Website system and process for selection and delivery of electronic information on a network

A user interface for use with a content delivery apparatus, comprising:

• a plurality of images associated with content items, the plurality of images associated with content items being user-selectable;
• and
• at least one area of the user interface for display of streaming video;
• wherein the at least one streaming video display area displays streaming video of content corresponding to a content item associated with at least one of the plurality of user selectable images.

A virtual carousel interface for use with a content delivery apparatus, comprising:

• a plurality of images associated with content items, the plurality of images associated with content items being user-selectable;
• a plurality of rows, each row having a plurality of images, each image associated with a respective content item, the plurality of images being user-selectable;
• and
• means for simulating lateral motion of images in each row to simulate boxes on a carousel rack.

A method for recommending content items to users of a content delivery apparatus, comprising:

• storing user preference data representing possible preferences of a given user or group of users;
• determining particular content items that may be of interest to a particular user based on the stored user preference data;
• and
• displaying to the user, on a user interface, user-selectable images associated with the content items determined to be of interest to the user.

A method for authorization of a license for content, the license being transferred from a first user network-enabled device to a second user network-enabled device, comprising:

• transferring the content from the first user network-enabled device to the second user network-enabled device;
• connecting the second user network-enabled device to a server network device, the server network device providing a user interface;
• obtaining a license for the content;
• wherein the license allows the second user network-enabled device access to the content in a user-perceptible form under conditions defined in the license.