An Internet or other content authorization system consists of an Internet
authorization notice in the form of a flag. This flag can be embedded in
each original recording at the time of manufacture, such that a primary
feature of the flagging system is to prevent Internet access and
unauthorized use of any original recording that does not contain an
Internet authorization flag. The Internet authorization flag can be
recorded on a media, such as digital audio tapes (DATs), compact discs
(CDs), digital video/versatile discs (DVDs), and personal computers
(PCs), or subjected to a transmission channel or network, including
satellite, cable, the Internet or intranets. The Internet authorization
flagging system also allows control of different kinds of authorized
Internet uses that may be made, and is capable of identifying the
existence and location of unauthorized Internet use.