Method and system for securely downloading content to users

A method and system are provided delivering content from a host site via a network to a client by having a host site receive a query from a computer of the client for the content selected by the client to be received by the client computer. The host site provides the selected content to a uniquely identifiable storage medium associated with the client computer, associating the received content with the uniquely identifiable storage medium such that the received content can only be accessed from the uniquely identifiable storage medium. The host site further provides at least one advertisement to the client computer during at least one step of the method. The client is not charged a fee for the received content. The client computer registers with the host site at least the first time the client computer communicates with the host site. The content can be stored to a uniquely identifiable removable storage medium. The content is encrypted using a unique code associated with the uniquely identifiable storage medium. If necessary, a unique code is assigned and associated resulting in a uniquely identifiable storage medium.