The rights to the content are issued by the content provider - if they're no
longer issuing licenses, you would be unable to play the content any
further. I'm not sure what MS would be able to do for you here... ?

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"Walt" <Walt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C9B8566B-DF7A-45E6-A161-4082F455D5CF@microsoft.com...
>I have a few wma music files which I downloaded free after purchasing CD's
> from Coldplay, McCartney, etc. Now when I try to play the files, I get
> this
> message
>
> "You do not have the rights to play this file. Go to the contant
> provider's
> web site to find out how to obtain the necessary play rights. Address:
> licence.neuroticmedia.net\getLicense.asp".
>
> I contacted the site but they tell me now that the promotion when the CD's
> were first sold is over, they can't help me. They suggested I contact MS.
>
> Any suggestion that might fix the DRM issue and allow me to play the
> files?
>
> Thanks