A computer-implemented method of providing limited distribution of a digital media file, the method being executable at a server connected to a network, the server comprising memory. The method includes receiving the digital media file to be distributed; encrypting the digital media file to create an encrypted digital media file; creating a plurality of copies of the encrypted digital media file; creating a plurality of rights tokens, a quantity of the rights tokens being equal to a quantity of copies of the encrypted digital media file, each rights token containing: a key for decrypting a corresponding one of the plurality of copies of the encrypted digital media file, and identifying information related to access rights for the digital media file; and recording the rights tokens to a rights blockchain representative of actions related to distribution of the plurality of copies of the encrypted the digital media file.