Media Management and Distribution Systems and Methods

A method for managing content by a digital rights management license service executing on system comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform the method, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a client device, a license request, the license request comprising a content item identifier and client device information;
• generating a trusted ledger record check message, the trusted ledger record check message comprising the content item identifier;
• sending the trusted ledger record check message to a trusted ledger service managing a trusted ledger;
• receiving, from the trusted ledger service, a trusted ledger record response, the trusted ledger record response comprising an indication of a plurality of content parameters associated with the content item identifier recorded in the trusted ledger;
• determining, based on the client device information and the plurality of content parameters, that plurality of content parameters are satisfied by the client device;
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• generating, based on the determination, a digital rights management license, the digital rights management license comprising a content decryption key associated with the content item identifier;
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• sending the generated digital rights management license to the client device.