Aspects for efficient archiving and dearchiving for a digital media distributor are presented. The aspects include a tape library for storing archived storage items, an archive server coupled to and managing the tape library, and a central site server coupled to the archive server and including a stage...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US6581076?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6581076 - Method and system for efficient file archiving and dearchiving in a DMD system