Method for protecting data contents

1. A method for protecting data contents, wherein the data contents are loaded from a distribution application available in a communications network onto an output unit and are played back on the output unit, comprising:

monitoring a current system utilization of the output unit during playback of loaded data contents on the output unit,

comparing the current system utilization to an estimated standard system utilization of the output unit for playback of data contents, wherein the comparing is configured to detect a presence of copying software that captures the data contents being played back on the output unit, and

taking appropriate protective measures to avoid the capture of the data contents when the current system utilization exceeds the estimated standard system utilization.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a system utilization for decoding and decryption of data contents to be played back on the output unit and a system utilization for basic applications which run by default on the output unit are used for estimating the standard system utilization of the output unit.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the monitoring of the current system utilization of the output unit is carried out during a predefined period and is compared with the estimated standard system utilization of the output unit for this period.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein playback of the data contents is interrupted as a protective measure for the data contents when the current system utilization exceeds the standard system utilization.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the monitoring of the current system utilization of the output unit is carried out during a predefined period and is compared with the estimated standard system utilization of the output unit for this period.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein playback of the data contents is interrupted as a protective measure for the data contents when the current system utilization exceeds the standard system utilization.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

sending a message to the distribution application as a protective measure for the data contents when the current system utilization exceeds the standard system utilization.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising:

defining a limit for a difference between a current system utilization and an estimated standard system utilization.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

defining a limit for a difference between a current system utilization and an estimated standard system utilization.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the copying software comprises screen capturing software.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the detecting indicative of the presence of the copying software occurs when the present system utilization exceeds the estimated standard system utilization.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the copying software comprises screen capturing software.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing program code which executes, when run on a computer, a method of protecting data contents, wherein the data contents are loaded from a distribution application available in a communications network onto an output unit and are played back on the output unit, the method comprising:

monitoring a current system utilization of the output unit during playback of loaded data contents on the output unit,

comparing the current system utilization to an estimated standard system utilization of the output unit for playback of data contents, wherein the comparing is configured to detect a presence of copying software that captures the data contents being played back on the output unit, and

interrupting the playback to avoid the capture of the of the data contents when the current system utilization of the output unit exceeds the estimated standard system utilization.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as claimed in claim 13 , wherein a system utilization for decoding and decryption of data contents to be played back on the output unit and a system utilization for basic applications which run by default on the output unit are used for estimating the standard system utilization of the output unit.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the monitoring of the current system utilization of the output unit is carried out during a predefined period and is compared with the estimated standard system utilization of the output unit for this period.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as claimed in claim 13 , the method further comprising:

sending a message to the distribution application when the current system utilization of the output unit exceeds the estimated standard system utilization.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as claimed in claim 13 , the method further comprising:

defining a limit for a difference between the current system utilization and the estimated standard system utilization.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the copying software comprises screen capturing software.

19. A method for protecting data contents, wherein the data contents are loaded from a distribution application available in a communications network onto an output unit and are played back on the output unit, comprising:

monitoring a present system utilization of the output unit during playback of loaded data contents on the output unit,

comparing the present system utilization to an estimated standard system utilization of the output unit for playback of data contents,

based on a result of the comparing, detecting a presence of copying software that captures the data contents being played back on the output unit, and

when the detecting indicates the presence of the copying software, taking appropriate protective measures for preventing the capture of the data contents by the copying software.