Systems and methods for managing digital assets in a distributed computing environment are described. Meta-data for the digital assets is stored separately from the digital assets. Meta-data for some of the digital assets is copied and stored at a central location. Meta-data for the digital assets is...http://www.google.de/patents/US20060106834?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20060106834 - Systems and methods for freezing the state of digital assets for litigation purposes
