Music distribution system and associated antipiracy protections
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.
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.
2 . The device of claim 1 wherein said individual consumer preference information storage module comprises an interface that obtains said consumer preferred music styles of each consumer.
3 . The device of claim 1 wherein said general population cluster preference database comprises an information collector mechanism that collects said consumer preferred music styles of a plurality of consumer locations.
4 . The device of claim 1 wherein said consumer catalog generator module comprises:
a catalog generator that generates an individual consumer catalog based on an analysis of said consumer preferred music styles of a plurality of consumer locations from said general population cluster preference database and said consumer preferred music styles from said individual consumer preference information storage module.
5 . A system for distributing music or video content to consumers comprising:
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.