Apparatus and system to secure and maintain integrity of a physical disc

A disc security system comprising:

• one or more discs containing information;
• a server on a wide area network;
• and
• a disc security device comprising
• a top portion secured on a top surface of a disc of the one or more discs, the top portion comprising a first plurality of interlocking teeth;
• a bottom portion secured on a bottom surface of a disc of the one or more discs, the bottom portion comprising a second plurality of corresponding interlocking teeth, wherein at least one of the top portion and the bottom portion contacts an information-bearing surface of a disc of the one or more discs;
• a U-bar connecting the top portion and the bottom portion, wherein the U-bar is shaped such that when the top portion and the bottom portion are secured together the U-bar contacts only a portion of an information-bearing surface of a disc of the one or more discs;
• a lock for securing the disc security device to the one or more discs, and for securing the top portion to the bottom portion;
• and
• a network communications module for communicating over the wide area network,
• wherein,
• the lock is a part of the top or bottom portion, and the lock includes a plug that is inserted through a center opening of the one or more discs and couples the top portion to the bottom portion,
• the disc security device is removable from the one or more discs when a pre-determined set of conditions are met, and
• the disc security device is secured to the one or more discs such that removal of the disc security device from the one or more discs without meeting the pre-determined set of conditions results in damage to the one or more discs, and
• the first and second pluralities of interlocking teeth secure the top portion and the bottom portion to the one or more discs when placed in an interlocking position, wherein the first plurality of interlocking teeth and the second plurality of interlocking teeth are interlocked or separated by rotating the top and bottom portions.

A disc security device, comprising:

• a top portion secured on a top surface of a first disc of a plurality of discs, the top portion comprising a first plurality of interlocking teeth;
• a bottom portion secured on a bottom surface of a second disc of the plurality of discs, the bottom portion comprising a second plurality of corresponding interlocking teeth, wherein at least one of the top and the bottom portion is in contact with an information-bearing surface of the first disc or the second disc;
• a U-bar connecting the top portion and the bottom portion, wherein the U-bar is shaped such that when the top portion and the bottom portion are secured together the U-bar contacts only a portion of an information-bearing surface of the first disc or the second disc;
• a lock for securing the disc security device to the plurality of discs, and for securing the top portion to the bottom portion;
• and
• a length-adjustable spindle inserted through a center opening of the plurality of discs and coupling the top portion to the bottom portion, wherein
• the disc security device is removable from the plurality of discs when a pre-determined set of conditions are met,
• the disc security device is secured to the plurality of discs such that removal of the disc security device from the plurality of discs without meeting the pre-determined set of conditions results in damage to the plurality of discs, and
• the first and second pluralities of interlocking teeth secure the top portion and the bottom portion to the plurality of discs when placed in an interlocking position, wherein the first plurality of interlocking teeth and the second plurality of interlocking teeth are interlocked or separated by rotating the top and bottom portions.