Patent ID: 7813228

Claim:
A system for providing access to pre-recorded content on a record carrier; the system including: a first manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a plurality of record carriers each with a pre-recorded area storing a same content including a plurality of content parts; a second manufacturing apparatus for storing an identifier in an identifier area of the record carriers; the identifier being unique for distinct groups of the plurality of record carriers; each distinct group of record carriers being associated with at least one of a plurality of distinct playlists; the distinct playlists differing in at least a selection of content parts that can be accessed and/or a sequence in which content parts can be accessed; and a reading device including: means for receiving a record carrier including an identifier area and a pre-recorded area; means for reading an identifier stored in the identifier area of the received record carrier; means for obtaining, for the read identifier, at least one associated playlist of content parts in the pre-recorded area; and means for providing access for rendering to content parts on the at least one playlist.