Patent ID: 7017190

Claim:
A portable, recordable media anti-theft system, comprising: a. an optical disc with at least one user-sensitive computer-readable file saved thereon, said optical disc includes a center spindle hole; b. an optical disc reader connected to a computer; c. a first code number saved on said optical disc; d. a linking object distributed with said optical disc; e. a second code number recorded on said linking object; f. a recordable media with a programmable memory chip, said memory chip including a third code number saved thereon; g. means to communicate said second code number from said linking object to said recordable media; h. said recordable media reader connected to said computer to enable said second code number and said third code number to be communicated to said computer; and, i. means to verify that said first code number, said second code number and said third code number are correct so that said file may be downloaded into said computer.