Patent ID: 7751562

Claim:
A method for supplying duplicate version(s) of at least parts of data content using a data set supplying device including a processor, the duplicate version(s) representing data content stored on a copy-protected data carrier, comprising the steps of: supplying a serial code assigned to the copy-protected data carrier from a remote computer, via a network, to the data set supplying device, the data set supplying device including a database containing at least one data set, a set of serial codes being assigned to each respective data set; verifying the serial code supplied to the data set supplying device; accessing a data set stored in the database of the data set supply device, the data set corresponding to said data content stored on the copy-protected data carrier in that the data set is a duplicate version of the data content stored on the copy-protected data carrier and corresponding to the serial code in dependence on a positive verification of the serial code supplied; supplying, using the data set supplying device, at least parts of the accessed data set to the remote computer via the said network; and encrypting, using the data set supplying device, said data set with a digital right management encryption after said data set is accessed from the database and before the data set is supplied to said remote computer via the network, wherein any supplying of at least parts of the accessed data set is limited to a predetermined number of supply instances.