System, method and device for sharing of playlists of authorized content with other users

A method for accessing content in a playlist by a contact associated with the playlist, comprising:

• receiving, at a viewing device of a contact, notification of a playlist created by a user;
• determining, by the contact, privileges of the contact associated with content identified in the playlist created by the user;
• and
• taking action, by the contact, regarding content identified in the playlist created by the user based on the determined privileges of the contact.

A computer readable medium including executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, provides for sharing, by a user, playlists of authorized content with contacts of the user, by:

• displaying a user interface on a media viewing device for creating a playlist of content by a user;
• generating a playlist of content by a user via the user interface displayed on the media viewing device;
• associating, by the user, a name for the playlist of content generated by the user;
• storing the generated playlist using the name associated with the playlist;
• and
• configuring parameters for sharing the playlist with contacts of the user.

A computer readable medium including executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, provides for accessing content in a playlist by a contact associated with the playlist, by:

• receiving, at a viewing device of a contact, notification of a playlist created by a user;
• determining, by the contact, privileges of the contact associated with content identified in the playlist created by the user;
• and
• taking action, by the contact, regarding content identified in the playlist created by the user based on the determined privileges of the contact.