METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING READ RIGHTS OF DIGITAL CONTENTS

A method for controlling read rights of digital contents includes receiving, by a first service node, digital content information from a second service node implemented by a second server, wherein the digital content information includes digital contents and read rights of the digital contents, and both the first service node and the second service node are service nodes authenticated by a root service node, transmitting, by the first service node, a verification request to the root service node to verify whether the digital content information is authorized by the root service node, and parsing, by the first service node, the digital content information to obtain the digital contents and the read rights of the digital contents if a verification result shows that the digital content information is authorized by the root service node. An apparatus and system for implementing the method are also provided.