A system and method for marking digital content are provided. The system and method of the present disclosure enables a user to mark digital audio and/or video content with instructions so that the content can be controlled and/or hyperlinked to additional content including sites on the global computer network, e.g., the Internet, via a marking script. The system and method provide for navigating the digital content to at least one location; entering at least one instruction at the at least one location; determining a reference of the at least one location; and storing the at least one instruction with the determined reference in a script, wherein the script controls playback of the content. The reference of the location in the content may include but is not limited to a playing time of the content, a subtitle in the content or a frame of the content.