20. The device as recited in claim 13 , the device configured to store portions of protected content regardless of whether the device or the user of the device has permission to consume the protected content.
13. A device comprising: a content store to store multiple portions of protected content on the device, the device being one of multiple devices in a managed wireless distribution network that allows portions of protected content to be transferred among the multiple devices; a managed wireless distribution network system to identify the multiple portions of protected content to host on the device, the multiple portions of protected content including one or more portions of each of one or more pieces of protected content; a wireless network component to communicate with one or more other devices of the multiple devices to obtain the multiple portions of protected content and to allow each of the other devices to obtain at least one of the multiple portions of protected content regardless of whether the other device and a user of the other device has permission to consume the protected content; and a content consumption system to allow consumption of the protected content only in response to the device or a user of the device having permission to consume the protected content.