Abstract: A system and apparatus for legally copying and dispensing music, video games, feature movies and other multimedia onto blank digital media (such as disks, e.g., CDs or DVDs) from a local source inside the apparatus or from a remote source accessible via a data line. The system receives and transmits multimedia updates from a remote information source, and transmits transaction information to a remote server that supports and compiles data for an entire network of apparatuses, while respecting copyright royalty requirements and viewer restrictions based upon age. The system provides for the rental (as well as the physical and electronic return of disks) and sale of disks, and each apparatus may prepare its own inventory by recording media titles onto blank disks. The apparatus verifies the age of the user prior to dispensing certain age-restricted media titles.