Inventors:
Charles Vallis - Lynnfield MA, US
International Classification:
G06F 15/16
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods for obtaining one or more copies of a movie or media via the internet using a computer having a hard drive and a digital media device. A movie or media is made up of a set of digital files. The methods include downloading the set of movie or media digital files that have been purchased or authorized for use by the user to the hard drive, wherein the set of files is stored on the hard drive for a length of time necessary to transfer said files to a recordable medium in the digital media device; transferring the set files to the recordable medium in the digital media device; and automatically deleting the set of files from the hard drive without input from the user. The method preventing other non-authorized users from file sharing or copying the files.