Systems, methods, and program applications for selectively restricting the placeshifting of copy protected digital media content

A method executable by a computer system coupled to a local display and further coupled to a digital media playback receiver over a network, the method comprising:

• capturing video content while the video content is rendered on the local display by a media player application executed by the computer system;
• converting the captured video content to a media stream in a network-compatible format;
• determining whether the media player application is accessing a predetermined file type supported by the media player application and containing digital rights management (DRM) protected content;
• if it is determined that the media player application is not accessing a predetermined file type supported by the media player application and containing DRM-protected content, transmitting the media stream over the network to the digital media playback receiver for presentation on a remote display coupled to the digital media playback receiver;
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• if it is determined that the media player application is accessing a predetermined file type supported by the media player application and containing DRM-protected content, blocking transmission of the media stream over the network to the digital media playback receiver.

A method executable by a computer system coupled to a local display, the method comprising:

• establishing a connection with a digital media playback receiver over a digital network;
• identifying video content to be placeshifted over the digital network;
• executing a media player application to capture digital medial content as the video content is rendered on the local display by the computer system;
• converting the captured video content to a media stream in a network-compatible format;
• determining whether the media player application is accessing copy protected video content;
• if it is determined that the media player application is not accessing copy protected video content, converting the digital video content to a media stream and transmitting the media stream over the network to the digital media playback receiver for presentation on a remote display coupled thereto;
• and
• if it is determined that the media player application is accessing copy protected video content, blocking transmission of the media stream over the network to the digital media playback receiver.