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A system, method, and article of manufacture is provided for tracking the distribution of content electronically. First, an electronic storage medium tracking identifier is incorporated onto an electronic storage medium and stored on a database. Next, a package tracking identifier is situated onto a

A system, method, and article of manufacture is provided for tracking the distribution of content electronically. First, an electronic storage medium tracking identifier is incorporated onto an electronic storage medium and stored on a database. Next, a package tracking identifier is situated onto a package in which the electronic storage medium is stored. The electronic storage medium is then tracked while being shipped between various entities using the tracking identifier on the package. Further, the electronic storage medium may be identified using the tracking identifier on the electronic storage medium in order to afford authorized use of the information contained on the electronic storage medium.

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1. A method for permitting selective access to multimedia data on a standalone electronic storage medium comprising the steps of:(a) reading an identifier stored on the electronic storage medium by software on a device after inserting the electronic storage medium into the device wherein the identif

1. A method for permitting selective access to multimedia data on a standalone electronic storage medium comprising the steps of:(a) reading an identifier stored on the electronic storage medium by software on a device after inserting the electronic storage medium into the device wherein the identifier identifies a specific instance of the electronic storage medium; (b) transferring the identifier to a location of a separate database by software on the device; (c) verifying at the separate database that a matching identifier already exists in the separate database; and (d) precluding access to the data upon unsuccessful verification of the identifier.