1. In a distributed computing system comprising a plurality of content subscribers coupled to a plurality of content locators and a plurality of content publishers on a network, a system to manage content subscribers' access to content publishing resources comprising: a content subscriber to request content; a content locator to locate one or more content publishers, wherein the content publisher dynamically activates the requested content by presenting one or more content publishing resources to activate said requested content; and a license manager to control the content subscriber's access to said content publishing resources.