License creation device, license creation method, and computer program

摘要

The present invention is intended to create a license for a new piece of digital content created by linking two or more pieces of digital content. A license creation apparatus has a link ID acquisition block, a link pattern storage block, and a license creation block. The link ID acquisition block acquires a link ID from a license of digital content. The link pattern storage block stores a link ID combination and license creation information for determining contents of the license to be created, in a related manner. The license creation block creates a license. The license creation block acquires two or more link IDs from a link ID acquisition block and acquires license creation information related to a combination of these two or more link IDs from a link pattern storage block. The license creation block creates a license on the basis of this license creation information. IMAGE