A system for authorizing access to restricted media, the system comprising: a communication unit configured to communicate with a client device via a network; a non-transitory storage medium storing media assets including standard media and restricted media, the restricted media being different from the standard media; and an access system configured to receive at least one of a brand, make, model, and serial number of an accessory operatively coupled to the client device via the network, the accessory configured to provide at least audio playback of media provided to the client device; wherein the access system includes instructions that, responsive to being executed by a processor: analyze the at least one of the brand, make, model, and serial number of the accessory operatively coupled to the client device to determine if the client device is authorized to access the restricted media; authorize the client device to access the standard media regardless of whether the at least one of the brand, make, model, and serial number indicates that the accessory communicatively coupled to the client device is one of a set of brands, makes, models, or serial numbers of accessories authorized to access the restricted media; deny the client device access to the restricted media based solely on the at least one of the brand, make, model, and serial number indicating that the accessory communicatively coupled to the client device is not one of a set of brands, makes, models, or serial numbers of accessories authorized to access the restricted media; and authorize the client device to access the restricted media based solely on the at least one of the brand, make, model, and serial number indicating that the accessory communicatively coupled to the client device is one of the set of brands, makes, models, or serial numbers of accessories authorized to access the restricted media. a communication unit configured to communicate with a client device via a network; a non-transitory storage medium storing media assets including standard media and restricted media, the restricted media being different from the standard media; and an access system configured to receive at least one of a brand, make, model, and serial number of an accessory operatively coupled to the client device via the network, the accessory configured to provide at least audio playback of media provided to the client device; wherein the access system includes instructions that, responsive to being executed by a processor: analyze the at least one of the brand, make, model, and serial number of the accessory operatively coupled to the client device to determine if the client device is authorized to access the restricted media; authorize the client device to access the standard media regardless of whether the at least one of the brand, make, model, and serial number indicates that the accessory communicatively coupled to the client device is one of a set of brands, makes, models, or serial numbers of accessories authorized to access the restricted media; deny the client device access to the restricted media based solely on the at least one of the brand, make, model, and serial number indicating that the accessory communicatively coupled to the client device is not one of a set of brands, makes, models, or serial numbers of accessories authorized to access the restricted media; and authorize the client device to access the restricted media based solely on the at least one of the brand, make, model, and serial number indicating that the accessory communicatively coupled to the client device is one of the set of brands, makes, models, or serial numbers of accessories authorized to access the restricted media. analyze the at least one of the brand, make, model, and serial number of the accessory operatively coupled to the client device to determine if the client device is authorized to access the restricted media; authorize the client device to access the standard media regardless of whether the at least one of the brand, make, model, and serial number indicates that the accessory communicatively coupled to the client device is one of a set of brands, makes, models, or serial numbers of accessories authorized to access the restricted media; deny the client device access to the restricted media based solely on the at least one of the brand, make, model, and serial number indicating that the accessory communicatively coupled to the client device is not one of a set of brands, makes, models, or serial numbers of accessories authorized to access the restricted media; and authorize the client device to access the restricted media based solely on the at least one of the brand, make, model, and serial number indicating that the accessory communicatively coupled to the client device is one of the set of brands, makes, models, or serial numbers of accessories authorized to access the restricted media.