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A distribution system and method which can be executed by such a system. The system comprises: first terminal remote from a hub station, having: a selection from among a plurality of possible access rights to generate a granted access right set which contains a set of access rights to a remotely sto

A distribution system and method which can be executed by such a system. The system comprises: first terminal remote from a hub station, having: a selection from among a plurality of possible access rights to generate a granted access right set which contains a set of access rights to a remotely stored image set; an input for allowing input of a third party electronic address associated with the granted access right set; a communication for transmitting the granted access right set and associated third party electronic address; and a hub station remote from the first terminal, comprising: a storage for the image set; a receiver for the transmission from the first remote terminal; a storage for the granted access right set and associated access identification; an automatic transmitting from the hub station to the third party electronic address; an electronic address for the hub station, a listing of the access rights of the granted set associated with the third party electronic address, and the associated access identification; and an allowance of a third party to access the image set from a terminal remote from the hub, only in accordance with the granted access right set.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A method of distributing an image set stored as an image set signal at a hub station, comprising the steps of:selecting, at a first terminal remote from the hub station, from among a plurality of possible access rights to generate a granted access right set which contains a set of a

[ I claim:] [1.] A method of distributing an image set stored as an image set signal at a hub station, comprising the steps of:selecting, at a first terminal remote from the hub station, from among a plurality of possible access rights to generate a granted access right set which contains a set of access rights to the stored image set;transmitting from the first terminal to the hub station, the granted access right set in association with an electronic address for a third party;storing the granted access right set and an associated access identification at the hub station;automatically transmitting from the hub station to the third party electronic address: an electronic address for the hub station, a listing of the access rights of the granted set associated with the third party electronic address, and the access identification;transmitting to the hub station from a second terminal remote from the first terminal and hub station, the access identification and a request to access the image set in accordance with one of the granted access rights;allowing, at the hub terminal, the second terminal to access the image set only in accordance with the granted access right set.