Patent ID: 8260848

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for packaging digital media, the method comprising: obtaining, by a packaging computer, a first set of metadata associated with a first media distributor and a distinct second set of metadata associated with a second media distributor; preparing, by said packaging computer, a body-portion of a first distribution-file, said first-distribution-file body-portion comprising digital-media data; preparing, by said packaging computer, a header-portion of said first-distribution-file, said first-distribution-file header-portion comprising said first set of metadata; storing said first-distribution-file header-portion and said first-distribution-file body-portion in a digital-media repository; preparing, by said packaging computer, a header-portion of a second distribution-file, said second-distribution-file header-portion comprising said second set of metadata; storing in said digital-media repository only said header-portion of said second-distribution-file; receiving a request for said second-distribution-file from a client device; obtaining said second-distribution-file header-portion from said digital-media repository; obtaining said first-distribution-file body-portion from said digital-media repository; and delivering to said client device said second-distribution-file according to said second-distribution-file header-portion and said first-distribution-file body-portion.