A consumer premises device configured to provide copyright protected content to a plurality of client devices (106, 107) in communication therewith, said CPE comprising: a first interface configured to receive said copyright protected content from a network and at least one rule for the transfer or use thereof; a storage device; a processor apparatus, said processor configured to run at least one computer application (806, 812, 814) thereon, said application comprising a plurality of instructions which are configured to, when executed by said processor apparatus, cause said CPE to: identify information regarding whether individual ones of a plurality of copyright protected content are available for transfer from said CPE; utilize said information to generate a user selectable available content list; provide said user selectable available content list to a first client device of said plurality of client devices (106, 107); receive a request for one of said plurality of copyright protected content from said first client device, said request comprising data indicative of a selection from said user selectable available list; determine, based at least in part on said user selectable available list whether said requested copyright protected content is transferable from said CPE to said first client device; based at least in part on a determination that said requested copyright protected content is transferable, generate a copy of said requested one of said plurality of copyright protected content; and cause said requested one of said plurality of copyright protected content to be marked as unable to be used at said CPE and unable to be transferred to second ones of said plurality of client devices 412); and a second interface configured to transmit said copy to said first client device; wherein said CPE, said first client device, and said second ones of said plurality of client devices are each associated to a single subscriber account, and wherein said plurality of copyright protected content is associated with said subscriber account. a first interface configured to receive said copyright protected content from a network and at least one rule for the transfer or use thereof; a storage device; a processor apparatus, said processor configured to run at least one computer application (806, 812, 814) thereon, said application comprising a plurality of instructions which are configured to, when executed by said processor apparatus, cause said CPE to: identify information regarding whether individual ones of a plurality of copyright protected content are available for transfer from said CPE; utilize said information to generate a user selectable available content list; provide said user selectable available content list to a first client device of said plurality of client devices (106, 107); receive a request for one of said plurality of copyright protected content from said first client device, said request comprising data indicative of a selection from said user selectable available list; determine, based at least in part on said user selectable available list whether said requested copyright protected content is transferable from said CPE to said first client device; based at least in part on a determination that said requested copyright protected content is transferable, generate a copy of said requested one of said plurality of copyright protected content; and cause said requested one of said plurality of copyright protected content to be marked as unable to be used at said CPE and unable to be transferred to second ones of said plurality of client devices 412); and a second interface configured to transmit said copy to said first client device; wherein said CPE, said first client device, and said second ones of said plurality of client devices are each associated to a single subscriber account, and wherein said plurality of copyright protected content is associated with said subscriber account. identify information regarding whether individual ones of a plurality of copyright protected content are available for transfer from said CPE; utilize said information to generate a user selectable available content list; provide said user selectable available content list to a first client device of said plurality of client devices (106, 107); receive a request for one of said plurality of copyright protected content from said first client device, said request comprising data indicative of a selection from said user selectable available list; determine, based at least in part on said user selectable available list whether said requested copyright protected content is transferable from said CPE to said first client device; based at least in part on a determination that said requested copyright protected content is transferable, generate a copy of said requested one of said plurality of copyright protected content; and cause said requested one of said plurality of copyright protected content to be marked as unable to be used at said CPE and unable to be transferred to second ones of said plurality of client devices 412); and a second interface configured to transmit said copy to said first client device; wherein said CPE, said first client device, and said second ones of said plurality of client devices are each associated to a single subscriber account, and wherein said plurality of copyright protected content is associated with said subscriber account.