Protection of user-generated information in the cloud

A data protection system, comprising:

• a network interface configured to receive a data package from a client device, the data package comprising a set of data and an original work of authorship obtained via user input responsive to a prompt, the original work of authorship not related to the set of data, wherein the data package is protected against unauthorized access by a technological measure such that the set of data is further protected by the DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions by virtue of being protected by the technological measure that also protects the original work of authorship;
• an unpacking engine, communicatively coupled to the network interface and configured to receive the data package therefrom, wherein the unpacking engine is further configured to access the set of data in accordance with the technological measure;
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• a processing engine communicatively coupled with the decryption engine and configured to receive therefrom and process the set of data.

A method for protecting data from unauthorized access, the method comprising:

• prompting a user to provide an original work of authorship;
• obtaining the original work of authorship via user input;
• selecting a set of data to be protected, the set of data not related to the original work of authorship;
• creating a data package by a processor of a first computing device, the package comprising the set of data and the original work of authorship;
• adding protection against unauthorized access to the data package using a technological measure such that the set of data is further protected by the DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions by virtue of being protected by the technological measure that also protects the original work of authorship;
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• sending the data package to a second computing device.

A data protection system, comprising:

• a user interface configured to prompt a user to provide an original work of authorship and obtain the original work of authorship via user input;
• a data packager, configured to receive the original work of authorship from the user interface and create a data package comprising the original work of authorship and a set of data not related to the original work of authorship;
• a data protection engine communicatively coupled to the data packager and configured to receive the data package therefrom and add protection against unauthorized access to the data package using a technological measure such that the set of data is further protected by the DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions by virtue of being protected by the technological measure that also protects the original work of authorship;
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• a network interface, communicatively coupled to the data protection engine and configured to receive the protected data package therefrom and send the protected data package to a second computing device.