Patent ID: 8407808

Claim:
A method of computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium that may be executed by a computer for utilizing a security thread for protecting copyrighted media content, said method comprising: embedding copyright and playback management information into at least one data field of said media content; encoding said media content for a serial copy management system (SCMS) that utilizes said copyright and playback management information to ensure said appropriate copyright protection of said media content based at least in part on said embedded copyright and playback management information; and embedding a presentation command to said SCMS to allow presenting of said media content only with a copyright compliance mechanism (CCM)-enabled playback/recording/recording application, said CCM-enabled playback/recording application utilizing a new pathway distinct from a commonly used data pathway of a media content rendering subsystem of an operating system, such that said media content continuously remains in a secure environment during rendering, playback and recording.