METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTING MOVIES FOR OWNERSHIP
First Claim
1. A method for obtaining one or more copies of a movie or media via the internet using a computer having a hard drive and a digital media device, wherein the movie or media is comprised of a set of digital files or a container file having said files;
- the method comprises the steps of;
a. downloading the set of movie or media digital files or container file having said files that have been purchased or authorized for use by the user to the hard drive, wherein the set of files is stored on the hard drive for a length of time necessary to transfer said files to a recordable medium in the digital media device;
b. transferring the set files to the recordable medium in the digital media device; and
c. automatically deleting, erasing, rendering unusable, or any combination thereof, the set of files from the hard drive without input from the user,thereby preventing other non-authorized users from file sharing or copying said files.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for obtaining one or more copies of a movie or media via the internet using a computer having a hard drive and a digital media device. A movie or media is made up of a set of digital files. The methods include downloading the set of movie or media digital files that have been purchased or authorized for use by the user to the hard drive, wherein the set of files is stored on the hard drive for a length of time necessary to transfer said files to a recordable medium in the digital media device; transferring the set files to the recordable medium in the digital media device; and automatically deleting the set of files from the hard drive without input from the user. The method preventing other non-authorized users from file sharing or copying the files.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for obtaining one or more copies of a movie or media via the internet using a computer having a hard drive and a digital media device, wherein the movie or media is comprised of a set of digital files or a container file having said files;
- the method comprises the steps of;
a. downloading the set of movie or media digital files or container file having said files that have been purchased or authorized for use by the user to the hard drive, wherein the set of files is stored on the hard drive for a length of time necessary to transfer said files to a recordable medium in the digital media device; b. transferring the set files to the recordable medium in the digital media device; and c. automatically deleting, erasing, rendering unusable, or any combination thereof, the set of files from the hard drive without input from the user, thereby preventing other non-authorized users from file sharing or copying said files. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- the method comprises the steps of;
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7. A method for distributing a copy of a movie or media via the internet using a computer having a hard drive and a digital media device, wherein the movie or media is comprised of a set of digital files or a container file having said files;
- the method comprises the steps of;
a. purchasing said movie or media or obtaining authorization to copy said movie or media; and b. selecting the digital media device to which the set of movie or media files is to be copied;
wherein once said movie or media is purchased and digital media device selected, the method automatically performs the steps comprising of;i. downloading the set of movie or media files or container file having said files that have been purchased or authorized for use by the user to the hard drive, wherein the set of files is stored for a length of time necessary to transfer said files to a recordable medium in the digital media device; ii. transferring the set files to the recordable medium in the digital media device; and iii. deleting, erasing, rendering unusable, or any combination thereof, the set of files from the hard drive; thereby preventing other non-authorized users from file sharing or copying said files. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- the method comprises the steps of;
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13. A system for obtaining a one or more copies of a movie or media via the internet, wherein the movie or media is comprised of a set of digital files or a container file having said files, the system comprises:
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a. a computer having a hard drive and a digital media device; b. a recordable medium; and c. software that performs the steps of; i. downloading the set of movie or media digital files or container file having said files that have been purchased or authorized for use by the user to the hard drive, wherein the set of files is stored on the hard drive for a length of time necessary to transfer said files to a recordable medium in the digital media device; ii. transferring the set files to the recordable medium in the digital media device; and iii. automatically deleting, erasing, rendering unusable, or any combination thereof, the set of files from the hard drive without input from the user; thereby preventing other non-authorized users from file sharing or copying said files. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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