Controlling interaction between protected media

A server system comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor communicatively coupled to the memory;
• and
• a device manager configured to manage interaction between a plurality of remote processing systems comprising protected media, wherein the device manager comprises:
• a unique identifier receiver configured to receive at least a first unique identifier from a first remote processing system, wherein the first unique identifier is associated with a first remote software package that is stored on the first remote processing system;
• a comparator configured to compare, in response to the receiving, the first unique identifier and a second unique identifier, wherein the second unique identifier is associated with a second remote software package that is stored on a second remote processing system, the second remote software package corresponding to the first remote software package, wherein the first unique identifier indicates that the first remote software package is one of a parent copy and a child copy of a software package executable and the second unique identifier indicates that the second remote software package is one of a parent copy and a child copy of the software package executable;
• and
• an interaction authorizer configured to authorize an operation of at least one of the first remote software package and the second remote software package based upon the comparing.

A computer program storage product for managing interaction between one or more remote processing systems comprising protected media, the computer program storage product storing a machine executable program comprising instructions for:

• receiving at least a first unique identifier from a first remote processing system, wherein the first unique identifier is associated with a first remote software package that is stored on the first remote processing system;
• comparing, in response to the receiving, the first unique identifier and a second unique identifier, wherein the second unique identifier is associated with a second remote software package that is stored on a second remote processing system, the second remote software package corresponding to the first remote software package, wherein the first unique identifier indicates that the first remote software package is one of a parent copy and a child copy of a software package executable and the second unique identifier indicates that the second remote software package is one of a parent copy and a child copy of the software package executable;
• and
• authorizing an operation of at least one of the first remote software package and the second remote software package based upon the comparing.