Multi-user media delivery system for synchronizing content on multiple media players

A method comprising:

• establishing a communicative link at least between at least two media players having an identical version of a media selection, wherein the communicative link is structured to selectively deliver the media selection via one of the at least two media players;
• receiving synchronization data of the media selection from each of the media players at commencement of communication of the media selection;
• communicating, to a central authority, an identifier of the media selection to verify that the media players are using an authorized copy of the media selection;
• enabling media players that are using an authorized copy of the media selection to participate in a system;
• controlling each of the media players based on polled and received synchronization data to cause each of the media players to simultaneously deliver specific points of the media selection;
• and facilitating communication to and between the media players while the media selection is being delivered.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computer-based system, cause the computer-based system to perform operations comprising:

• establishing a communicative link between two of the at least two media players having an identical version of a media selection, wherein the communicative link is structured to selectively deliver the media selection via one of the at least two media players;
• receiving synchronization data of the media selection from each of the media players at commencement of communication of the media selection;
• communicating, to a central authority, an identifier of the media selection to verify that the media players are using an authorized copy of the media selection;
• enabling media players that are using an authorized copy of the media selection to participate in the system;
• controlling each of the media players based on polled and received synchronization data to cause each of the media players to simultaneously deliver specific points of the media selection;
• and
• facilitating communication to and between the media players while the media selection is being delivered.