Processing system for recording media content

A storage medium, said storage medium being selectively coupled to processing circuitry, said storage medium containing indicia readable by said processing circuitry for providing program signals to enable processing of a payment for use of a publicly broadcast unencrypted audio file transmitted to a user, said program signals being effective for:

• receiving said publicly broadcast unencrypted audio file by said user;
• providing an identifying indicium for said publicly broadcast unencrypted audio file;
• responding to an actuation of a selection device, said selection device being operable by said user to select one of said broadcast unencrypted audio files as said one of said audio files is being played on said audio playing device;
• saving said selected one of said broadcast unencrypted audio files in its entirety only upon detection of an actuation of said selection device by said user;
• using said identifying indicium to determine a payment amount corresponding to a use of said publicly broadcast unencrypted media file;
• and
• processing said payment amount in order to effect payment of said payment amount.

A system for enabling processing of a payment to a first party for use of a publicly broadcast unencrypted audio file transmitted to a user, said system comprising:

• a system bus;
• a CPU device connected to said system bus;
• a memory connected to said system bus;
• means arranged for selectively receiving and recording said publicly broadcast unencrypted audio file;
• means for reading an identifying indicium uniquely associated with said publicly broadcast unencrypted audio file and transmitted with said publicly broadcast unencrypted audio file;
• an audio playing device, said audio playing device being selectively operable by said user for playing said publicly broadcast unencrypted audio file;
• a selection device, said selection device being operable by said user to select one of said broadcast unencrypted audio files as said one of said audio files is being played on said audio playing device;
• said memory including a FIFO unit and a non-volatile unit, said FIFO unit being operable for saving said selected publicly broadcast unencrypted audio file in its entirety as said publicly broadcast unencrypted audio file is being received, said memory being further operable for saving said publicly broadcast unencrypted audio file in its entirety from said FIFO unit to said non-volatile memory unit upon detection of an actuation of said selection device by said user;
• means arranged to use said identifying indicium to determine a payment amount corresponding to a use of said publicly broadcast unencrypted audio file;
• and
• processing said payment amount in order to effect payment of said payment amount to said first party.