Controlling digital rights of the "play N times" type for a digital audio and/or video content

The invention relates to a process for controlling digital rights of the "Play N times" type for a digital audio and/or video content (132), referred to as controlled content (132), the controlled content being consumed by a consumer on a consuming device (112) or on another device delegating the controlling of these rights to the consuming device. According to the invention, such a process is characterized in that charging of one additional usage is inhibited in at least one of the following cases where: - the consumer momentarily consumes another content, on the same device (112) where the controlled content (132) is consumed, and then returns to the controlled content (132), - the consumer effects a pause in the usage of the controlled content (132), - the consumer performs a fast-forward of the controlled content (132), - the consumer performs a rewind of the controlled content (132).