Patent ID: 8447281

Claim:
A method of distributing content, comprising: receiving a first referral message comprising a first referral identification, a content identification and a content link, wherein the first referral identification comprises a unique first device identifier associated with a first communications device, wherein the content identification comprises a unique content identifier associated with a digital content having a license, and wherein the content link comprises a reference to a source operable to transmit at least one of the digital content and the license to the digital content across a wireless network; transmitting an acknowledgment message to the first communications device that confirms receipt of at least a portion of the first referral message by a second communications device to facilitate the first communications device to be rewarded for referring the digital content to the second communications device; generating an order message comprising purchasing information, the first referral identification and the content identification; transmitting the order message across a network according to the content link; and receiving from across the network at least one of the digital content or the license to the digital content based on the order message.