1. A method comprising: creating first control information, the first control information being configured for use by a protected processing environment to govern access to or other use of an electronic content object at a first electronic appliance, the first control information including a requirement that information relating to access to or other use of the electronic content object be recorded; sending the first control information to a first electronic appliance; determining whether usage information relating to access to or other use of the electronic content object has been recorded; and conditionally sending, based at least in part on results of the determining step and the first control information, second control information to the first electronic appliance, the second control information including a time-based constraint.