KR20100003892A - Method, system, and computer-readable recording medium for protecting copyright on base contents in association with secondary contents - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method, a system, and a computer readable recording medium for protecting copyrights on basic content with respect to secondary content. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for protecting copyright of a content that is a basis of secondary content, the method comprising: retrieving secondary content generated using the basic content from a content database, and storing the secondary content; Extracting information about an underlying content provider, and transmitting a notification regarding the secondary content to a terminal of the basic content provider.

Description

TECHNICAL, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROTECTING COPYRIGHT ON BASE CONTENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH SECONDARY CONTENTS}

The present invention relates to a method, a system, and a computer readable recording medium for protecting copyrights on basic content with respect to secondary content. More specifically, the present invention allows the copyright holder of the basic content to determine the use of the content, such as disclosure of the secondary content, when the content (so-called secondary content) is generated by another person based on the specific content. The present invention relates to a method, a system, and a computer-readable recording medium for enabling copyright holders of basic content to flexibly protect copyrights according to their intentions.

Recently, with the rapid development of the high-speed Internet environment and information and communication technology, the Internet content has been widely spread. As the content spreads, more and more users are using the spread contents, and these activities are becoming an important part of many users' lives.

In addition, instead of contacting the contents of the over-the-air broadcasting through a TV receiver according to the broadcasting company's schedule, it is more natural and convenient to watch as contents on the Internet.

Looking closely, the use of such content is done in a variety of ways. One widely used method is a method in which a user downloads and uses desired content from the Internet through a P2P service or a web hard service. In addition, the user may receive and use content applied with digital rights management (DRM) or watermark to protect copyright, or may access the web site and stream the content.

In particular, the interest and the frequency of use of UCC (User Created Contents), which are contents produced by general users mainly for non-profit purposes, have explosively increased, resulting in the infringement of copyrights on various contents including UCC. The problems are frequently occurring.

In more detail, it can be noted that the contents of UCC and other contents distributed on the Internet are not surprisingly large. In other words, many UCCs such as movies, dramas, CFs, and animations are produced by editing or partially modifying other UCCs already produced by others. Accordingly, a problem of copyright infringement frequently occurs between the copyright holder of the basic content and the creator of the secondary content.

In this case, another issue may be to what extent the copyright of the copyright holder of the basic content is protected. If all of the disclosure or distribution of secondary content created using any basic content is regarded as copyright infringement, then the production and use of content on the Internet will be drastically slowed, There will be a retreat over. And such uniform use prohibition may be contrary to the intention of the copyright holder of the basic content in many cases. In this regard, looking at Korean copyright law, a copyright holder can grant permission to others to use the work, and a person who receives permission from the copyright owner can use the work 'within the scope of the licensed usage methods and conditions'. Generally, such permission is made through a contract between the parties, which in principle must be concluded individually for each party.

However, since it is practically impossible for a party to enter into a contract every time for a large amount of content flooding on the Internet, a copyright dispute does not occur between the copyright holder of the basic content and the creator of the secondary content, but the contract between the parties is convenient. There is a desperate need for technology to ensure the effective and efficient operation and to flexibly protect the copyright of the basic contents.

The object of the present invention is to solve all the above-mentioned problems.

In addition, the present invention allows the copyright holder of the basic content to monitor the secondary content produced by using the content, and by granting the right to determine the disclosure of the secondary content, etc. to the copyright holder of the basic content, the basic content Its other purpose is to ensure that copyrights are protected flexibly.

Another object of the present invention is to ensure that creators of secondary content are not unnecessarily involved in copyright disputes.

In addition, the present invention enables the copyright holder of the basic content to directly determine whether to permit the use of the secondary content, thereby minimizing the cost and effort consumed by companies such as Internet portal sites involved in the distribution of the content to monitor copyright infringement. Another purpose is to make it possible.

Representative configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for protecting copyright of a content that is a basis of secondary content, the method comprising: retrieving secondary content generated using the basic content from a content database, and storing the secondary content; Extracting information about an underlying content provider, and transmitting a notification regarding the secondary content to a terminal of the basic content provider.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for protecting copyright of a content that is a basis of secondary content, the method comprising: retrieving secondary content stored in association with the basic content from a content database at the request of a basic content provider; And providing information regarding the secondary content to the terminal of the basic content provider, and receiving a request for the use of the secondary content from the basic content provider terminal.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for protecting copyright of a content on which secondary content is based, the secondary content generated using the basic content from a content database, and stored with respect to the secondary content. Provided is a system including a secondary content retrieval unit for extracting information on a basic content provider, and a secondary content generation notification unit for transmitting a notification regarding generation of the secondary content to a terminal of the basic content provider.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for protecting copyright of a content that is a basis of secondary content, the secondary content being stored in association with the basic content from a content database at the request of a basic content provider. A secondary content search unit for searching, a search result provider for providing information on the secondary content to a terminal of the basic content provider, and a communication unit for receiving a request for the use of the secondary content from the basic content provider terminal Provided is a system comprising a.

In addition, there is further provided a computer readable recording medium for recording another method, system, and computer program for executing the method.

According to the present invention, the copyright holder of the basic content can monitor the secondary content produced using the corresponding content.

In addition, according to the present invention, the copyright holder of the basic content has the authority to determine the disclosure and distribution of the secondary content produced on the basis of its own content, so that the copyright of the basic content can be flexed according to the intention of the copyright holder of the basic content. Can be protected.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the creator of the secondary content from being unnecessarily caught up in the copyright dispute, and to achieve the effect that the content distributor can reduce the cost and effort.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings that show, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain shapes, structures, and characteristics described herein may be embodied in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention with respect to one embodiment. In addition, it is to be understood that the location or arrangement of individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description, therefore, is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention, if properly described, is defined only by the appended claims, along with the full range of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. Like reference numerals in the drawings refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several aspects.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention.

In the present specification, 'content' refers to all kinds of electronic information that can be produced and provided by a specific person on a communication network, and thus visualized and audited, and is broadly divided into UCC and Company Created Contents (CCC). Can be. UCC or CCC can include text, images, photos, cartoons, maps, music, animations, videos, skins, avatars, and the like.

In addition, in the present specification, although the base content is referred to as a concept corresponding to the secondary content, even if the secondary content is another secondary content produced based thereon, the other secondary content is based on Obviously, it can be considered as content.

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1 is to allow the copyright holder of the basic content to monitor the secondary content produced based on the corresponding content according to an embodiment of the present invention, and to allow the copyright holder of the basic content to determine whether to permit use of the secondary content. It is a figure which shows schematically the structure of the whole system for doing.

As shown in FIG. 1, the entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication network 100, an elementary content provider terminal 200, a secondary content provider terminal 300, and a content copyright management server 400. , And a web server 500.

First, the communication network 100 may be configured regardless of communication modes such as wired and wireless, and may include a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), and a wide area network (WAN). Network). Preferably, the communication network 100 according to the present invention may be a known World Wide Web (WWW).

The basic content provider terminal 200 and the secondary content provider terminal 300 include a function for allowing a user to communicate after accessing the content copyright management server 400 or the web server 500 through the communication network 100. As a digital device, a digital device having a computing capability by mounting a microprocessor such as a personal computer (for example, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, etc.), a workstation, a PDA, a web pad, a mobile phone, etc. It may be adopted as the primary content provider terminal 200 or the secondary content provider terminal 300 according to the present invention.

A user of the basic content provider terminal 200 (called a 'basic content provider') may produce basic content by using a portable terminal such as a laptop computer, a mobile phone, a camcorder, a camera, a recorder, or a terminal useful for producing other contents. The basic content thus produced may be transmitted to the content copyright management server 400 or the web server 500 through the basic content provider terminal 200. Also, after the content is produced by the basic content provider terminal 200 itself, the content may be transmitted to the content copyright management server 400 or the web server 500 through the communication network 100. To this end, the basic content provider terminal 200 further includes a web browser (not shown) program for allowing the basic content provider to access the content copyright management server 400 or the web server 500 through the communication network 100. It may be.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the content produced by the basic content provider is transmitted to the content copyright management server 400 or the web server 500 through the communication network 100, information about the basic content provider (eg For example, a login ID, an e-mail address, a mobile phone number, etc. of the basic content provider, or unique identification information (eg, the title of the basic content) of the basic content may be transmitted together.

Meanwhile, a user of the secondary content provider terminal 300 (called a 'secondary content provider') accesses the communication network 100 through his terminal 300, and controls the content copyright management server 400 or the web server ( In step 500, the basic content provided by the basic content provider may be searched or searched, and the corresponding content may be received. In this case, information about the basic content (that is, information about the basic content provider or unique identification information of the basic content) may be transmitted together.

The secondary content provider may produce secondary content using the basic content provided by the basic content provider. In the production of the secondary content, the base content may be used in various ways. For example, when the basic content is a video, secondary content may be produced by performing editing using some or all of the basic content. In the production of the secondary content, various separate terminals may be used as in the case of the basic content production, but the secondary content provider terminal 300 itself may also produce the secondary content. To this end, the secondary content provider terminal 300 may further include software (not shown) that supports reproduction, editing, and the like of content such as a video.

The secondary content provider may transmit the produced secondary content to the content copyright management server 400 through the secondary content provider terminal 300. In this case, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the corresponding secondary content may include information on the basic content provider or basic content identification information.

Meanwhile, a web browser (not shown) for allowing the secondary content provider terminal 300 to access the content copyright management server 400 or the web server 500 through the communication network 100. Program may be included.

The content copyright management server 400 is one of the main components for the implementation of the present invention, and allows the basic content provider to determine whether there is any secondary content produced based on the basic content. In addition, it provides a service to determine whether to allow the use of the produced secondary content. The content copyright management server 400 may be a server 400 operated by a company such as an Internet portal site.

In detail, when the basic content provider accesses the content copyright management server 400 through the basic content provider terminal 200, the content copyright management server 400 is produced based on the contents of the content provider to the basic content provider. A web page may be provided that enables the inquiry of whether the secondary content currently exists. In this case, the basic content provider may determine whether the secondary content based on the own content exists by inputting information about the self into the corresponding web page. In addition, the basic content provider may determine whether there is a corresponding secondary content for each basic content by inputting at least part of identification information unique to the basic content provided by the basic content provider.

Meanwhile, the content copyright management server 400 not only enables the basic content provider to directly check whether the secondary content exists, but also actively notifies the basic content provider that secondary content based on the basic content has been produced. can do. Various notifications can be used for this notification. For example, a pop-up note or an e-mail that can be transmitted through the communication network 100 may be used. When the basic content provider terminal 200 is a mobile phone, a short message service (SMS) message may be used.

When the basic content provider knows that the secondary content is produced based on the content of the user, the content copyright management server 400 may determine whether the secondary content is available to the basic content provider terminal 200 (for example, publicly available). Message, such as whether or not it is available for distribution, etc.). After identifying the contents of the corresponding secondary content, the basic content provider may determine whether to permit the use of the secondary content by answering the query.

Finally, the web server 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a server that provides a cyberspace to enable the disclosure and distribution of basic content and / or secondary content in conjunction with the content copyright management server 400. Can be. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the web server 500 may be implemented as the same server without having to be distinguished from the content copyright management server 400.

Hereinafter, an internal configuration and function of the content copyright management server 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

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2 and 3 are diagrams showing in detail the internal configuration of the content rights management server 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the content copyright management server 400 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a member information management unit 410, a secondary content inquiry / notification unit 430, and a secondary content disclosure confirming unit ( 450, the controller 470, and the communication unit 490 may be configured. In addition, referring to FIG. 3, the secondary content inquiry / notification unit 430 may be configured as a secondary content retrieval unit 431, a search result providing unit 433, and a secondary content generation notifying unit 435. It can be seen that. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the member information management unit 410, the secondary content inquiry / notification unit 430, the secondary content disclosure confirmation unit 450, the control unit 470, and the communication unit 490 At least some of the program modules may communicate with the basic content provider terminal 200 or the secondary content provider terminal 300. Such program modules may be included in the content rights management server 400 in the form of an operating system, an application module, and other program modules, and may be physically stored on various known storage devices. In addition, such program modules may be stored in a remote storage device that can communicate with the content copyright management server 400. On the other hand, such program modules include, but are not limited to, routines, subroutines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or execute particular abstract data types, described below, in accordance with the present invention.

First, the member information management unit 410 according to an embodiment of the present invention may manage information of members subscribed to a web site operated or linked with the content copyright management server 400. The provider of the basic content or the secondary content may register through the terminals 200 and 300 to access a web site operated or linked with the content copyright management server 400 and input his or her own information. The member information manager 410 may preserve and manage the information of the members, and may update the changed information from time to time.

Meanwhile, in order to store the information managed by the member information manager 410, a member information database 600 as shown may be additionally provided. In FIG. 2, the member information database 600 is illustrated as being a component of the content copyright management server 400, but is not limited thereto. The member information database 600 may communicate with the content copyright management server 400. It may be implemented in a separate medium. On the other hand, the member information database 600 is a concept that includes a computer-readable recording medium, and refers to not only a consensus database but also a database of a broad meaning including a data system based on a file system. Even a set may be included in the member information database 600 as described herein if it is possible to retrieve it and extract data.

The secondary content inquiry / notification unit 430 according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide information on whether there is secondary content based on the basic content at the request of the basic content provider. In addition, the secondary content inquiry / notification unit 430 may continuously search whether secondary content corresponding to the predetermined basic content is generated, and notify the provider of the corresponding basic content. Hereinafter, the internal configuration of the secondary content inquiry / notification unit 430 and the function of each component will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a diagram illustrating in detail the internal configuration of the secondary content inquiry / notification unit 430 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the secondary content inquiry / notification unit 430 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a secondary content search unit 431, a search result provider 433, and a secondary content generation notification unit. It can be seen that it can be composed of (435).

First, the secondary content search unit 431 according to an embodiment of the present invention searches whether the secondary content based on the predetermined basic content is generated. As described above, when the secondary content is transmitted to the content copyright management server 400, since the secondary content may include information on the basic content provider or identification information unique to the basic content, the secondary content search unit 431 May detect that the secondary content based on the predetermined content has been generated.

For this search, the content database 700 may be referenced. In the content database 700, secondary content transmitted from the secondary content provider terminal 300 may be stored. The secondary content search unit 431 may check that the secondary content is generated with reference to the content database 700. In FIG. 2, the content database 700 is illustrated as being a component of the content copyright management server 400, but is not limited thereto. The content database 700 may be a separate medium that can communicate with the content copyright management server 400. It may be implemented as.

Meanwhile, the search result providing unit 433 according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide information about the secondary content searched by the secondary content searching unit 431 to the provider of the content that is the basis of the secondary content. Can be.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, if the basic content provider accesses a web page provided by the content copyright management server 400 through the basic content provider terminal 200 and then inputs information about his or her content, 2 The primary content search unit 431 searches for the secondary content corresponding to the corresponding content by referring to the content database 700, and the search result provider 433 provides the search result to the basic content provider terminal 200. can do.

The secondary content search unit 431 may search for the secondary content in real time or periodically, in addition to searching for the secondary content if the basic content provider desires it. That is, the secondary content transmitted through the secondary content provider terminal 300 is stored in the content database 700. The generation of new secondary content is confirmed by searching the content database 700 in real time or periodically. I can do it.

When the secondary content search unit 431 searches the content database 700 and confirms generation of new secondary content, the secondary content generation notifying unit 435 notifies the provider of the content that is the basis of the secondary content. You can notify.

There may be various notifications by the secondary content generation notifying unit 435 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The free notification method may be determined according to the information on the basic content according to the searched secondary content or the type of the basic content provider terminal 200, but most preferably, the notification may be made by a pop-up note, an e-mail or an SMS message. have.

Meanwhile, the secondary content disclosure confirming unit 450 according to an embodiment of the present invention allows the basic content provider to determine whether to permit the disclosure and distribution of the secondary content, and publish the secondary content according to the determination. Or may be made private, or to allow or disallow its distribution. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the secondary content disclosure confirming unit 450 receives the information regarding the determination of the basic content provider and automatically limits the use of the secondary content (for example, private processing, Such as to make it public only.

The control unit 470 according to an embodiment of the present invention controls the data flow between the member information management unit 410, the secondary content inquiry / notification unit 430, the secondary content disclosure checking unit 450, and the communication unit 490. Function to control. That is, the controller 470 controls the flow of data from the outside or between each component of the content copyright management server 400 to control each component to perform its own function.

The communication unit 490 according to an embodiment of the present invention enables the content rights management server 400 to communicate with an external device such as the basic content provider terminal 200 or the secondary content provider terminal 300. .

Embodiments according to the present invention described above may be implemented in the form of program instructions that may be executed by various computer components, and may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be those specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in the computer software arts. Examples of computer readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magneto-optical media such as floptical disks. optical media) and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the process according to the invention, and vice versa.

Although the present invention has been described by specific embodiments such as specific components and the like, but the embodiments and the drawings are provided to assist in a more general understanding of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and variations can be made from these descriptions.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the embodiments described above, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims below, are included in the scope of the spirit of the present invention. I will say.

1 is to enable the owner of a content to monitor the generation of secondary content produced on the basis of the content according to an embodiment of the present invention, and to allow the content owner to determine the distribution of the secondary content It is a figure which shows the structure of the whole system schematically.

2 and 3 are diagrams showing in detail the internal configuration of the content rights management server 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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410: Member Information Management Department

430: secondary content inquiry / notification unit

431: secondary content search unit

433: search result provider

435: secondary content generation notification unit

450: secondary content disclosure confirmation unit

470: control unit

490: communication unit

600: Member Information Database

700: content database

Claims (21)

As a method for protecting the copyright of the content on which the secondary content is based, Retrieving secondary content generated using the base content from the content database, Extracting information about a basic content provider stored with respect to the secondary content, and Sending a notification regarding the secondary content to a terminal of the base content provider How to include. The method of claim 1, The second content retrieving step includes retrieving content stored in association with the base content in the content database as secondary content. The method of claim 1, The notification is in the form of at least one of a pop-up note, an email, and an SMS message. The method of claim 1, Sending a query for use of the secondary content to the primary content provider terminal. The method of claim 4, wherein The use of the secondary content is limited to disclosure of the secondary content. The method of claim 5, Setting the secondary content to be public or private based on the response of the underlying content provider to the query. How to include more. As a method for protecting the copyright of the content on which the secondary content is based, Retrieving secondary content stored in association with the base content from a content database according to a request of a base content provider; Providing information regarding the secondary content to a terminal of the basic content provider; and Receiving a request for use of the secondary content from the basic content provider terminal How to include. The method of claim 7, wherein The second content retrieving step includes retrieving content stored in association with the base content in the content database as secondary content. The method of claim 7, wherein The use of the secondary content is limited to disclosure of the secondary content. The method of claim 9, Based on the request of the underlying content provider, setting the secondary content to be public or private. A system for protecting the copyright of the content on which the secondary content is based, A secondary content retrieval unit for retrieving secondary content generated using basic content from a content database, and extracting information about a basic content provider stored with respect to the secondary content; Secondary content generation notification unit for sending a notification regarding the generation of the secondary content to the terminal of the basic content provider System comprising a. The method of claim 11, And the secondary content retrieval unit retrieves content stored in association with the base content in the content database as secondary content. The method of claim 11, The notification is in the form of at least one of a pop-up note, an email, and an SMS message. The method of claim 11, And a secondary content usage query unit for transmitting a query for the use of the secondary content to the basic content provider terminal. The method of claim 14, The use of the secondary content is limited to the disclosure of the secondary content. The method of claim 15, And the secondary content usage query unit sets the secondary content to be public or private based on a response of the primary content provider to the query. A system for protecting the copyright of the content on which the secondary content is based, A secondary content retrieval unit for retrieving secondary content stored in association with the basic content from a content database according to a request of a basic content provider; A search result provider for providing information about the secondary content to a terminal of the basic content provider; And a communication unit for receiving a request for use of the secondary content from the elementary content provider terminal. The method of claim 17, And the secondary content retrieval unit retrieves content stored in association with the base content in the content database as secondary content. The method of claim 17, The use of the secondary content is limited to the disclosure of the secondary content. The method of claim 19, And a secondary content disclosure setting unit configured to set the secondary content to be public or private based on a request of the elementary content provider. A computer program for executing a method according to any of the preceding claims. Computer-readable recording medium for recording grams.

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