Method and system for providing secure digital music duplication

Abstract

A system and method are provided wherein digital data representing content and associated license rights may copied to a storage medium, such as a removable storage medium, whereby the serial number of the copied-to storage medium is integrated into the licensing scheme utilized to secure the digital content. As a result, the digital content is pre-authenticated and bound to the copied-to storage medium, obviating the need to access a network or other location for access to the protected content.

1. A method for duplicating secure digital data, comprising:
 copying digital data and associated licensing data representing licensing rights from a master storage medium to a plurality of target storage medium media; and 
 integrating thestoring serial number information of saidone target storage medium into the appropriateof said plurality of target storage media onto a portion of said digital data and into said licensing datatarget storage medium after copying the associated licensing data from the master storage medium to said plurality of target storage media, 
 whereby the content ofwherein said digital data and thesaid license rights associated with said licensing data stored on said one target storage medium are self-authenticatingauthenticated by comparing said serial number information on said one target storage medium and a serial number of said one target storage medium. 
 
     
     
       2. A method for duplicating secure digital data according to  claim 1 , wherein said licensing data is formatted according to the WMA format. 
     
     
       3. The method for duplicating secure digital data according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 selecting at least one content file for duplication, wherein said at least one content file is said digital data; 
 setting digital rights management (DRM) rights levels for each of said at least one content file; and 
 generating said licensing data in accordance with said DRM rights levels. 
 
     
     
       4. A method for duplicating secure digital data according to  claim 3 , wherein said selecting at least one content file for duplication includes selecting at least one video file for duplication. 
     
     
       5. A method for duplicating secure digital data according to  claim 3 , wherein said selecting at least one content file for duplication includes selecting at least one audio file for duplication. 
     
     
       6. A method for duplicating secure digital data according to  claim 3 , wherein said selecting at least one content file for duplication includes selecting at least one software file for duplication. 
     
     
       7. A method for duplicating secure digital data according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 encrypting said at least one content file with unique key information for each of said at least one content file, wherein said at least one content file is said digital data; and 
 storing said unique key information in at least one content file and in the licensing data associated with said at least one content file. 
 
     
     
       8. A method for duplicating secure digital data according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 storing said digital data and said licensing data in said master computer-readable medium. 
 
     
     
       9. A computer readable non-transitory machine-readable storage medium bearing computer executable instructions for carrying out the method of  claim 1 ., the instructions comprising:
 instructions to copy digital data and associated licensing data representing licensing rights from a master storage medium to a plurality of target storage media; and 
 instructions to store serial number information of one target storage medium of said plurality of target storage media onto a portion of said one target storage medium after copying the associated licensing data from the master storage medium to said plurality of target storage media, 
 wherein said digital data and said license rights associated with said licensing data stored on said one target storage medium are authenticated by comparing said serial number information on said one target storage medium and a serial number of said one target storage medium. 
 
     
     
       10. A modulated data signal carrying computer executable instructions for performing the method of  claim 1 . 
     
     
       11. A computer system in which content on a master storage medium may be copied to a plurality of target storage media, comprising:
 a computing device having read and write access to a master storage medium and write access to a plurality of target storage medium media, wherein said computing device copies is configured to store digital data and associated licensing data representing licensing rights from the master storage medium to at least one of the plurality of target storage media, and wherein said computing device integrates the is configured to store serial number information from said at least of one target storage medium of the plurality of target storage media into at least one file of said digital data and into said licensing data onto a portion of said one target storage medium after copying the associate licensing data from the master storage medium to said plurality of target storage media, 
 whereby the content ofwherein said digital data and the license rights associated with said licensing data stored on said one target storage medium are self-authenticating authenticated by comparing said serial number information on said one target storage medium and a serial number of the one target storage medium. 
 
     
     
       12. A computer system according to  claim 11 , wherein said licensing data is formatted according to the WMA format. 
     
     
       13. A computer system according to  claim 11 , wherein said computing device selects at least one content file for duplication, wherein said at least one content file is said digital data, wherein said computing device receives instructions for setting DRM rights levels for each of said at least one content file and wherein said computing device generates said licensing data in accordance with said DRM rights levels. 
     
     
       14. A computer system according to  claim 13 , wherein said computing device selects at least one video file for duplication. 
     
     
       15. A computer system according to  claim 13 , wherein said computing device selects at least one audio file for duplication. 
     
     
       16. A computer system according to  claim 13 , wherein said computing device selects at least one software file for duplication. 
     
     
       17. A computer system according to  claim 11 , wherein said computing device encrypts said at least one content file with unique key information for each of said at least one content file, wherein said at least one content file is said digital data, and said computing device stores said unique key information in at least one content file and in the licensing data associated with said at least one content file. 
     
     
       18. A computer system according to  claim 11 , wherein said computing device stores said digital data and said licensing data in said master computer-readable medium. 
     
     
       19. A method for duplicating secure digital music, comprising:
 selecting at least one content file for duplication; 
 setting digital rights management (DRM) rights levels for each of said at least one content file; 
 encrypting said at least one content file with unique key information for each of said at least one content file; 
 storing said unique key information in the header for each of said at least one content file and in a license file associated with said at least one content file; 
 storing said at least one content file and said license file in a master computer-readable medium; 
 copying said at least one content file and said license file from a master computer-readable medium to a target computer-readable medium; and 
 integrating the serial number information of said target computer-readable medium into said header of each of said at least one content file and into said license file, 
 whereby the content of said at least one content file and the license rights associated with said license file stored on said target computer-readable medium are self-authenticating. 
 
     
     
       20. A method for duplicating secure digital music according to  claim 19 , further comprising:
 copying said at least one content file and said license file from said master computer-readable medium to a second target computer-readable medium; and 
 integrating the serial number information of said second target computer-readable medium into said header of each of said at least one content file and into said license file, 
 whereby the content of said at least one content file and the license rights associated with said license file stored on said second target computer-readable medium are self-authenticating. 
 
     
     
       21. A method for duplicating secure digital music according to  claim 19 , wherein said selecting at least one content file for duplication includes selecting at least one audio file for duplication. 
     
     
       22. A method for duplicating secure digital music according to  claim 19 , wherein said selecting at least one content file for duplication includes selecting at least one video file for duplication. 
     
     
       23. A method for duplicating secure digital music according to  claim 19 , wherein the a public key for authenticating the target storage medium is the serial number. 
     
     
       24. A method for duplicating secure digital music according to  claim 19 , wherein said the unique key information is utilized as the a private key of the an asymmetric encryption algorithm utilized for encryption. 
     
     
       25. A method for duplicating secure digital music according to  claim 19 , wherein said license rights are formatted according to the WMA format. 
     
     
       26. A computer readable non-transitory machine-readable storage medium bearing computer executable instructions for carrying out the method of  claim 19 ., the instructions comprising:
 instructions to select at least one content file for duplication; 
 instructions to set digital rights management (DRM) rights levels for each of said at least one content file; 
 instructions to encrypt said at least one content file with unique key information for each of said at least one content file; 
 instructions to store said unique key information in the header for each of said at least one content file and in a license file associated with said at least one content file; 
 instructions to store said at least one content file and said license file in a master computer-readable medium; 
 instructions to copy said at least one content file and said license file from a master computer-readable medium to a target computer-readable medium; and 
 instructions to integrate serial number information of said target computer-readable medium into said header of each of said at least one content file and into said license file, 
 whereby the content of said at least one content file and license rights associated with said license file stored on said target computer-readable medium are self-authenticating. 
 
     
     
       27. A modulated data signal carrying computer executable instructions for performing the method of  claim 19 . 
     
     
       28. A method for duplicating secure digital data comprising:
 copying digital data and associated data which uniquely authenticates said digital data from a master storage medium to a plurality of target storage media; and   storing serial number information of one target storage medium of said plurality of target storage media onto a portion of said target storage medium after copying the associated data from the master storage medium to said plurality of target storage media,   wherein said digital data and the associated data stored on said one target storage medium are authenticated by comparing said serial number information on said one target storage medium and a serial number of said one target storage medium.   
     
     
       29. A system for duplicating secure digital data, comprising:
 means for copying digital data and associated licensing data representing licensing rights from a master storage medium to a plurality of target storage media; and   means for storing serial number information of one target storage medium of said plurality of target storage media onto a portion of said one target storage medium after copying the associate licensing data from the master storage medium to said plurality of target storage media,   wherein said digital data and said license rights associated with said licensing data stored on said one target storage medium are authenticated by comparing said serial number information on said one target storage medium and a serial number of said one target storage medium.   
     
     
       30. A system for duplicating secure digital music, comprising:
 a means for selecting at least one content file for duplication;   a means for setting digital rights management (DRM) rights levels for each of said at least one content file;   a means for storing unique key information for each of said at least one content file in a header for each of said at least one content file and in a license file associated with said at least one content file;   a means for storing said at least one content file and said license file in a master computer-readable medium;   a means for copying said at least one content file and said license file from a master computer-readable medium to a target computer-readable medium; and   a means for integrating serial number information of said target computer-readable medium into said header of each of said at least one content file and into said license file,   whereby the content of said at least one content file and license rights associated with said license file stored on said target computer-readable medium are self-authenticating.