Interactive audio transmission receiving and playback system

A system for transmitting, receiving, storing and replaying a user selected program, comprising:

• (a) a service center including:
• i. an electronic user accessible interface;
• ii. an electronically stored library of user selectable programs;
• iii. an electronic control system functioning to receive a plurality of user program selections through said interface, and to select said program selections from said library, and to output said programs in the form of compressed electronic data through said interface;
• (b) a base unit including:
• i. an electronic interface being electronically interconnectable with said user accessible interface of said service center and functioning to receive said user selected programs;
• ii. a base unit data interface port functioning to electronically interconnect said base unit with a cassette data interface port disposed on a cassette;
• iii. a user activatable service center instruction device being electronically interconnected with said base unit and functioning to transmit user generated program selections through said electronic interface to said service center;
• (c) a cassette including:
• i. a cassette data interface port being electronically interconnectable with said base unit data interface port, for the reception of electronic data representing user selected programs into said cassette;
• ii. a cassette electronic signal processing means being electronically connected with said cassette data interface port and functioning to process said electronic data;
• iii. a memory storage means being interconnected with said signal processing means and functioning to store said compressed electronic data in memory locations that are addressable by said signal processing means said compressed electronic data includes bit values in specified bit locations that indicate whether the program selection represented by said compressed electronic data is an original work or a copy of an original work;
• iv. a cassette function control means being interconnectable with mechanical components of an audio cassette player and functioning to detect movements of said mechanical components of said audio cassette player and to translate said movements into electronic cassette function controls;
• v. a cassette electronic program data output means being electronically connected to said signal processing means and disposed to electronically interface with an input read head of said audio cassette player, whereby electronic signals representative of said stored program selections are transmitted by said data output means to said input read head for processing by said audio cassette player.