Patent ID: 7426750

Claim:
A computerized method to register electronic media from an end user device, comprising: downloading electronic media obtained from a content provider onto the end user device; uploading a request to register the electronic media from the end user device to a registry system; determining whether the end user device has a valid security identifier; if the end use device does not have a valid security identifier, then prompting the end user device to obtain a valid security identifier; identifying the type of content to be registered; uploading the electronic media to be registered from the end user device to the registry system; generating a unique identifier for the electronic media to be registered; placing a watermark in the electronic media to be registered to create a watermarked electronic media, the watermark including the unique identifier and information based on the valid security identifier; registering the electronic media using the watermark; and transmitting a copy of the watermarked electronic media back to the end user device.