Apparatus and method for protecting media content rights

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11244030
APP PUB NO 20190188361A1
SERIAL NO

16269181

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A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to maintain content rights parameters associated with media content and a user where the content rights parameters include limits to distribution of the media content to a plurality of communication devices associated with the user and where a portion of the plurality of communication devices use different communication protocols from another portion of the plurality of communication devices, monitor for access to the media content by one communication device of the plurality of communication devices of the user, and obtain rights control data that is adapted to allow for presentation of the media content by the one communication device of the user where the rights control data is generated based on the content rights parameters. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I L P675 WEST PEACHTREE STREET ATLANTA GA 30308

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Chow, Lee Naperville, US 29 466
Piepenbrink, David Denver, US 30 659
Sofos, James Aurora, US 6 56

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