SUPPLEMENTARY TRUST MODEL FOR SOFTWARE LICENSING/COMMERCIAL DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION POLICY

摘要

: A flexible use licensing system for an application comprising a plurality of licensable products is provided comprising an application level product policy definition license, and a licensable product policy definition license corresponding to each licensable product. The flexible use license further comprises a rights account certificate for validating the use license against a variety of environmental conditions, and an external validation component for validating the use license at a licensing authority without the transmittal of the entire use license.