Digital rights management based content access mediation

1. A computer implemented method for mediating access to content based on digital rights management, comprising:

receiving, at a server, a unit of content from a distribution repository, wherein a time for receiving the unit of content from the distribution repository is based on a communication load;

storing the unit of content on the server;

receiving a request from a mobile device for the unit of content;

identifying a digital rights holder identity for the mobile device by using a unique identifier for the mobile device, wherein the unique identifier is at least one of an equipment identifier that is a cellular radio unique identifier for the mobile device, an international mobile subscriber identity, a mobile subscriber identification number, and a mobile identification number;

determining whether the digital rights holder identity is associated with a right to receive the unit of content;

providing, from the server, the unit of content to the mobile device in response to a determination that the digital rights holder identity is associated with the right to receive the unit of content.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the unit of content is multimedia content, an audio content, a video content, a still image content, and a text content.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the digital rights holder identity is associated with a plurality of devices.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the digital rights holder identity is associated with the right to receive the unit of content comprises comparing the request from the mobile device for the unit of content to data associated with the digital rights holder identity, wherein the data associated with the digital rights holder identity comprises a plurality of linked content identifier and rights definition pairs, and wherein each rights definition restricts providing the unit of content to a maximum number of devices.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the time for receiving the unit of content from the distribution repository is during off-peak hours.

6. A system for mediating access to content based on digital rights management, comprising:

a server comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein the server is configured to:

receive a request from a media player for a unit of content,

identify a digital rights holder identity associated with the request by using a unique identifier for the media player, wherein the unique identifier is at least one of an equipment identifier, an international mobile subscriber identity, a mobile subscriber identification number, and a mobile identification number,

determine whether the digital rights holder identity is associated with a right to receive the unit of content,

identify a wirelessly accessible device that is accessible via a communication network that has the unit of content and is associated with a right to store the unit of content;

receive the unit of content from the wirelessly accessible device in response to a request for the unit of content received from the media player; and

provide the unit of content to the media player in response to a determination that the digital rights holder identity is associated with the right to receive the unit of content, wherein the unit of content is not stored on the server.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the server and the media player communicate via a base transceiver station.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the media player is one of a mobile telecommunication device, a mobile handset, a personal digital assistant, a mobile computer, a handheld gaming device, a wireless mobile device, a pager, a portable computer, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a set top box, a television, a digital camera, a digital music player, and a digital calculator.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein identify a wirelessly accessible device comprises providing at least one of an internet protocol address and numbering plan area number for the wirelessly accessible device from which the server receives the unit of content.

10. A computer implemented method for mediating access to content based on digital rights management, comprising:

a distribution repository providing a unit of content to a server during off-peak hours;

the server storing the unit of content in response to the unit of content being requested on more than a specified number of occasions;

the server receiving a request for the unit of content from a mobile device via a communication network; and

the server providing the unit of content to the mobile device based on a digital rights holder identity.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 10 , further comprising:

the server determining whether a load on the server is greater than a threshold in response to receiving a request for the unit of content from a mobile device; and

the server providing the unit of content from the server to the mobile device in response to determining that the load on the server is not greater than the threshold.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 11 , further comprising:

the server identifying an other device accessible via the communication network that has the unit of content in response to determining that the load on the server is greater than the threshold;

the mobile device requesting the unit of content from the other device; and

the other device providing the unit of content to the mobile device via the communication network.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 12 , wherein identifying the other device that has the unit of content comprises providing at least one of an internet protocol address and numbering plan area number for the other device that provides the content to the mobile device.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 12 , wherein the other device is served by a base transceiver station that serves the mobile device.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 10 , further comprising:

the server determining whether the unit of content can be located; and

the server requesting the unit of content from the distribution repository via a wired communication in response to a determination that the unit of content cannot be located.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 10 , further comprising:

the server determining whether the unit of content can be located; and

the server requesting the unit of content from another server via the communication network in response to a determination that the unit of content cannot be located.

17. The computer implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the distribution repository provides the unit of content to the server via a wired communication.

18. The computer implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the unit of content is a new release.

19. The computer implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the server communicates with the communication network via wireless communication.

20. The computer implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the unit of content is multimedia content, an audio content, a video content, a still image content, and a text content.