Method and system for preventing unauthorized rerecording of multimedia content
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1. An end-user system comprising:
- an interface to a storage media for storing encrypted multimedia content to be rendered using the end-user system using multimedia output devices and/or output ports of the end-user device after decryption of the encrypted multimedia content;
a plurality of multimedia input devices and/or input ports, wherein at least one of the multimedia input devices and/or input ports is capable of recording at least part of the encrypted multimedia content which has been decrypted; and
a multimedia player for rendering the encrypted digital content, whereby prior to decryption of the encrypted multimedia content, blocking access to all multimedia input devices and/or input ports of the end-user system, the blocking being accomplished by opening all multimedia input devices and/or input ports of the end-user system that can receive any part of the encrypted multimedia content which has been decryrted, to prevent use of such multimedia input devices and/or input ports, thereby preventing re-recording of any part of the encrypted multimedia content which has been decrypted by the end-user device;
decrypting at least part of the encrypted multimedia content; and
subsequent to decryption, and while access to all such multimedia input devices and/or input ports is blocked, rendering the at least part of the multimedia content which has been decrypted.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer readable medium for the blocking of recording digital content at an end user multimedia end-user-system during the rendering of encrypted digital multimedia files. Before the process of rendering of encrypted digital multimedia can be started all rendered media stream during playback are opened to ensure that this multimedia content is not recorded. This blocks the usage of the multimedia interfaces including devices and/or ports that can be used to store un-encrypted content that has been decrypted for the purposes of playing or rendering. The method also includes an exception, which allows recording with permission from the present invention.
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1. An end-user system comprising:
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an interface to a storage media for storing encrypted multimedia content to be rendered using the end-user system using multimedia output devices and/or output ports of the end-user device after decryption of the encrypted multimedia content; a plurality of multimedia input devices and/or input ports, wherein at least one of the multimedia input devices and/or input ports is capable of recording at least part of the encrypted multimedia content which has been decrypted; and a multimedia player for rendering the encrypted digital content, whereby prior to decryption of the encrypted multimedia content, blocking access to all multimedia input devices and/or input ports of the end-user system, the blocking being accomplished by opening all multimedia input devices and/or input ports of the end-user system that can receive any part of the encrypted multimedia content which has been decryrted, to prevent use of such multimedia input devices and/or input ports, thereby preventing re-recording of any part of the encrypted multimedia content which has been decrypted by the end-user device;
decrypting at least part of the encrypted multimedia content; and
subsequent to decryption, and while access to all such multimedia input devices and/or input ports is blocked, rendering the at least part of the multimedia content which has been decrypted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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