11. A device comprising: a content store configured 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, the device being configured to store portions of protected content that can be consumed by a user of the device only if the user of the device has permission to consume the protected content and to allow additional devices of the multiple devices to obtain from the device at least one of the multiple portions of protected content regardless of whether the additional devices and respective users of the additional devices have permission to consume the protected content; and a managed wireless distribution network system configured 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; obtain the multiple portions of protected content; receive a user request to consume particular protected content at the device; request assistance from one or more other devices in the managed wireless distribution network to obtain the particular protected content; receive some portions of the particular protected content from the one or more other devices in the managed wireless distribution network; and receive other portions of the particular protected content from a content service via the Internet.
11. A device comprising: a content store configured 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, the device being configured to store portions of protected content that can be consumed by a user of the device only if the user of the device has permission to consume the protected content and to allow additional devices of the multiple devices to obtain from the device at least one of the multiple portions of protected content regardless of whether the additional devices and respective users of the additional devices have permission to consume the protected content; and a managed wireless distribution network system configured 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; obtain the multiple portions of protected content; receive a user request to consume particular protected content at the device; request assistance from one or more other devices in the managed wireless distribution network to obtain the particular protected content; receive some portions of the particular protected content from the one or more other devices in the managed wireless distribution network; and receive other portions of the particular protected content from a content service via the Internet. 12. The device as recited in claim 11 , 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.