Systems and methods for distributing electronic files

A method of providing a set of electronic media files, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a set of electronic media files at a central electronic media exchange;
• allowing a first retailer to sell transmissions of said electronic media files from said central media exchange via a first front end;
• and
• allowing a second retailer to sell transmissions of said electronic media files from said central media exchange via a second front end.

A method of distributing electronic media files, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a first set of electronic media files at a central electronic media exchange, said first set of electronic media files being owned by a first media owner;
• providing a second set of electronic media files at a central electronic media exchange, said second set of electronic media files being owned by a second media owner;
• allowing said first media owner to establish a first set of rules according to which copies of each of said first set of electronic media files will be sold to retailers for transfer from said central electronic media exchange;
• allowing said second media owner to establish a second set of rules according to which copies of each of said second set of electronic media files will be sold to retailers for transmission via said central electronic media exchange;
• selling, according to said first set of rules, a copy of at least one of said first set of electronic media files to a first retailer for transfer from said electronic media exchange;
• and
• selling, according to said second set of rules, a copy of at least one of said second set of electronic media files to a second retailer for transfer from said electronic media exchange.

A method of distributing electronic media files, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a set of electronic media files at a central electronic media exchange, said set of files being owned by a media owner;
• allowing a first retailer to sell transfers of one or more of said set of electronic media files from said central media exchange via a first front end;
• allowing a second retailer to sell transfers of said electronic media files from said central media exchange via a second front end;
• reporting, to said media owner in real time, data indicating how many copies of each of said set of electronic media files has been sold by said first retailer within a particular period of time;
• and
• reporting, to said media owner in real time, data indicating how many copies of each of the set of electronic media files has been sold by said second retailer within said particular period of time.

A method of distributing electronic media files, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a set of electronic media files at a central electronic media exchange, said set of files being owned by a media owner;
• allowing a first retailer to sell transfers of one or more of said set of electronic media files from said central media exchange via a first front end;
• allowing a second retailer to sell transfers of one or more of said set of electronic media files from said central media exchange via a second front end;
• reporting, to said media owner in real time, data indicating how many copies of each of said set of electronic media files has been sold by said first retailer within a particular period of time;
• and
• reporting, to said media owner in real time, data indicating how many copies of each of said set of electronic media files has been sold by said second retailer within said particular period of time.

A method of distributing electronic media file, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing, at a central electronic media exchange, a first copy of an electronic media file in a first format, and a second copy of said electronic media file in a second format;
• selling a transfer of said first copy of said media file to a customer for a first price;
• after selling said transfer of said first copy of said media file to said customer, receiving a request by said customer to receive a second copy of said electronic media file;
• in response to receiving said request, confirming that said first customer purchased said first copy of said media file;
• and
• in response to confirming that said customer has purchased said first copy of said media file, providing said second copy of said electronic media file to said customer.

A method of distributing electronic media files, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a first set of electronic media files at a central electronic media exchange, said first set of electronic media files being owned by a first media owner;
• providing a second set of electronic media files at said central electronic media exchange, said second set of electronic media files being owned by a second media owner;
• and
• allowing a retailer to bundle, for resale to customers:
• (1) a transfer, from said central electronic media exchange, of at least one of said first set of electronic media files;
• and (2) a transfer, from said central electronic media exchange, of at least one of said second set of electronic media files.