A system and methods for the creation, management, and distribution of
media entity fingerprinting are provided. In connection with a system
that convergently merges perceptual and digital signal processing
analysis of media entities for purposes of classifying the media
entities, various means are provided to a user for automatically
processing fingerprints for media entities for distribution to
participating users. Techniques for providing efficient calculation and
distribution of fingerprints for use in satisfying copyright regulations
and in facilitating the association of meta data to media entities are
included. In an illustrative implementation, the fingerprints may be
generated and stored allowing for persistence of media from experience to
experience.