Systems and methods for receiving, storing, and rendering digital video, music, and pictures on a personal media player

A computer storage device comprising computer-executable instructions for controlling access to media content, the instructions executable for implementing steps comprising:

• processing a request from a computing device for selected media content on a remote device;
• receiving, from the computing device, at least one key for validating the computing device with the remote device;
• validating the computing device with the remote device using the at least one key;
• transferring at least one portable license and at least one media file associated with the portable license to the computing device.

A computing system adapted to control access to media content, comprising:

• a remote computing device;
• and
• a computing memory communicatively coupled to the remote computing device, the computing memory having stored therein a software application adapted for the following:
• validating a computing device;
• receiving a request for available media content, wherein receiving the request comprises receiving a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) browse request;
• receiving a request for selected media content, wherein the selected media content is associated with at least one key identifier;
• and
• communicating the selected media content and the at least one key identifier of the selected media content, wherein data derived from the at least one key identifier controls processing of the selected media content.