Physical confirmation for network-provided content

A system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• and
• one or more non-transitory computer readable devices that include instructions that, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the one or more computer processors to:
• provide, based on an association of a unique identifier for a physical item that corresponds to media content with an account of a first user of a hosted internet service, content that matches the media content that corresponds to the physical item, wherein the providing is based on a determination that the unique identifier authorizes the first user to obtain the content, and wherein the content is provided for streaming play on a first remote computing device associated with the first user;
• receive, from a second remote computing device, the unique identifier for the physical item that corresponds to the media content;
• in response to receiving the unique identifier from the second remote computing device, send, to the first remote computing device, a message requesting authorization for the content to be transferred to the second remote computing device;
• receive, from the first computing device authorization for the content to be transferred to the second remote computing device;
• in response to receiving authorization, provide, to the second remote computing device for streaming play on the second remote computing device, the content that matches the media content that corresponds to the physical item, based on a determination that the unique identifier authorizes a second user to obtain the content;
• and
• in response to receiving authorization, disassociate the unique identifier from the account of the first user.

A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and comprising instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processors to:

• provide, based on an association of a unique identifier for a physical item that corresponds to media content with an account of a first user of a hosted internet service, content that matches the media content that corresponds to the physical item, wherein the providing is based on a determination that the unique identifier authorizes the first user to obtain the content, wherein the content is provided for streaming play on a first remote computing device associated with the first user;
• receive, from a second remote computing device and at the server system, the unique identifier for the physical item that corresponds to the media content;
• in response to receiving the unique identifier from the second remote computing device, send, from the server system and to the first remote computing device, a message requesting authorization for the content to be transferred to the second remote computing device;
• receive, from the first remote computing device and at the server system, authorization for the content to be transferred to the second remote computing device;
• in response to receiving authorization, provide, to the second remote computing device for streaming play on the second remote computing device, the content that matches the media content that corresponds to the physical item, based on a determination that the unique identifier authorizes a second user to obtain the content;
• and
• in response to receiving authorization, disassociating the unique identifier from the account of the first user.