Patent ID: 8458221
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: G06F,G11B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A method of generating content to be distributed, said method comprising: responsive to a determination that at least a portion of a first work of content is not authorized for distribution by an entity generating the content to be distributed, generating a reference to said portion of said first work of content, the reference not being the portion of the first work; generating instructions associated with said portion of said first work of content operable for use during rendering by a playback device; incorporating said reference and said instructions in a digital file and not incorporating the portion of the first work in the digital file such that the digital file is distributable without violating distribution prohibitions associated with the portion of the first work; and responsive to a determination that at least a portion of a second work of content is authorized for distribution by an entity generating the content to be distributed, incorporating the portion of the second work and/or a reference thereto in the digital file.