Patent ID: 8578502

Claim:
A method of controlled media sharing among a plurality of nodes in a network, said method comprising: transferring an instance of media content from a source node to a node, said source node, said node, and an administrative node communicatively coupled to said network; obtaining identifying information related to every instance of media content transferred from said source node on said network, said identifying information for identifying each said instance of media content transferred and any appropriate usage fees associated therewith including a previously bootlegged instance of media content; transmitting from said node to said administrative node an indicator for indicating a successful transfer of said instance of media content from said source node to said node; and generating a transaction applicable to said node and associated with said instance of media content for transfer of said instance of media content to said node and performed by said administrative node, wherein said requesting node and said source node are currently associated with said network, said generating of said transaction applicable to said node generating said appropriate usage fee on said previously bootlegged instance of media content transferred from said source node on said network.