spread of multimedia and distribution and use on networks, copyrighted works must be in digital data format. In principle, it has a file search system function for storing, retrieving, referencing and updating data, and a registration / consent system based on the use of electronic forms for registration, licensing, and data transfer of copyrighted works on a network. It is characterized by doing.

FIG. 4 shows the Japan Music Copyright Association (JASRAC).
(A videotape, laser disk (registered trademark), TV game, etc.)
Is a flow chart of various contract procedures relating to the author and the user. When the user grants a specific copyrighted work, it takes two or three months from the application to the license by complicated exchange of analog documents and telephone or facsimile. In need of time. In addition, the relationship between the author and the manager involves examinations such as performance evaluation, and is complicated and unclear. The same applies to the Japan Literary Copyright Protection Alliance and the Japan Writers' Federation, which manage copyrights for the use of novels and screenplays. In the advanced information society, which will progress in the future, it is clear that there will be a large gap between the user's work speed and the manager's compliance work, and it is pointed out that the response to changes in the actual use of the system will occur. In addition, in the examination of authors and works, and in the examination of contents, conventional copyright management is trust management of the copyright of the administrator and the author in terms of respecting the intention of the author (rights holder). The present invention is not limited to works but has many problems. The present invention has a point that a wide range of works can be managed by using a management entrustment system for registering each work or work.

The task is to simplify and speed up the work of licensing a copyrighted work, and is a business process realized by an information processing technology such as a file search system function for storing, retrieving, referencing, and updating data and a compliance system using a network. .

The copyright data bank system according to the present invention is based on a file search system for storing, searching, referencing, and updating data, and an information processing technology by digitizing and multimedia data linked on a network line. Holds as

In the file search system, a commission contract, a contract for approval of use, payment of usage fees and commissions, administrative procedures and management records are systematized as a database of copyrighted work, a database of right holders and users, and each database is It is better to use the reflected information system.

Archive processing technology (high-capacity storage, high-speed search, data editing, superimposition, etc.) in which copyright information is added to delivery / delivery information as a technology for registering, storing, and utilizing copyrighted work;
Further, the present invention is realized by an online technology using a network using a data communication network such as the Internet and an optical communication network, a CATV network, an analog telephone line network, and a wireless communication for receiving and delivering the data.

FIG. 3 shows registration of a copyrighted work on a network,
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system of disclosure, information browsing, and a system between a manager and a right holder / user. Create an interactive relationship between right holders, managers and users on the network or using the SDI communication line network or analog telephone line network, register the copyrighted work of the right holder, contract for the rights, digitize, and store in the user Disclosure of data, agreement to use data, disclosure of management system, data distribution / processing,
Processing of usage fees and slips, database of copyrighted work data,
In addition, the copyright data bank system is constructed by constructing a database of right holders and users, for speedy and widespread use of copyrighted works, protection of copyrights of copyright holders, and management of copyright information.

The copyrighted work which is the object of the copyright data bank system in the present invention is characters, voices, images, voices, and information / software which fuses them, and is used as character data, as well as image data, multi-media voices, etc. A CD-RAM, DVD-RAM, information software, or the like combined with the above, and is preferably registered as a work, registered in a file search system as a copyrighted work database, and used.

Although a high-capacity data storage device has no problem in connection with multimedia devices or computer devices, if simultaneous access by an unspecified number of users occurs, an enormous waiting time is required until contents are obtained. However, there is a problem that it is not practical. For this reason, the data bank system according to the present invention requires a large-capacity archiving technology capable of performing high-speed data search and processing / editing of additional information such as an electronic signature and a revision history. Technologies for protecting the rights of these stored works include superimposition processing to prevent unauthorized use of video, image, and audio data, and copyright data for the purpose of storing large-volume data and transmitting / distributing it over the Internet. It is desirable to use a digital archive technology for compressing data and a technology for digitizing data.

[0026] Multimedia data in which video, video and other characters and voices are fused, and research data in a database are difficult to transmit and receive on the Internet, and are difficult to use over optical communication networks, CATV networks, and analog telephone networks. The present invention is also applicable to a case where delivery is performed by using information communication technology or a high-capacity DVD-RAM or CD-RAM.

In the transfer of data in the copyright data bank system according to the present invention, it is necessary to create an environment for directly accessing the system in the administrator remotely from the network. Normally, remote systems use the same synchronous system, which is an interface synchronized with the SDI video signal used for data transmission such as video. Due to the environment. However, the present invention is a system assuming access from an unspecified number of external users and authors, and it is impossible to synchronize all the device environments of the administrator and the partner, and using a wide area network is not possible. Is natural. Realizing remote access in an unsynchronized environment using the Internet or an analog telephone network is also an important technical element of this business process of providing services over a network.

The general right holder and the user's device using the information management system according to the present invention may be any computer capable of information management and image editing on the premise of access through the Internet. No special software is required, and it is only necessary to have e-mail, mailing list writing and conversation, document attachment function, etc. When exchanging and editing high-capacity video data and image data via a network, the optical communication network CAT
A network environment using a V network is suitable.

[0029]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing a rights consignment process for a copyright of a work performed by a right holder (author) of a copyright data bank system according to the present invention with a manager. Is registration means 1 for converting digital data into digital data on a system and registering it in a data bank server after converting it into digital data, and registration canceling means 2 for registering and canceling a copyrighted work only by reflecting the rights holder registration ID number. A storage means 3 in which the copyrighted work is archived together with the copyright holder data and copyright information; a registered work in the form of a browsing / searching means 4 which can be published on the homepage of the administrator and browsed / searched as an archive; Right holders (companies and individuals who want to register copyrighted works) who want to outsource management access to the administrator's homepage, and write creator information (copyrights, right holders, (Contracts and acceptance conditions) can be registered, and the numbering means 5 to which an ID number is given based on the confirmation of the contents of the administrator, and the contract can be entered with the user by filling out the form on the website. Means 6 for making a consignment contract by deciding the contents of use, usage fees, copyright fees, consignment conditions, etc., and storage means 7 for storing and storing data of registered and contracted right holders as a right holder database for management. From the second time, the right holder is an information search means 8 capable of searching for copyright information such as a work index, a name, a compliance condition, and a loan status by inputting an ID number. Is a rights consignment process system 9 relating to the copyright of a work to be performed with an administrator.

[0030]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Further, in the present invention, a description will be given with reference to FIG. 2 that a copyright approval process is required between an administrator and a user. The user (general) can browse and search the copyrighted work as public information on the manager's homepage, such as a work index, a work, the name of a right holder, and conditions for compliance, and the user (a company or an individual who wants to use the work. ) Is to access the administrator's homepage and enter user and personal information by entering corporate and personal information. The user number assigning means 11 is provided with an ID number. By filling in the contents of the agreement, the usage fee, the usage fee, the agreement conditions, etc., the agreement contracting means 12 and the registered / contracted user data are stored in the user storage / storing means 13 as a user database, and Is an access means 1 that allows access to a compliance form of a work by inputting an ID number.
4 and the delivery means 1 by which only the user who has performed the compliance procedure can download the copyrighted work from the Internet or deliver the data.
5, a license collating unit 16 for certifying the license to the copy or the use by disclosing the ID number and the copyright usage status;
Penalty means 17 in which a penalty by law is applied by the administrator based on contract registration for unauthorized use, and invoice means 1 in which an invoice is sent from the administrator according to a compliance form and contract conditions.
8, a permission browsing means 19 which allows the right holder to search and browse the contents of the work as copyrighted information on a homepage, and a remittance means 20 which remits a copyright fee to the right holder when a usage fee is generated.
Thus, a copyright compliance process system 21 is provided.

[0031]

[Effect] As described above, according to the present invention, various uses of a work such as a dissertation, art, photograph, movie, etc. occur due to the spread of multimedia and the development of networks. For the purpose of copyright protection and rights processing rules that integrate the digitalization of copyrighted works and distribution and use on networks, as well as the concentration and provision of copyright information, management organizations that are institutionalized under the current brokerage business law By reforming analog procedures and the method of exercising rights, it is possible to build a copyrighted work data bank as a copyright management method using advanced information and communication technology compatible with the IT society.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram of a right entrustment process system in a copyright data bank system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a compliance process systems in the copyright data bank system.

FIG. 3 is a system diagram showing the registration and disclosure of a copyrighted work on a network, information browsing, and an administrator and a right holder / user.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of various contract procedures relating to a conventional author and a user.

[Description of Signs] 1 is registration means 2 is registration cancellation means 3 is storage means 4 is browsing and search means 5 is numbering means 6 is contract means 7 is storage and storage means 8 is information search means 9 is rights entrustment process system 10 is Browsing / searching means 11 user number assigning means 12 compliance agreement means 13 user storage and storage means 14 access means 15 delivery means 16 permission collation means 17 penalty means 18 billing means 19 compliance browsing means 20 is a remittance means 21 is a copyright compliance process system

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[Submission date] December 19, 2000 (200.12.
19)

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[Document Name] Statement

[Title of the Invention] Copyright data bank system

[Claims]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the protection of the rights of authors corresponding to these, in which various works such as papers, arts, photographs, movies, etc. are generated due to the spread of multimedia and the development of networks. The present invention relates to a copyright protection and right processing rule for integrating digitization and distribution and use on a network, and a copyright data bank system for concentrating copyright information and providing data.

[0002] In view of the diversification of copyrighted works and changes in the use environment on the premise of the spread of multimedia and the development of networks, the present invention sets a "manager" as a new third party for copyright management. Therefore, the rights protection of the author,
It is based on the belief that it benefits both the users and the users who enjoy the copyrighted work.

[0003] The creator of copyrighted works, ie, characters, voices, images, voices, and information / software that fuses them, or the right holder and the users who use the works / performances, records, broadcasting, cable broadcasting, etc. On the network on behalf of the right holder. The term "administrator" as used herein refers to a form in which the work is entrusted on behalf of the copyright management work performed for the copyright holder (author) of the work, and is originally intended to protect the author. It is also for the convenience of the user.

[0004] The copyright data bank system of the present invention comprises:
Digital recording of copyrighted work and copyrighted file search program for publicly managing copyright information using the Internet and optical communication network, CATV network, analog telephone network, and wireless communication network on the network. Distribution and use of copyrighted work Copyright management consignment for specified or specified number of copyright owners on the assumption that
The present invention relates to a copyright information management system that digitizes the procedures for registering and using a copyrighted work online and achieves speeding up the procedure, convenience of use, and rationalization of office work.

[0005]

2. Description of the Related Art In Japan, the law concerning the mediation of copyrights is regulated by the "Mediation Act" enacted in 1944, which includes provisions for secondary royalties for commercial records, mainly music. Are designated by the national designated organization system, and there are designated organizations and systems only in the four fields (novels, screenplays, lyrics in the case of accompanying songs and songs) subject to the regulation of the intermediary business system.

[0006]

[Disadvantages of the prior art] However, this intermediary service system has not been revised since the enactment of Showa 14 and existing designated organizations alone will diversify in various fields of society in the future, such as articles, art, photographs, movies, etc. Various forms of use have arisen due to the digitization and multimediaization of copyrighted works, and the development of networks, and in response to these, protection of the rights of authors and the digitalization of works and management of various distribution and use on networks In order to do so, it is impossible to speed up the compliance process in the conventional management process, there is a bias in the current four fields alone, and with the development of information technology, the use of copyrighted works has become extensive and diverse, Self-management cannot effectively cope with the increase in volume, and the rights of authors are absolutely essential, but the protection and enforcement of copyrighted works outside of the above four areas are essential. State is unclear, such as the result as establishment of the profession to the business of the creation of these works are socially delay is pointed out.

[0007] On the other hand, patents, utility models, designs and trademarks are registered by the Patent Office under the patent system, which differs from copyright in that it examines whether there is a similar idea or invention before. This is a system that specifies the rights of the applicant, and is a rights protection system that places more importance on the applicant as compared to the copyright that is generated by the author at the time of creation. The time required for registration depends on the content of the application, but it is extremely long, from one to three years, and it has the drawback that it cannot be said that it is a system suited to the speedy use of multimedia and the development of networks. In addition, there is a problem that the right to exercise the right is poor because the right management is left to the individual applicant.

[0008] The proposal of a new copyright management method on the premise of advanced information technology and networks is based on the idea that intellectual creation in the age of the advanced information society will be considered as a social infrastructure. Providing benefits and contributing to the interests of the people who enjoy the copyrighted work is an undeniable system, but it is not yet available.

[0009]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Today's progress in digital technology, especially not only connecting the world with electronic information networks and freeing people from the world of time and space on a global scale, but also all aspects of economy, society and culture In recent years, the development of information technology and the development of storage and reproduction technology that are trying to bring about a change in the Earth that is comparable to the industrial revolution in the past have been achieved by integrating not only characters, but also video, images, audio and data. ,
Now that the 21st century, when the flow of multimedia technology is accelerating, such as the development of a “new storage system” called a digital archive that stores the entire era, place and air as it is, society is digitally progressing.
There is a need for a digital recording method for copyrighted works, as well as a procedure to approve use and an accurate and prompt response on the network to display and deliver storage media on which data is recorded, in various fields such as the promotion of industry and culture. .

[0010] Above all, with the recent progress of digitization and networking, the use of literary works, demonstrations, records, broadcasting, and cable broadcasting has changed greatly. There is a growing social demand for the construction of a reliable copyright processing system. An important role in copyright processing is the method of managing copyrighted works by digitally recording and accumulating the copyrighted work, and managing and registering the use of the copyrighted work. This is an important issue in terms of supporting and facilitating network society.

According to the present invention, the use of copyrighted works such as papers, arts, photographs, movies, etc., in a variety of forms occurs due to the spread of multimedia and the development of networks. An analog of a management organization that is institutionalized under the current brokerage business law with the aim of accumulating, concentrating and providing copyright protection and rights processing rules and copyright information records that integrate and distribute and use on networks. It is intended to transform copyright procedures and the method of exercising rights, and to construct a copyrighted data bank as a copyright management method using advanced information and communication technology corresponding to the IT society.

The term "copyright management" as used in the present invention refers to a form in which a copyright management operation is performed on behalf of a copyright holder (author) on behalf of a copyrighted work. It is necessary to satisfy the following five items as requirements. B.Respect for the intentions of authors (right holders) b.Response to changes in the actual use of copyrighted works c.Ensuring credibility of authors (right holders) and users for copyright management d. Ensuring transparency e. Enhancing the function of providing information related to copyright In addition, the author must be able to select the copyright management method and copyright manager based on his / her own will, and the right to select the type of entrusted right, etc. Respect is also an important factor.

[0013] The type and mode of the literary work targeted by the present invention are as follows. Characters, voices, images, voices, and information / software (work) that fuses them are converted into digital data. This is a digitally recorded work that is premised on registration, distribution, and use using data communication networks such as the Internet and optical communication networks, CATV networks, analog telephone networks, and wireless communications. The types of registration based on the following are as follows. B.Registration of real name (Article 75) b.Registration of date of first issue (Article 76) c.Registration of creation date (Article 2 of Law 76) d.Transfer of copyright and neighboring rights Registration (e.g., Article 77) e. Registration of establishment of publishing rights (e.g., Article 88)

The form of the right holder to the manager according to the present invention relating to the copyright data bank according to the present invention relates to a discretionary copyright management performed by the manager for specified or specified number of right holders. The method of consignment is a system for the purpose of trusting, commissioning, and acting for copyrighted works.
Discretionary management is a form of rights management in which the right holder delegates the right to exercise the right of the work to the manager, and decides whether the manager grants permission to use the work and what the terms of the license are. It points.

The form of trust entrustment to the manager of a music work by the Japan Music Copyright Association (JASRAC) is a trust contract system in which the creator assigns all the copyrights and all the copyrights to be acquired in the future to the contract period. In the middle, there is a management system entrusted as a trust property, and a management consignment contract system emphasizing full entrustment with the author. Another issue is the form of delegation contract between right holders and managers in the information age to update trusts, agents and agents on a network in real time.

[0016]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a copyrighted work, that is, a character, a voice, an image, a voice, and information and information obtained by fusing them.
Authors or users of the software and users who use it in announcements and demonstrations, records, broadcasting, cable broadcasting, etc., and works that realize the smooth and reliable use of the copyrighted work on behalf of the copyright owner The present invention relates to a copyright data bank system that performs rights protection and rights processing.

The copyright data bank system includes the Internet and an optical communication network, a CATV network, an analog telephone network,
Regarding distribution and use using data communication lines such as wireless communication networks, and in particular, in view of the use environment that presupposes the spread of multimedia and distribution and use on networks, copyrighted works must be in digitalized recording format. In principle, the file search system function for storing, retrieving, referencing and updating data and the registration and licensing of copyrighted works, the transfer of data, etc. shall be in electronic format on a network.
It is characterized by having a compliance system.

FIG. 4 shows the Japan Music Copyright Association (JASRAC).
Is a flow chart of various contract procedures relating to the creator and user of a videogram (video tape, laser disk, TV game, etc.) pertaining to the license of a music work by the user. Analog documents and telephone and FA
It is complicated by the exchange by X and it is 2 from usage application to permission
It takes three months of time. In addition, the relationship between the author and the manager involves examinations such as performance evaluation, and is complicated and unclear. The same applies to the Japan Literary Copyright Protection Alliance and the Japan Writers' Federation, which manage copyrights for the use of novels and screenplays. In the information society, which is expected to evolve in the future, it is clear that there will be a large gap between the business speed of the user and the compliance work of the manager, and it is pointed out that the response to changes in the actual usage is pointed out. In addition, in the examination of authors and works, and in the examination of contents, conventional copyright management is trust management of the copyright of the administrator and the author in terms of respecting the intention of the author (rights holder). The present invention is not limited to works but has many problems. The present invention has a point that a wide range of works can be managed by using a management entrustment system for registering each work or work.

The problem is to simplify and speed up the work of licensing a copyrighted work. Therefore, a file search system function for recording / accumulating, retrieving, referencing, and updating data performed by a right holder and a manager, and a compliance system using a network, etc. This is a business process realized by an information processing technology including a copyright right consignment process and a copyright acceptance process system performed by a user and an administrator.

The copyright data bank system according to the present invention is based on a file search system for storing, searching, referencing, and updating data, and an information processing technology by digitizing and multimedia data linked on a network line. Holds as

[0021] The file search system is systematized as a database of copyrighted work, which includes a commission contract, a contract for consent to use, payment of usage fees and fees, administrative procedures and management records, as a database of copyrighted works, and which can be mutually viewed by right holders and users. It is preferable to use an information program in which each database is reflected.

Archive processing technology (high-capacity storage, high-speed search, data editing, superimposition, etc.) in which copyright information is added to delivery / delivery information as a technology for registering, storing, and utilizing copyrighted work;
Further, the present invention is realized by an online technology using a network using a data communication network such as the Internet and an optical communication network, a CATV network, an analog telephone line network, and a wireless communication for receiving and delivering the data.

FIG. 3 shows registration of a copyrighted work on a network,
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system of disclosure, information browsing, and a system between a manager and a right holder / user. Create an interactive relationship between right holders, managers and users on the network or using the SDI communication line network or analog telephone line network, register the copyrighted work of the right holder, contract for the rights, digitize, and store in the user Disclosure of data, agreement to use data, disclosure of management system, data distribution / processing,
Processing of usage fees and slips, database of copyrighted work data,
In addition, the copyright data bank system is constructed by constructing a database of right holders and users, for speedy and widespread use of copyrighted works, protection of copyrights of copyright holders, and management of copyright information.

The copyrighted work which is the object of the copyright data bank system in the present invention is a character, a voice, an image, a voice and information and software which fuse them, and is used as character data, image data or multi-media data. It is a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, information software, or the like combined with audio and the like, which is registered as a work and registered and stored in a file search system as a copyrighted work database.

Although a device for storing high-capacity data has no problem in connection with multimedia devices and computer devices, when simultaneous access by an unspecified number of users occurs, a huge waiting time is required until content is obtained. There is a problem that it is necessary and cannot withstand practical use. For this reason, the data bank system according to the present invention requires a large-capacity archiving technology and apparatus capable of high-speed data search, processing and editing of additional information such as an electronic signature and revision history. The copyright protection technology for digitally recorded and stored copyrighted works includes superimposition processing to prevent unauthorized use of video, image, and audio data, as well as large-capacity data storage and transmission and distribution over the Internet. It is desirable to use a digital archiving technique for compressing copyrighted work data or a technique for digitizing data.

[0026] Multimedia data in which video, video and other characters and voices are fused, and research data stored in a database are difficult to transmit and distribute over the Internet due to their high capacity, making it difficult to transmit them via optical communication networks, CATV networks, and analog telephones. Information communication technology using network or high capacity DVD-ROM or CD
-Delivery by ROM or the like is also a target of the business process of the present invention.

In the transfer of data in the copyright data bank system according to the present invention, it is necessary to create an environment for directly accessing the archive system in the administrator remotely using a network. Normally, remote systems use the same synchronous system, which is an interface synchronized with the SDI video signal used for data transmission such as video. Due to the environment. However, the present invention is a system assuming access from an unspecified number of external users and authors, and it is impossible to synchronize all the device environments of the administrator and the partner, and using a wide area network is not possible. Is natural. Realizing remote access in an unsynchronized environment using the Internet or an analog telephone network is also an important technical element of this business process of providing services over a network.

The general right holder and the user's device using the information management system according to the present invention may be any computer capable of information management and image editing on the premise of access through the Internet. No special software is required, and it is only necessary to have e-mail, mailing list writing and conversation, document attachment function, etc. When exchanging and editing high-capacity video data and image data via a network, the optical communication network CAT
A network environment using a V network is suitable.

[0029]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing a rights consignment process for a copyright of a work performed by a right holder (author) of a copyright data bank system according to the present invention with a manager. Is registration means 1 for converting digital data into digital data on the system and registering the analog data in an archive device for storing the data, and registration release means for registering and canceling the copyrighted work only by reflecting the right holder registration ID number Storage means 3 for storing the copyrighted work together with the rights holder data and copyright information in an archive device;
The registered work is published on the homepage of the administrator and can be viewed and searched as a provided work by a browsing and searching means 4 and a right holder who wants to entrust management of the work (a company that wants to register the work,
Individuals can register by accessing the administrator's homepage and filling in the creator information (copyright, copyright holder, edition history, usage fee, compliance conditions), and given an ID number based on the administrator's content confirmation. A numbering means 5 to be provided, and a contracting means 6 by which a contract can be made by filling in a form on a homepage in accordance with the form of the user to determine the content of the agreement with the user, usage fee, copyright fee, outsourcing conditions, etc. The registered and contracted right holder's data is stored and saved as a right holder database for management purposes. The right holder can enter the ID number from the second time to enter the work index, user name A right consignment process system 9 relating to the copyright of a copyrighted work, which is performed by a right holder (author) with a manager, comprising information search means 8 capable of searching for copyrighted information such as compliance conditions, lending status, and the like.

[0030]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Further, in the present invention, the necessity of a copyright approval process between an administrator and a user will be described with reference to FIG. The user (general) can browse and search the copyrighted work as public information on the manager's homepage, such as a work index, a work, the name of a right holder, and conditions for compliance, and the user (a company or an individual who wants to use the work. ) Is to access the administrator's homepage, enter user information by entering corporate and personal information, and provide a user number assigning means 11 to which an ID number is given. A compliance contract means 12 for entering the contents of the compliance, a usage fee, a usage fee, a compliance condition, and the like, data of the registered / contracted user are stored in a user storage / save means 13 as a user database, After that, the access means 14 for accessing the compliance form of the copyrighted work by inputting the ID number, and only the user who has performed the compliance procedure can download the copyrighted work from the Internet, or Means 15 to which the data is delivered, and permission verification means 16 for certifying the license to the copy or the use by disclosing the ID number and the copyright usage status.
Penalty means 17 in which the penalty by law is applied by the administrator based on contract registration for unauthorized use, compliance form,
An invoice means 18 to which a bill is sent from the administrator according to the contract conditions, a compliance browsing means 19 for the right holder to search and browse as copyrighted work information on the homepage, and a copyright fee to the right holder when a usage fee is generated. And a remittance means 20 for remitting a copyright.

[0031]

[Effect] As described above, according to the present invention, various uses of a work such as a dissertation, art, photograph, movie, etc. occur due to the spread of multimedia and the development of networks. For the purpose of copyright protection and rights processing rules that integrate the digitalization of copyrighted works and distribution and use on networks, as well as the concentration and provision of copyright information, management organizations that are institutionalized under the current brokerage business law By reforming analog procedures and the method of exercising rights, it is possible to build a copyrighted work data bank as a copyright management method using advanced information and communication technology compatible with the IT society.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram of a right entrustment process system in a copyright data bank system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a compliance process systems in the copyright data bank system.

FIG. 3 is a system diagram showing the registration and disclosure of a copyrighted work on a network, information browsing, and an administrator and a right holder / user.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of various contract procedures relating to a conventional author and a user.

[Description of Signs] 1 is registration means 2 is registration cancellation means 3 is storage means 4 is browsing and search means 5 is numbering means 6 is contract means 7 is storage and storage means 8 is information search means 9 is rights entrustment process system 10 is Browsing / searching means 11 user number assigning means 12 compliance agreement means 13 user storage and storage means 14 access means 15 delivery means 16 permission collation means 17 penalty means 18 billing means 19 compliance browsing means 20 is a remittance means 21 is a copyright compliance process system

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A work which can be registered is digital data on the system, a registration means for converting analog data into digital data and registering it on a data bank server, and a work is registered only by reflecting a right holder registration ID number. , A registration release means that can be released, a copyrighted work is archived together with the rights holder data and copyright information, and a registered work is published on the administrator's homepage, and the browsing can be browsed and searched as an archive Search means and right holders who want to outsource management of copyrighted works (companies and individuals who want to register copyrighted works) access the administrator's homepage, and write creator information (copyrights, right holders, edition history, royalties, compliance conditions) Can be registered by filling in the information, and the ID number is given based on the content confirmation by the administrator. Compliance content and usage fees with users,
A contract means that allows for a consignment contract by deciding the copyright fee, consignment conditions, etc., a storage means for storing and storing the registered and contracted right holder data as a rights holder database, and a right holder from the second time , Copyright information of the copyrighted work performed by the right holder (author) with the administrator, which is an information search means that can search for copyrighted work information such as copyrighted work index, name, compliance conditions, lending status etc. by entering ID number The user (general) can view and search the copyrighted work as public information on the administrator's homepage, such as the copyrighted work index, the copyrighted work, the name of the rightful owner, and the terms and conditions, and the user (publication). (A company or an individual who wants to use the product) accesses the administrator's homepage, fills in the corporate and personal information, registers the user, and gives an ID number. By filling in the contents of the agreement with the right holder, the usage fee, the usage fee, the agreement conditions, etc. along the form on the page, the agreement contract means and the data of the registered and contracted user are stored in the user database. User storage and storage means, after registration, access means that can access the compliance form of the work by inputting the ID number, and only the user who has performed the compliance procedure can download the work from the Internet or distribute the data. The delivery means, the proof of permission to the copy or the use is verified by the disclosure of the ID number and the copyright usage status, etc. Applicable penalty means, invoice means sent by the administrator according to the compliance form and contract conditions, and the contents of the compliance can be searched and viewed by the right holder as copyrighted information on the homepage Copyright data bank system that Nuo browsing means and use charges will more and more become administrators and remittance means that copyright fee is remitted to the right person at the stage that occurred copyright compliance process system which performs in between the user, and.