System and method for interacting with information posted in the media

A memory device having recorded thereon a non-transitory computer-readable program for execution by a processor of a computing device for causing the computing device to:

• take a picture of a copyrighted-material published in the media, and display the picture on a display device associated with the computing device;
• transform the picture into a set of salient points defining a signature representing a non-copyrighted format of the picture, the signature being configured to enable identification of the picture in a database when compared with another signature of another picture of the same copyrighted material;
• send the signature to a remote server for comparison with a set of pre-stored signatures, each pre-stored signature having associated therewith a set of comments and location information specifying a location in which the set of comments are to be displayed on a given picture;
• if a match exists between the signature and one of the pre-stored signatures, receive from the remote server the set of comments associated with the one pre-stored signature and the associated location information;
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• display the set of comments associated with the one pre-stored signature over the picture displayed on the display device of the computing device at the location specified by the associated location information.