Patent ID: 8131646

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving data that includes digital content and data processing instructions, the data processing instructions being specific to the digital content and being executable by a computer language interpreter of a playback device to affect playback of at least a portion of the digital content; executing the data processing instructions by using the computer language interpreter of the playback device, the data processing instructions, when executed by the computer language interpreter, configuring the computer language interpreter to: access a memory of the playback device, the memory storing a revocation status corresponding to the digital content and indicating that an authorization pertinent to the digital content is revoked; and initiate a performance of an operation by the playback device based on the revocation status, the operation pertaining to the digital content and including enabling the playback of at least the portion of the digital content at a reduced resolution of the digital content, the reduced resolution being less than a maximum resolution of the digital content included in the received data.