Systems and methods of managing audio and other media

A computer server comprising:

• electronic memory;
• one or more computer processors;
• and
• instructions stored in said memory for execution by said one or more computer processors, said instructions comprising instructions to cause the one or more computer processors to:
• i) obtain identifying data derived with fingerprinting from data representing audio elements of an audio signal or derived with fingerprinting from data representing video picture elements of a video signal, the audio signal or video signal corresponding to a media signal captured by a wireless handheld device;
• ii) determine a media title that corresponds to the identifying data;
• iii) determine usage rights associated with at least one of the media title or a user of the wireless handheld device;
• iv) identify the user of the wireless handheld device or a library of the media titles that is associated with the user of the wireless handheld device;
• and v) add the media title to the library of media titles that is associated with the user if so permitted by the usage rights.

A wireless handheld device comprising:

• a transceiver;
• a microphone;
• at least one multi-purpose electronic processor configured as a processing unit;
• a system bus;
• and
• memory in communication with the processing unit via the system bus, wherein the memory comprises instructions stored therein for execution by the processing unit, the instructions comprising instructions to cause the processing unit to:
• (i):
• control capture via the microphone of data representing audio elements of an audio signal or control capture via the microphone of data representing video picture elements of a video signal;
• (ii):
• provide information associated with the data representing audio elements of an audio signal or the data representing video picture elements of a video signal for communication through the transceiver, wherein the information is to be provided to a network server, the network server identifying a media title associated with the information and usage rights associated with at least one of the media title or a user of the wireless handheld device, and the network server adding the media title to the library of media titles that is associated with the user if so permitted by the usage rights;
• and
• (iii):
• process a message received through the transceiver from the network server.