Peer-to-peer content distribution with digital rights management

One or more devices, comprising:

• a memory to store instructions;
• and
• a processor to execute the instructions to:
• receive, from a source media client, a content reference for digital content that is available on a peer device, the content reference including digital rights management restrictions for the digital content associated with the content reference;
• broadcast the content reference within a subscription multimedia network;
• receive, from a requesting media client using the subscription multimedia network, a selection of the content reference;
• obtain credentials of the requesting media client;
• determine whether the credentials are acceptable for receiving the digital content based on the digital rights management restrictions;
• and
• provide, to the requesting media client using the subscription multimedia network, a decryption key for the digital content if the credentials are acceptable.

A system comprising:

• a source media client to receive, from a source peer device, digital content and content references for the digital content, the content reference including digital rights management restrictions for the digital content associated with the content reference;
• a requesting media client to receive, from a requesting peer device, a request for digital content from the source peer device;
• a provider network including one or more servers to receive, from the source media client, the content reference for the digital content and to receive, from the requesting media client, credentials of the receiving media client;
• and
• an access network including a closed content distribution channel between the source media client and the requesting media client,
• where the provider network determines whether a user associated with the requesting media client is authorized to receive the digital content based on the credentials and the digital rights management restrictions, and
• where the provider network sends, to the requesting media client, a decryption key for the digital content if the provider network determines the user associated with the requesting media client is authorized to receive the digital content.

A system, comprising:

• means for broadcasting a content reference of digital content available on a peer device within the subscription multimedia network, the content reference including digital rights management restrictions for the digital content associated with the content reference;
• means for receiving, from a requesting media client using the subscription multimedia network, a selection of the content reference;
• means for obtaining credentials of the requesting media client;
• means for determining whether the credentials are acceptable for receiving the digital content based on the digital rights management restrictions;
• and
• means for providing, to the requesting media client using the subscription multimedia network, a decryption key for the digital content if the credentials are acceptable.