relicensing

About this tag
The relicensing tag on WindowsForum.com covers issues related to DRM license acquisition for protected media files, particularly in Windows Media Player. Users report problems where the Media Usage Rights Acquisition popup fails to load the relicensing.od2.com website, preventing playback of purchased music and albums. These issues often arise after upgrading or clean installing Windows, such as moving from Vista to Windows 7. While some DRM-protected test files may play correctly, purchased content fails to reacquire licenses. Discussions include troubleshooting steps like reinstalling WMP and suggestions for cloud-based license storage to avoid local relicensing failures.
  1. Windows 7 DRM License acquisition problem (relicensing)

    I can no longer play my DRM protected music files in WMP. Each time I attempt to play a file, the Media Usage Rights Acquisition popup program fails to load the relicensing.od2.com website. The DRM is working, because I downloaded a protected test file that played fine. I tried reinstalling...