Hybrid media distribution with enhanced security

A system comprising:

• one or more processor-based devices configured to perform the steps comprising:
• removing information from a set of data constituting content, wherein the information is essential for playing the content, wherein the step of removing information from the set of data comprises removing a portion of an intra-coded picture, wherein the portion of the intra-coded picture is less than an entirety of the intra-coded picture;
• establishing a remainder of the data after the removing step as a first portion of the data;
• establishing the removed essential information as a second portion of the data;
• establishing a streaming system for streaming the second portion of the data to client devices, wherein the streaming system is configured so that the client devices play the content in a streaming manner such that the content is played as the second portion of the data is being received, and wherein the first portion of the data is not streamed with the second portion of the data;
• and
• storing the first portion of the data on a physical removable storage media without the second portion of the data being stored on the physical removable storage media before being distributed to a user;
• wherein, at least one of the client devices receives the first portion of the data by the user inserting the physical removable storage media into the at least one client device;
• and
• wherein, in response to the physical removable storage media being inserted into the at least one client device, the at least one client device automatically connects to a server, authenticates the user, and starts streaming the second portion of the data.

A non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program executable by a processor based system, the computer program causing the processor based system to execute steps comprising:

• removing information from a set of data constituting content, wherein the information is essential for playing the content, wherein the step of removing information from the set of data comprises removing a portion of an intra-coded picture, wherein the portion of the intra-coded picture is less than an entirety of the intra-coded picture;
• establishing a remainder of the data after the removing step as a first portion of the data;
• establishing the removed essential information as a second portion of the data;
• establishing a system for streaming the second portion of the data to client devices, wherein the system for streaming is configured so that the client devices play the content in a streaming manner such that the content is played as the second portion of the data is being received, and wherein the first portion of the data is not streamed with the second portion of the data;
• and
• storing the first portion of the data on a physical removable storage media without the second portion of the data being stored on the physical removable storage media before being distributed to a user;
• wherein, at least one of the client devices receives the first portion of the data by the user inserting the physical removable storage media into the at least one client device;
• and
• wherein, in response to the physical removable storage media being inserted into the at least one client device, the at least one client device automatically connects to a server, authenticates the user, and starts streaming the second portion of the data.

A method for use in enhancing security of content, comprising:

• removing information from a set of data constituting the content, wherein the information is essential for playing the content, wherein the step of removing information from the set of data comprises removing a portion of an intra-coded picture, wherein the portion of the intra-coded picture is less than an entirety of the intra-coded picture;
• establishing a remainder of the data after the removing step as a first portion of the data;
• establishing the removed essential information as a second portion of the data;
• establishing a system for streaming the second portion of the data to client devices, wherein the system for streaming is configured so that the client devices play the content in a streaming manner such that the content is played as the second portion of the data is being received, and wherein the first portion of the data is not streamed with the second portion of the data;
• and
• storing the first portion of the data on a physical removable storage media without the second portion of the data being stored on the physical removable storage media before being distributed to a user;
• wherein, at least one of the client devices receives the first portion of the data by the user inserting the physical removable storage media into the at least one client device;
• and
• wherein, in response to the physical removable storage media being inserted into the at least one client device, the at least one client device automatically connects to a server, authenticates the user, and starts streaming the second portion of the data.