exported and or managed within the system such content can include audio files video files and video game programs the present invention is embodied in a networked multimedia system which can import content via the internet or other data network and create content within from various sources such as tv radio and digital camera the present invention allows for multiple user accounts including an administrative account to be created and allows content to be assigned to specific users an administrative account can control all system preferences and move or reassign ownership of any content for example content assigned to a specific user is not visible to other users but any user can reassign content ownership with the approval of the recipient the present invention allows the content provider to access and update the status of content located within the system which the provider of the content has previously supplied the present invention allows for transmission of data between the various system devices and also with other non system devices transmission media include coaxial cables copper wire and fiber optics transmission media can also take the form of acoustic or light waves such as those generated during radio wave and infrared data communications fig1 is a block diagram of a system 100 showing the pathways for sending and receiving content within the system 100 the system 100 comprises a plurality of system components each system component preferably includes a processor unit and a software program to control that component or other components as desired all data within the system is preferably in digital form or converted into.