JPH1055389A - Copyrighted matter provision system using network - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the system which promotes secondary use while maintaining the identity holding right to a copyrighted matter. SOLUTION: Many terminal devices 10 are connected to a network 100 and under the control of a total management device 60, work information stored in a work information storage device 70 is transmitted to a terminal device 10 and held in a temporary storage means 12. A work is used in three kind of use moded which are 'reproduction use', 'editing use 1', and 'editing use 2'. In the 'reproduction use', a work display means 11 displays the work as it is according to the work information in the temporary storage means 12. In the 'editing use 1', the work is altered by an editing means 13, but the alteration contents are lost after the terminal device 10 is powered off. In the 'editing use 2', a new work after alteration is held in a work information storage device 70 and opened to the public. In each piece of work information, use conditions (whether use is enable or not, and equivalent value) is set by the three kinds of use style.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for providing a literary work using a network, and more particularly, to providing a work using multimedia via a network, and actively utilizing the provided literary work. About the system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the improvement in data processing capability of computer equipment, the use of so-called multimedia, which comprehensively handles image information, audio information, character information, and the like, has been rapidly spreading. This multimedia is expected to be widely used in the future as a digital medium for providing various works. As a method of providing a copyrighted work using such multimedia to general users, a method using a storage medium such as a floppy disk or a CD-ROM and a method using a network as an intermediary have been widely used. I have. In particular, the method of using a network as an intermediary is expected to continue to spread further in the future, as seen in the rapid spread of the Internet in recent years. Even at this stage, it has become very common at the individual level to collect various copyrighted data using multimedia over the Internet and download them to individual personal computers. .

[0003]

As described above, a work of a literary work utilizing multimedia generally includes image information, audio information, character information, and the like. It is a work as a copyrighted work. Moreover, it is rather rare that each of these independent works is the creation of a single author. In the future, a single multimedia work will be a collection of works by multiple authors. It is expected that more and more cases will be created. In other words, in creating a multimedia work, the technique of quoting and incorporating the work of another person into one's own work is considered to be a very popular technique in the future.

[0004] However, each copyrighted work has its own intellectual property rights, including copyright, and in order to use the copyrighted work of another person, an appropriate price must be paid to the rightful right holder. You need to pay. In use, it is necessary to observe the use conditions set by a valid right holder. However, multimedia works, as described above, contain various works in one work, and identify the rightful owner of each work, pay the appropriate price, and use the work. Compliance with the terms
This requires very complicated work.

As one method for solving such a problem, JP-A-7-302243 and JP-A-7-302243 are known.
Japanese Patent Publication No. 302244 proposes a new copyrighted work providing system using a network. By using this system, it is possible to efficiently manage intellectual property rights attached to the provided work. However, in order to actively utilize copyrighted works provided through the network,
While preserving the right to maintain the identity of the original author's work,
It is necessary to promote secondary use.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a work providing system using a network that can promote secondary use while maintaining the right of preserving the identity of the work.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

(1) In a first aspect of the present invention, in a copyrighted work providing system using a network, a network for transmitting information to a plurality of users, a plurality of terminal devices connected to the network, A work information storage device that saves the work to be provided via the work as work information for each work, and a general management device that manages the transmission process of the work information to each terminal device are provided. Material data that constitutes the copyrighted work, processed data that indicates specific processing for this material data, work composition data that gives instructions to compose a work using the processed material data, and use of this work information And the usage condition data indicating the conditions, and the terminal device converts the unit work represented by the material data included in the work information into the processing data. The reproduction process that performs the specific processing indicated by the data and presents the processed unit work based on the work composition data, and performs arbitrary processing on the unit work within the range of the usage conditions indicated by the usage condition data. An editing process for performing processing and generating new processed data or new work configuration data is performed.

(2) In a second aspect of the present invention, in a copyrighted work providing system using a network, a network for transmitting information to a plurality of users, a plurality of terminal devices connected to the network, A work information storage device that saves a work to be provided via this network as work information for each work, and a general management device that integrally manages transmission processing of work information to each terminal device are provided. And citation data identifying material data that constitutes the unit work or other work information to be cited,
Processing data indicating that specific processing is performed on this material data or other work information, work composition data giving an instruction to compose a work using the processed material data or work information, The terminal device is composed of usage condition data indicating usage conditions related to the work information, and the terminal device is configured to process the unit work represented by the material data included in the work information with respect to the unit work. For the works represented by the citation data included in the work information, the unit work after the specific processing shown in
Receives work information about the cited work specified by the cited data via a network, performs specific processing indicated by the processed data on the work information about the cited work, and performs processing based on the processed work information. Playback processing for presenting the cited work, and arbitrary processing within the range of usage conditions indicated by the usage condition data for the unit work or work information on the cited work, and apply new processing data or new processing An editing process for generating work composition data is performed.

(3) A third aspect of the present invention is the above-described first aspect.
Alternatively, in the work providing system using a network according to the second aspect, a temporary storage means for temporarily holding work information transmitted via the network in the terminal device, and a work based on the work information Means for presenting the work information, editing means for performing a processing process on the work information to generate new processed data or new work configuration data, and use condition data included in the work information. And a condition monitoring means for monitoring the editing means so that the processing within the range of the use condition is performed.

(4) The fourth aspect of the present invention is the above-described third aspect.
In the copyrighted work providing system using the network according to the first aspect, a first function of creating a new work using the cited work, and a second function of storing work information on the new work in a work information storage device. The first function is provided in the editing means, and the work information about the new work is stored only in the temporary storage means, and the work information about the new work is stored in the work information storage device. In the second usage mode, the usage conditions for the cited work are set separately and independently.

(5) The fifth aspect of the present invention relates to the above-described fourth aspect.
In the copyrighted work providing system using the network according to the aspect, the usage conditions for the second usage aspect include:
The conditions for limiting the recipients for a new work stored in the work information storage device are set.

(6) The sixth aspect of the present invention is the above-mentioned first aspect.
-In the copyrighted work providing system using the network according to the fifth aspect, when the cited work is used in a specific form, a use procedure indicating that an inquiry procedure for permitting use in the specific form is necessary. The conditions are set as usage condition data.

(7) The seventh aspect of the present invention is the above-mentioned first aspect.
In the copyrighted work providing system using the network according to the sixth aspect, a plurality of terminal devices having different processing capabilities are connected to the network, and each terminal device performs a predetermined processing based on the processed data in the work information. At the time of execution, each terminal device executes a different processing process suitable for each processing capability.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the system of the present invention, individual multimedia works (works to be provided) are stored as work information for each work in a work information storage device connected to a network. Here, the data that forms the core of each piece of work information is material data and citation data. The material data is raw data consisting of the actual copyrighted work data itself, whereas the citation data is data for specifying another work to be cited and does not include the raw data. Processing data is added to each of the material data and the citation data. The processing data added to the material data is
This is data indicating the processing for the material itself, and the processing data added to the citation data is data indicating the processing for the work cited by the citation data. Each terminal device connected to the network has an editing function of modifying the processed data. However, each piece of work information includes use condition data, and the use condition indicated by the use condition data imposes restrictions on the editing process in the terminal device. In other words, the original author can impose restrictions on the editing behavior of the secondary user who wants to use his or her work by setting predetermined usage conditions, and the original author can The preservation of the right to maintain identity will be achieved. On the other hand, from the standpoint of a secondary user, editing can be performed freely within the range of the usage conditions, so that secondary usage can be promoted.

<Basic Configuration of System> The present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a copyrighted work providing system using a network according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this system, five terminal devices 10 to 50 are connected to a network 100.
, The overall management device 60 and the work information storage device 70 are connected. Each of these devices is a device including a computer. However, the system shown in this embodiment is a system showing a very simplified model for convenience of explanation, and actually, a larger number of terminal devices are connected.

The terminal devices 10 to 50 are devices operated by individual users, and in this embodiment, general-purpose personal computers are used. However, in order to function as an element of the system, dedicated application software is installed in each personal computer. Alternatively, a video game device or the like may be used instead of the personal computer, or a general-purpose workstation may be used. In an actual system, a large number of terminal devices are connected to the network 100. Generally, each terminal device generally has a different processing capability. The general management device 60 is a large-sized computer having a function of generally managing the entire system, has a function of storing history information indicating what information has been transmitted to which terminal device, and has charging information based on this history. Has a function of performing a process of creating The work information storage device 70 is a large-scale computer that stores and distributes the work data used in this system and centrally manages the work data. The work data is stored as work information for each work. . Information indicating the storage location of each piece of work information in the work information storage device 70 is prepared as work management information in the overall management device 60. In this embodiment, the work information storage device is configured by a single computer, but may be configured by a plurality of computers.

The history information stored in the central management device 60 is information indicating the history of the work information transmitted to each terminal device in the past, and billing information is created in association with this history information. The charging information is information indicating that a predetermined fee is charged to the user of the terminal device provided with the work, and more specifically, the amount of the consideration to be paid and the counterparty (right ). Therefore, based on this billing information, for example, if the settlement between the end user and the right holder is performed by a bank account, the end user can pay the fee by debiting the bank and use the copyrighted work by this network. The provision system can be used.

Each piece of work information stored in the work information storage device 70 includes material data, citation data, processed data,
It is composed of various data such as work composition data and usage condition data. Here, the material data is a unit work (some kind of work that is treated as a unit).
For example, image data in the form of raster data for a single still image, collection data of such still images for a moving image, and vector data for a single line image. Format image data, text data expressed in JIS kanji code or the like for a set of sentences, and a series of sound pressure value data sampled at a predetermined cycle for voice. On the other hand, citation data is data that specifies the work information of another work to be cited (the work to be cited) or material data in another work. For example, a unique identification number is assigned to each work information. In the case of managing the work, the identification number given to the work information of the work to be cited becomes the cited data. Processing data is
This is data indicating specific processing to be performed on material data or a cited work. For example, when the material data and the work to be cited consist of one still image, processing such as trimming, enlarging / reducing, changing the color tone, and combining with another still image is performed on the still image. Data. Examples of processing for moving images and audio include partial extraction processing for extracting a certain portion on the time axis, color tone changing processing, and combining processing with other moving images.
On the other hand, the work composition data is data that gives an instruction to compose a work based on the processed material data and citation data. For example, when one work is composed of two pieces of material data, that is, material data consisting of one still image and material data consisting of one line drawing, the processing based on the processing data is performed on each material data. After the processing, the data that gives an instruction on where the processed image is to be laid out on the display screen and at what magnification is the work configuration data. The usage condition data is
This is data indicating conditions when any processing is performed on this work.

The work information in the work information storage device 70 is transmitted to the terminal devices 10 to 50 via the network 100. In FIG. 1, the internal configuration of the terminal device 10 is shown as a block diagram by taking the terminal device 10 as an example.
Similar components are also provided in .about.50. When the user views the work using the terminal device 10, the user may perform an operation of reproducing the work by the work presenting unit 11. When such a reproduction operation is performed, the work information of the work to be viewed is transmitted from the work information storage device 70 to the terminal device 10 via the network 100, and is temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 12. You. Work presentation means 11
Presents a work based on the work information held in the temporary storage means 12. The storage of the work information in the temporary storage means 12 is a temporary storage for only the time required for the work presentation by the work presentation means 11 unlike so-called download. Will be sequentially deleted. In this embodiment, a volatile memory (RAM) is used for the temporary storage means 12, and when the power of the terminal device 10 is turned off, all the work information is lost. In other words, this work providing system constitutes one closed system as a whole, and basically, data constituting the work information does not appear outside this system.

<Specific Example of Work Information> The basic configuration of this system has been described above. Next, the contents of the work information used in this system will be described according to a specific example. Generally, a multimedia work is composed of a combination of materials such as moving images, still images, characters, figures, and sounds, and is presented to a user by a display device and a speaker (although multimedia works are visual Or it is not limited to what is appreciated by hearing,
It includes those that are appreciated by the sense of touch, taste, and smell, and can also be presented by a tactile reproduction device or the like. ). Here, the contents of the work information will be described using a work as shown in FIG. 2 as an example. FIG. 2 shows a display mode of this work on a display screen. In this specification, the term "work" is not limited to works such as so-called artistic paintings and music, but is used in a broad sense to include works that can be recognized as a single expression. For example, the work shown in FIG. 2 is given a work name "Travel in Europe", and is not a work of art but a work of nature such as news, documentary, and commentary.

The screen shown in FIG. 2 is composed of a title logo 1 (still image represented by text and raster data) laid out in the upper left part of the screen and a text article 2 (text) laid out in the lower right part of the screen. Data) and video 3 laid out in the upper right part of the screen (moving image data composed of a set of a plurality of still images (frames) represented by raster data, and audio is also reproduced in synchronization with this moving image) It is composed of a photograph 4 (still image represented by raster data) laid out in the lower left part of the screen, and two control buttons 5 and 6 arranged adjacent to the video 3. In an initial state when this work is presented, the image 3 is in a stationary state in which only the first frame is displayed. Here, when the user clicks the control button 5 (for example, the mouse pointer is moved to the position of this button and an operation of pressing the mouse button is performed), the reproduction of the moving image and the sound as the image 3 starts, and the control is started. When the button 6 is clicked, the reproduction of the video 3 stops.

Here, the owner (author) of the work entitled "Europe's Journey" is a traveler, and A is responsible for the title logo 1, text article 2, and video 3 of this work. Although I created it myself, I will continue the following explanation of Photo 4 assuming that I used the work of photographer B. As shown in FIG. 3, Otsu's work is another work entitled "Scenery of Paris", and is composed of Photo 7 as material data. Therefore, another piece called "Scenery of Paris" is quoted in part of the piece called "Europe's Journey".

Generally, a multimedia work is composed of a combination of works of various genres, such as moving images, still images, texts, and voices, and the work is presented to a user in an interactive manner (interactive manner). It is common to do. In addition, as in the above-described example, a work by another author is quoted, and the relationship of intellectual property rights becomes extremely complicated. For example, in the above example, the user who was provided with the work “Europe's Journey” would be obliged to pay for the author of this work: Party A and quoted in the “Scenery of Paris” Author of the work "
You will be obliged to pay the consideration. The above example is a very simple model where only one citation is made in one work, but in practice such citations are made at various places or in a so-called "nested" style. It is expected that multiple citations will be made more and more in the future. The management of intellectual property rights must be very complicated if a work with such a complicated citation is provided. In other words, in addition to the problem of compensation, when a work is used secondarily, the necessity of preserving the right to maintain the identity of the original author arises.

This system solves such a problem of intellectual property right management by employing the following method. The individual work information used in this system is shown in Fig. 4.
As shown in, content list, material data, citation data,
It is composed of processing data, work composition data, and usage condition data. Here, both the material data and the citation data are not necessarily required, and at least one of them is sufficient. The content list shows a list of material data and citation data used in this work. FIG. 4 shows the structure of the work information about the work "Europe's Journey" shown in FIG. 2, and the details are as shown in FIG.

That is, the contents list indicates that this work includes material data A, B, and C and citation data D. Raw material data A to C include raw image data and text data. , And video data. The citation data D contains data (for example, a unique identification number) for specifying a work “landscape of Paris” to be a cited work.

Processing data a to d are added to the material data A to C and the citation data D, respectively. The material data A to C are data that express raw materials as they are, and when they are used for a work, there is a case where it is necessary to perform processing as needed. Also, there is a case where it is desired to use a work cited by the citation data D by applying some processing thereto. The processing data a to d are data for specifying such processing.

In the case of the example shown here, the processed data a is empty data, and the material data A (image data for the title logo 1) is not subjected to any processing and is directly processed as “European. The processed data b is used in the work “Travel”, and the processed data b is data indicating a processing for extracting a part of the material data B (text data for the text article 2), and the processed data c is the material data This is data indicating processing for extracting a part of C (moving image and audio data for video 3). Therefore, when the work “Europe's Journey” shown in FIG. 2 is presented, not all the text data included in the material data B is presented as the text article 2 but specified by the processed data b. Only a part will be presented. Similarly, as the video 3, not all the moving images included in the material data C are reproduced, but only a part specified by the processed data c is reproduced.

Of course, instead of expressing the work to be presented in the format of “material data + processed data”, a process of extracting only a necessary part from the original material data is performed in advance. "Processed material data"
It is also possible to express a work to be presented in the form of "". However, in the system according to the present invention,
By expressing the work to be presented in the form of "material data + processed data", the original material data and the processing added to it are clearly separated and handled, and the right to maintain the identity of the original author While trying to actively use them for secondary use.

The same applies to the case where another work is cited. The citation data D is composed of data specifying another work “Paris landscape”, and the processing data d is information indicating a processing to be performed on the work “Paris landscape”. In this case, the work "Scenery of Paris"
The processing data d is the data itself indicating the trimming processing on the photograph 7 as shown in FIG. Specifically, the processing data d indicates information on the trimming frame 8 shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the work composition data includes data for designating layout positions and magnifications of the processed material data A to C and the processed photograph 7, and the patterns, layout positions, and functions of the control buttons 5 and 6. The final work is composed of data to be instructed, data to instruct overall synthesis procedure and synchronization designation, and the like, and the final work is assembled by the work configuration data.

The last use condition data is data indicating use conditions for the work "European journey".
In this example, it is indicated that the right holder (copyright holder) is “A” and individual usage conditions for three usage modes are shown. Each of these usage conditions will be described later.

On the other hand, FIG. 6 shows the structure of work information about another work "Scenery of Paris" cited in this work "Europe's Journey". The content list indicates that the work includes the material data E, and the material data E contains the image data of the photograph 7. In this example, both the processed data e and the work configuration data are empty data, and the raw material data E is a work as it is. The usage condition data is data indicating the usage conditions for the work "Scenery of Paris". In this example, the right holder (copyright holder) is "Oto" and three usage modes are used. Individual usage conditions are shown. Each of these usage conditions will be described later in detail.

<Plurality of Usage Modes and Usage Conditions> A general user uses the terminal device 10 shown in the block diagram of FIG. 1 to create, for example, a work “European journey” as shown in FIG. In order to apprehend, the following processing is executed. First, the user starts an application program of the present system on a general-purpose personal computer used as the terminal device 10, and starts accessing the present system. The start of access from the terminal device 10 is recognized by the overall management device 60, and the overall management device 60 presents a work list to the terminal device 10. When the user performs an operation to select a work “Europe's Journey” from this work list, the general management device 60 sends the “Europe Journey” from the terminal device 10 to the work information storage device 70. A notification that access to the work is permitted is given, and the work information storage device 70 sends the terminal device 1
To 0, the work information of the work "European journey" will be transmitted. That is, work information as shown in FIG. 5 is taken into the temporary storage means 12 in the terminal device 10. As described above, the work presenting means 11 displays the work information in the temporary storage means 12 on the display device as shown in FIG.
It has a function to present works as shown in Fig. 1.

Here, such a function of the terminal device 10 will be referred to as a "reproduction function", and such a mode of use for the work "Travel in Europe" will be referred to as a "reproduction function". For example, the act of browsing various homepages via the Internet corresponds to “reproduction” of homepages. As described above, the use mode of “reproduction” is a passive use of a work, and is merely an appreciation of a work created by another person. In contrast,
The system according to the present invention is intended for active use of a work, and is intended to promote active use of the work. That is, if the system according to the present invention is used, it is not limited to simply appreciating the work of another person, but arbitrary processing is performed on the work of another person, and this is stored in the work information storage device 70 as its own work. It becomes possible to save. The editing means 13 provided in the terminal device 10 has a function of performing arbitrary processing on other works as described above. Here, such a function of the terminal device 10 will be referred to as an "editing function", and such a use mode for another work will be referred to as an "editing use".

The work "Europe's Journey" by Party A shown in FIG.
It is a work created by editing and using your work "Paris landscape" shown in. That is, the work “Landscape of Paris” is a work composed of the material data E itself as the photograph 7, and as described above, the processed data e is the sky data. Party A applies a trimming process to this photo 7 to extract only the inside of the trimming frame 8 shown in FIG.
This is referred to in my work as Photo 4. This trimming process is performed by the editing unit 13. In other words, Party A has performed a trimming process on the material data E as the photograph 7 temporarily stored in the temporary storage means 12 using the editing means 13 and diverted it to a part of its own work. Become. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the work information on the work “Europe's journey” by A includes citation data D (data indicating that another work “Scenery of Paris” is cited) and a trimming frame 8. Is added. As described above, the processing by the editing unit 13 is actually processing for generating new processing data. Even if the processing for the work “Scenery of Paris” is performed, the processing in the work information storage device 70 is performed. The work information itself of "Paris scenery" stored in the above is not changed, but only new processed data d (data indicating the trimming frame 8) is generated.

In the processing by the editing means 13, not only when new processing data is generated, but also when new processing data is generated.
New work configuration data may be generated. For example, for the work “Europe's Journey” shown in FIG.
After performing the processing of replacing Photo 4 with
Can be created on the left and Photo 4 on the right. Such processing is performed by modifying the original work configuration data to generate new work configuration data. Of course, both the new processed data and the new work configuration data may be generated by the processing performed by the editing unit 13.

By the way, the editing means 13 has a function of generating new material data or taking in new material data from outside as well as processing other works as described above. For example, the material data A (image data for the title logo 1) is generated by the first party performing a drawing operation using a drawing function provided in the editing means 1, and the material data B (text article) 2) is generated by the user performing an input operation using the character input function provided in the editing means 1, and the material data C (moving image and audio data for the video 3) Is a video captured by a video camera or the like captured as digital data by using the editing means 13. In the end, by operating the editing means 13, the former creates new material data, imports it from the outside, processes the other works cited, and generates various copyrighted works. By adding the predetermined work composition data, a new work "Europe's Journey" has been created. The work information on the work created in this way is newly stored in the work information storage device 70, and is provided for use by other users.

As described above, when the work information is stored in the work information storage device 70, the work is "reproduced and used" or "edited and used" by many users. In this way, the primary use and secondary use of the work are promoted, but with regard to "editing use (secondary use)", if this is completely freely permitted, the identity of the original author can be maintained. Rights cannot be preserved.
The use condition data in the work information is for solving such a problem, and indicates use conditions for each use mode of the work. In other words, these usage conditions define restrictions along with the price for use. By preparing such usage condition data, it is possible to promote secondary use while maintaining the right of identity retention of the original author.

In the embodiment described here, the use mode of the work is “reproduction use”, “edit use 1”, “edit use 2”.
The usage conditions are determined for each usage mode. Here, “editing use 1” and “editing use 2” both refer to another work and process this cited work using the editing means 13,
This indicates a usage mode that should be called “secondary use of a work” to create a new work. “Edit usage 1” is a usage mode in which work information of a new work is stored only in the temporary storage unit 12. In contrast, “editing use 2” is different in that it indicates a use mode in which work information of a new work is newly stored in the work information storage device 70.

The three modes of use will be described in detail with reference to the work "Scenery of Paris" shown in FIG. First,
In the case of “reproduction”, the work information shown in FIG. 6 is transmitted to the temporary storage means 12, and the work presenting means 11 presents the entire photograph 7 shown in FIG. This is a presentation of the work according to the intention of the right holder (author), and the right to maintain identity is completely preserved.

Next, in the case of "editing use 1", the work information shown in FIG. 6 is also transmitted to the temporary storage means 12, and the whole picture 7 shown in FIG. However, for example, the user of this system, the user, can operate the editing means 13 to process it. For example, if He performs a process of extracting only the inside of the trimming frame 8 shown in FIG. 3, the process data e indicating such a process is added to the material data E (or The processing data d indicating such processing may be added to the citation data D), and the work presenting means 11 presents the work (trimmed photograph 7) that has been processed by the processing data. Will be. This is a work presentation contrary to the intention of the original right holder, and may infringe the right to maintain identity. As described above, since the editing means 13 has a function of importing material data from the outside, He further combines the portrait picture of himself captured from the outside with the cropped photo 7, For example, FIG.
It is also possible to create a new work 9 as shown in FIG. The creation of a new work 9 by Hei with reference to the original photo 7 is unexpectedly expected by you, and your right to maintain the same identity has been neglected.

However, in the case of the use mode of "editing use 1", the processed data added to the cited work exists only in the temporary storage means 12 to the last. Once cut (or
When a general-purpose personal computer or the like is used as the terminal device 10, if the application software for accessing the system is terminated, the information of the work modified by such trimming and composition is lost. Will no longer remain anywhere. As mentioned earlier, this system is basically a closed system,
In the case of the usage mode “editing use 1”, a new work as shown in FIG. 7 exists only temporarily inside the terminal device 10 owned by the user.

On the other hand, in the usage mode of “editing use 2”, the work information of the new work 9 created by this
Under the control of the overall management device 60, the work information is stored in the work information storage device 70 via the network 100. In this case, the new work 9 is "recycled" by a large number of users of the system, and is exposed to an unspecified number of people. In some cases, this new work 9
However, there is also a possibility that it is used in a mode of "editing use 1" or "editing use 2". As described above, “editing use 1” and “editing use 2” are the same in that both of the original works are modified. The modified work is presented only to a very limited number of family members, whereas in the latter use mode, the modified work is presented to an unspecified number of people, and the right of preserving identity is not guaranteed. There is a huge gap in discussion. In other words, "editing use 1" is a secondary use in the category of private use of a work, while "editing use 2" is a secondary use on the premise of disclosure to the general public. be able to.

As described above, in the present system, "recycling" in which the right of identity is completely preserved, "editing 1" in the category of private use, and "editing" on the premise of general disclosure. "Usage 2" is handled separately, and usage conditions are separately and independently set for each usage mode. By setting flexible use conditions in this way, it is expected that secondary use will be promoted while maintaining the right to maintain the identity of the work. That is, the original right holder who has saved his or her work in the work information storage device 70 can set conditions according to his or her will for each use mode.

Further, in the present system, the use conditions set for each use mode are made more flexible. Specifically, in the case of image data, conditions can be set for each processing such as a trimming process, a color tone changing process, and a combining process. When the work includes a color photograph, it is possible to perform not only the above-described trimming processing and synthesis processing, but also processing processing such as changing the color tone. For example, an original color photograph can be processed into a monochrome photograph and used, or the whole can be processed and used in a sepia tone. Alternatively, if the editing means 13 has various photo retouching functions, processing through various image filters is also possible. In the present system, use conditions can be set independently for each of such individual processings, and consideration is given to smooth operation.

For example, the usage condition data of the work information "Scenery of Paris" shown in FIG. 6 includes data indicating that the original right holder is B, and usage conditions data for each of the three usage modes. Are set separately and independently. First, with regard to "recycle use", a usage condition that "can be paid for 5 yen" is set.
Each time the user appreciates this work, charging information of 5 yen is generated in the central management device 60. The billing information is tabulated, for example, on a monthly basis, and a settlement process using a bank account or the like is performed. on the other hand,
With regard to “editing use 1”, a use condition is set to “can be paid for 10 yen”. Since the type of the processing is not limited at all, any processing is a usage mode of "editing use 1", that is, a category of private use of enjoying various processing in the terminal device 10. As long as you pay 10 yen, you will be allowed. On the other hand, with respect to “editing use 2”, different condition settings are made for each type of processing. In other words, “for the trimming process,
A usage condition is set, which states that "it is possible if the user pays 00 yen, but the color tone cannot be changed or combined." Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the use mode of “editing use 2”, which has been subjected to only the trimming processing as used in the work “Europe's Journey”, is permitted with a payment of 200 yen. As shown in the new work 9 shown in (1), the use mode of “edit and use 2” that has been subjected to the composition processing is not permitted.

The above are the usage conditions set by the creator B for the work “Scenery of Paris”.
For the work "Europe's Journey" created by quoting the work "Scenery of Paris" in the usage form "Editing use 2", the author of the creator, A, agrees to the usage conditions as shown in FIG. Is set. In other words, with regard to “reproduction”, a usage condition that “can be paid if the amount paid is 100 yen” is set, and each time the user appreciates this work, the charge information of 100 yen to Party A Is generated in the central management device 60. However, if you appreciate this work, you will automatically see the work of "Beautiful Paris" as well, so you will also receive 5 yen billing information for you, and the user will pay a total of 105 yen. In other words, the work "European journey" will be "recycled".
In addition, the usage condition that “can be paid for 100 yen” is set for “editing use 1”, and is a category of private use that enjoys various processes in the terminal device 10. As long as you pay 100 yen to Party A, it will be permitted. In this case as well, if the processing extends to the quoted portion of "Scenery of Paris", it is necessary to pay the value of 10 yen for "Editing use 1" to the second party.

On the other hand, with regard to "edit and use 2", a condition "inquiry required" is set. This is a condition setting indicating that it is necessary to perform a procedure for inquiring to the original author A of what form the user wants to use.
In the case of a work such as "European journey", which is a complex combination of various materials and works, setting conditions that require such an inquiry procedure is very effective. For example, it is possible to present a specific usage form to the original author by means of e-mail or the like and to inquire permission / non-permission.

Regarding the usage mode “editing and using 2”, it is also possible to set conditions for limiting the recipients for a new work. As described above, when the usage mode of “editing use 2” is permitted, the user's own work is quoted as a new work in a modified state and stored in the work information storage device 70. In this case, it is also possible to impose conditions such that the use of this new work is limited to only specific persons without permitting it to an unspecified number of persons. For example, you, the original right holder of the work "Scenery of Paris,"
For a new work created as shown in FIG. 7,
As a condition for permitting the use mode of “editing use 2”, a condition that “this new work 9 is“ reproduced ”only by a user belonging to a specific group A” is imposed. It is also possible. This is because it is not desirable to see an unspecified number of people in a state where their own work has been modified, but it is permissible to see only the users belonging to a specific group A. This is a useful condition setting for the author.

As described above, it is possible to set various use conditions in the use condition data prepared in the work information of each work. It is necessary to take measures to prohibit use that violates the rules. Therefore, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 1, the condition monitoring means 14 is provided in the terminal device 10. The condition monitoring means 14 has a function of monitoring the editing means 13 so that processing is performed within the range of use conditions indicated by the use condition data included in the work information held in the temporary storage means 12. And has a function of preventing execution of a machining process contrary to the use condition.

<Specific Example of Terminal Device> A specific configuration example of the terminal device 10 used in the present system is shown in the block diagram of FIG. As described above, the terminal device 10 is actually composed of a general-purpose personal computer and a video game device. That is, the arithmetic processing device 1 is connected to the network 100 via the terminal adapter 101.
02 is connected to the arithmetic processing unit 102.
A display device 103 and a speaker 104 for presenting a work are connected. In addition, the arithmetic processing unit 1
02 is connected to a ROM 105 as a non-volatile memory and a RAM 106 (including a VRAM) as a volatile memory.
07 is connected. In the disk device 107, application software of the present system (a program for operating this general-purpose personal computer as the terminal device 10 which is one component of the present system, in other words, transmitted from the network 100) A program for executing predetermined processing including editing processing by matching general-purpose data that does not depend on the model of the terminal device with the method of the terminal device, and another application (used by a general-purpose personal computer). Programs, such as word processors, spreadsheets, CAD, etc., which are not necessary for the implementation of the present invention). In addition, a keyboard 108, a mouse 109, and the like are connected as devices for a user to input predetermined information to the arithmetic processing device 102.

As described above, the present system constitutes one closed system, and the work information does not basically go out of the system. Therefore, the work information transmitted via the network 100 is held in the RAM 106 only when the application of the present system is operating, and is always under the control of the application of the present system. State. After all, the temporary storage means 12 in the terminal device 10 described above is
06, and the work presenting means 11, the editing means 13, and the condition monitoring means 14 are all realized as software by application programs of the present system. Therefore, when the application of the present system is terminated and another application is started, all the work information held in the temporary storage means 12 is deleted.

When a general-purpose personal computer is used as the terminal device 10 in practical use, there is naturally a difference in processing capability between individual personal computers. For example, some computers can handle 256 colors, some have about 32,000 colors, and some have full colors. Also,
Depending on the clock speed of the built-in CPU, the ability to play moving images also differs. Therefore, usually, a plurality of terminal devices 10 having different processing capabilities are connected to the network 100. Therefore, the application of the present system prepared in the disk device 107 of FIG. 8 includes a different application suitable for the processing capability of each terminal device 10 when executing a predetermined processing based on the processing data in the work information. It is preferable to have a function of executing the processing.

For example, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, first, in step S1, the processing capability of the terminal device 10 is recognized, and in step S2, a processing routine suitable for this processing capability is selected, and in step S3, It is preferable to perform processing for executing the processing in accordance with the selected routine.

[0055]

As described above, according to the copyrighted work providing system using the network according to the present invention, the use condition is set in the work information indicating each work, and the range of the use condition is set in each terminal device. Since the function of performing processing within the system is provided, the secondary use can be promoted while maintaining the right to maintain the identity of the work.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a copyrighted work providing system using a network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a work presented on the terminal device 10 shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an original work “Scenery of Paris” cited in the work “Europe's Journey” shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of individual work information used in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing specific contents of work information on the work “European journey” shown in FIG. 2;

6 is a diagram showing specific contents of work information on the work "Scenery of Paris" shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a new work created by processing the work shown in FIG. 3;

8 is a block diagram illustrating a specific configuration example of the terminal device 10 illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a processing performed in the terminal device 10 shown in FIG. 8;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Title logo 2 ... Body article 3 ... Video 4 ... Photo 5 ... Control button 6 ... Control button 7 ... Photo 8 ... Trimming frame 9 ... New work 10 ... Terminal device 11 ... Work presentation means 12 ... Temporary storage means 13 ... Editing means 14 Condition monitoring means 20, 30, 40, 50 Terminal device 60 Overall management device 70 Work information storage device 100 Network 101 Terminal adapter 102 Arithmetic processing device 103 Display device 104 Speaker 105 ROM 106: RAM 107: Disk device 108: Keyboard 109: Mouse

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A network for transmitting information to a plurality of users, a plurality of terminal devices connected to the network, and a work to be provided through the network as work information for each work. A work information storage device, and an overall management device that integrally manages the transmission process of the work information to each terminal device, wherein the work information is material data constituting a unit work,
Processing data indicating a specific processing for the material data, work composition data for giving an instruction to compose a work using the processed material data, and use condition data indicating a use condition for the work information, The terminal device performs a specific processing indicated by the processing data on the unit work represented by the material data included in the work information, and converts the processed unit work into the work configuration data. A reproduction function to be presented based on the above, and an editing process in which a unit work is subjected to arbitrary processing within the usage conditions indicated by the usage condition data to generate new processed data and / or new work composition data. A copyrighted work providing system using a network, comprising: a function; 2. A network for transmitting information to a plurality of users, a plurality of terminal devices connected to the network, and a work to be provided via the network as work information for each work. A work information storage device, and an overall management device that integrally manages the transmission process of the work information to each terminal device, wherein the work information is a material data constituting a unit work and / or another work to be cited. Citation data for specifying information, processed data indicating a specific processing for the material data and / or other work information, and processed material data and / or other work information for forming a work using the processed work data. The terminal device is composed of work composition data giving an instruction and use condition data indicating use conditions related to the work information, and the terminal device includes: For the unit work represented by the included material data, the specified work indicated by the processing data is applied to this unit work, and the processed unit work is presented based on the work composition data. For the work represented by the citation data included in the information, the work information on the cited work specified by the citation data is received via the network, and the work information on the cited work is The reproduction function that performs the specific processing indicated by the processed data and presents the cited work based on the processed work information, and the usage condition data for the unit information and / or work information on the cited work And an editing function of performing arbitrary processing within the range of usage conditions shown and generating new processed data and / or new work composition data. A copyrighted work providing system using a network. 3. The system according to claim 1, wherein a temporary storage means for temporarily storing work information transmitted via a network in a terminal device, and a work based on the work information. Means for presenting the work information, editing means for performing processing on the work information to generate new processed data and / or new work configuration data, and utilization included in the work information. A literary work providing system using a network, comprising: condition monitoring means for monitoring the editing means so as to perform processing within the range of use conditions indicated by the condition data. 4. The system according to claim 3, wherein a first function of creating a new work using the cited work and a work information of the new work stored in the work information storage device. The first function is provided in the editing means, and the work information about the new work is stored only in the temporary storage means, and the work information about the new work is stored in the work information storage device. Second like
And a use condition of the cited work, wherein the use conditions of the cited work are set independently and independently of each other. 5. The system according to claim 4, wherein a condition for limiting a recipient of a new work stored in the work information storage device is set as a use condition for the second use mode. A copyrighted work providing system using a characteristic network. 6. The system according to claim 1, wherein when using the cited work in a specific form, an inquiry procedure for requesting permission for use in the specific form is required. A copyrighted work providing system using a network, characterized in that a use condition indicating the use condition is set as use condition data. 7. The system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of terminal devices having different processing capabilities are connected to a network, and each terminal device performs a predetermined processing based on the processing data in the work information. A copyrighted work providing system using a network, wherein, when executing processing, each terminal device executes different processing corresponding to each processing capability.