Electronic system for the protection and control of license transactions associated with the disablement of replicated read only media and its bound licensed content

A method for supporting a transaction associated with content stored on replicated optical storage media comprising:

• using an optical disc drive connected to a computerized system under software control, electronically identifying content stored on an original industry standard replicated non-rewritable physical optical storage medium;
• electronically determining if an owner or authorized intermediary of the identified content has authorized the content for a transaction;
• using the optical disc drive connected to the computerized system under software control, electronically inspecting the physical medium and stored content to confirm the medium is an original replicated optical medium product and not a copy;
• electronically retrieving a policy governing the transaction;
• if required by the policy, electronically enabling placement of media alterations(s) onto the original physical medium using a powered fixture and writing mechanism to irreversibly alter data portions of the original physical medium thereby permanently disabling content stored on the medium;
• using the same or different optical disc drive connected to the same or different computerized system under software control, automatically, electronically verifying the presence of disabled content and confirming the disabled content is associated with the original physical medium;
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• based on electronic verification and confirmation, electronically engaging in a transaction associated with the content stored on the original replicated optical media product from the content owner or authorized intermediary.

A system for supporting a transaction associated with content stored on replicated non-rewritable optical storage media comprising:

• a computer system including a processor and a software-controlled optical disc drive, the software configuring the computer system to use the optical disk drive to inspect a physical medium to (a) confirm the medium is an original replicated optical medium and not a copy, and (b) identify content stored on the medium;
• the computer system further configured to electronically determine if an owner or authorized intermediary of content the optical disc drive identifies has authorized the content for a transaction, and to electronically retrieve a policy governing the transaction;
• the computer system altering the original physical medium to irreversibly destroy data portions of the original physical medium thereby permanently disabling content stored on the medium;
• the software further configuring the computer system to use the optical disc drive to automatically, electronically verify the presence of disabled content on the medium and confirm the disabled content is associated with the original physical medium;
• the software further configuring the computer system to, based on the electronic verification and confirmation, electronically engage in the transaction associated with the content stored on the original replicated optical media product with the content owner or authorized intermediary.