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摘要

A system and method for distribution of electronic data over a network infrastructure that includes a client device for operation by a user desiring to receive the electronic data and server that contains the electronic data and offering the electronic data for downloading to the client device via the network infrastructure. The client device communicates a unique identifier associated with a particular piece of media to which the electronic data is to be stored to the server. The server encrypts the electronic data using the unique identifier as a key and downloads the encrypted electronic data to the client computer, where the client computer writes the encrypted electronic data to the particular piece of media such that the encrypted electronic data may only be accessed from the particular piece of the media. An apparatus for reading encrypted electronic data associated to one piece of media by a unique identifier contained on the one piece of media comprises a processor which controls and executes instructions to read the electronic data and the unique identifier from the one piece of media, and a media drive, responsive to the processor, which reads the unique identifier and the electronic data from the one piece of media. The electronic data is decrypted for use by the apparatus or another device attached to the apparatus using the unique identifier as a data key, and the data is accessible from only the one piece of media having the unique identifier and is not accessible from any other media having a different or no identifier. In an alternate embodiment, the apparatus for reading the encrypted electronic data is connected to a general purpose computer having a media drive which reads the unique identifier and the electronic data from the one piece of media. The apparatus comprises an application specific integrated circuit which controls and executes instructions to accept the electronic data and the unique identifier from the general purpose computer.