System and method for controlling distribution and use of digital works using price specifications

摘要

A method, system and device for determining fees for access to digital works including associating a usage right with a digital work and which specifies a manner of use of the digital work and (i) a fee specification including a maximum price and a best price specification indicating a best price to be charged to a consumer upon exercising the manner or (ii) a price to be charged and a markup specification indicating a markup percentage to the price to be charged to a consumer upon exercising the manner of use; determining when the consumer is entitled to the best price or the markup specification and if so, returning a difference between the maximum price and the best price to the consumer or adding the markup percentage to the price to be charged to the consumer upon exercising the manner of use, respectively.