Patent ID: 7089309

Claim:
In a networked computing environment comprising a server and a plurality of remote computing devices, a method for managing the distribution of digital media, wherein the method comprises: at the server, receiving a plurality of physical media files at least some of which share a common input source, storing each of the plurality of physical media files in a memory device: creating one or more media database entities that each identify a relationship among one or more of the plurality of physical media files that share a common input source and store data attributes regarding the one or more physical media files that share a common input source; receiving a data set that is indicative of data attribute delivery settings for delivering one of the plurality of physical media files to a client computer; generating a release database entity that identifies a relationship between the data attribute delivery settings and the physical media file via a media database entity associated with the physical media file; generating a location data set that indicates a location of the physical media file, whereby the location facilitates the retrieval of the physical media file by a client computer; and transmitting the location data set from the server to at least one remote computing device of the plurality of remote computing devices.