1. A computer-implemented method for managing license information associated with digital content comprising: under control of one or more serve computers implemented with specific computer readable instructions, identifying a number of playback devices that can be authorized to playback digital content associated with a license, each playback device including a processor configured to facilitate playback of the digital content, wherein the number of playback devices is indicated by the license, and wherein the number of playback devices are authorized regardless of type of playback device; transmitting via a communication network, first license information corresponding to the license to a set of playback devices, wherein the set of playback devices includes no more than the number of playback devices authorized by the license; generating second license information corresponding to the license, wherein the second license information, when associated with an item of digital content, authorizes a playback device to play the item of digital content only if the playback device includes the first license information; and transmitting the second license information to at least one playback device of the set of playback devices.