Music distribution system and associated antipiracy protections
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1. A data transmission device comprising:
- a general population cluster preference database;
a consumer catalog generator module;
an individual consumer preference information storage module; and
a payload scheduler.
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Abstract
Music is blanket transmitted (for example, via satellite downlink transmission) to each customer'"'"'s computer-based user station. Customers preselect from a list of available music in advance using an interactive screen selector, and pay only for music that they choose to have recorded for unlimited playback, for example, by a “CD burner”. An “ID tag” is woven into the recorded music so that any illegal copies therefrom may be traced to the purchase transaction.
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1. A data transmission device comprising:
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a general population cluster preference database;
a consumer catalog generator module;
an individual consumer preference information storage module; and
a payload scheduler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for distributing music or video content to consumers comprising:
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receiving an order to purchase a music CD or video DVD though the Internet;
placing an ID tag in the music or video selected;
archiving the ID tag information with the purchaser'"'"'s identity;
sending the ID tag information to a third party for tracking;
compressing the selection;
sending the selection over the Internet to the purchaser; and
enabling the purchaser to de-compress the selection and store it on storage media.
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