Patent ID: 8429752

Claim:
A method for controlling digital media, the method comprising: providing a first instance of encumbered digital media, the encumbered digital media being encumbered by at least one technique selected from the group consisting of obfuscation and compression; providing a first special purpose renderer that is specific to the first instance of encumbered digital media, the first special purpose renderer for unencumbering and rendering the first instance of encumbered digital media; dynamically operating on the first instance of encumbered digital media with the first special purpose renderer in order to create a new and unique encumbered instance of the first instance of encumbered digital media, which is a second instance of encumbered digital media; dynamically providing a second special purpose renderer that is specific to the second instance of encumbered digital media, the second special purpose renderer for unencumbering and rendering the second instance of encumbered digital media and the second renderer being a product of the first renderer operating on the first instance of encumbered digital media, wherein the second instance of encumbered digital media and the second renderer are dynamically generated as part of the same operation; a set of digital rights management controls integrated into the first special purpose renderer, the set of digital rights management controls enforcing pre-designed policies controlling access to the first encumbered digital media; and the first special purpose renderer is inoperable to render the second instance of encumbered digital media and the second special purpose renderer is inoperable to render the first instance of encumbered digital media.