1. A multimedia system, comprising: at least one control server device, having circuitry, configured to receive a first request for content from at least one client device via a network; at least one content server device, having circuitry, configured to send the content to the at least one client device via the network; and at least one license server device, having circuitry, configured to: receive a second request from the at least one client device for a content license, via the network, the content license comprising at least a decryption key, the decryption key being an input parameter of a decryption algorithm associated with the content, the second request being based upon a determination by the at least one client device that the content is protected and requires a content license, the second request further comprising a public key associated with the at least one client device; receive information from the at least one client device via the network, the information comprising a user authorization and a device authorization, wherein the device authorization corresponds to a security rating of the at least one client device, the security rating of the at least one client device being based on security specifications of software and hardware of the at least one client device; evaluate the information according to at least one predetermined criterion specified by the content provider; automatically encrypt the content license with the public key; and send, after being encrypted using the public key, the content license to the at least one client device via the network.