Abstract: Improved techniques are disclosed for payment of accrued moneys via a third party intermediary. In one embodiment, a consolidated royalty can be provided for online sales of digital assets of a digital asset provider. Since the online sales can be from various different countries, the online sales can be in a plurality of different currencies. The royalties due a digital asset provider from online sales in the different currencies can be consolidated at appropriate times into a single currency and then disbursed to the digital asset provider. In another embodiment, royalty disbursement management can be provided to alert a digital asset provider that an attempted distribution has failed and to facilitate the digital asset provider in correcting appropriate banking information to assist in obviating the distribution failure.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques and configurations for monitoring quality of digital media assets available from a network-based media distribution system, and taking action to make those digital media assets that have quality deficiencies unavailable from the network-based media distribution system. The network-based media distribution system can provide an online media store from which users can acquire those of the digital media assets that are deemed available. In one embodiment, digital media assets that have quality deficiencies can be rapidly discovered and automatically removed from being available at an online media store.

Abstract: Furniture protector device comprising: a plurality of side by side rigid elongate members forming an upper layer of rigid members and and a lower layer of rigid members. The layers are attached to each other by standard equally space pins to form a standard expandable lattice structure. A plurality of spike members are perpendicularly attached to the rigid members of the upper layer. A pair of handle members are each attached to rigid members located on the right and left side of the upper layer. The lattice structure can be expanded to cover the entire horizontal surface of a standard sofa or contracted for compact storage.

Abstract: Methods and systems for managing media distribution are disclosed. Advantageously, the management of media distribution can be substantially computer implemented and include management of media distribution agreements. The management of media distribution agreements can operate to manage the creation and/or renewal of media distribution agreements in an automated and efficient manner. The methods and systems for management of media distribution can also take appropriate action when an established media distribution agreement expires.