A method and system to control at least one remote video resource access system. A first embodiment is a method to operate a remote video resource access system. The method includes publishing an access link on a website to a video resource of a grantor; detecting activation of the access link by a prospective grantee; obtaining the prospective grantee identity from a website user file to determine if the prospective grantee should be a grantee; providing an advertising opportunity to a prospective advertiser regarding the prospective grantee; and granting the prospective grantee access to the video resource of the grantor, within one or more limits optionally imposed by the grantor on the scope of the access being offered. A second embodiment is a remote video resource access system. The system includes a module to publish an access link on a website to a video resource of a grantor; a module to detect activation of the access link by a prospective grantee; a module to obtain the prospective grantee identity from a website user file to determine if the prospective grantee should be a grantee; a module to provide an advertising opportunity to a prospective advertiser regarding the prospective grantee; and a module to grant the prospective grantee access to the video resource of the grantor, within one or more limits optionally imposed by the grantor on the scope of the access being offered. These embodiments can be applied in several wired and wireless communication applications, even combinations of wired and wireless technologies including, but not limited to, IEEE 802.16 wireless applications.