1. A method for managing license information associated with digital content comprising: identifying a set of playback devices that can be authorized to playback digital content associated with a first license, wherein the set of playback devices is indicated by the first license; transmitting the first license to a set of playback devices, wherein the set of playback devices includes no more than the number of playback devices indicated by the first license; generating license information corresponding to the first license, wherein the license information, when associated with a first item of digital content, authorizes a playback device to play the first item of digital content only if the playback device includes the first license; and transmitting the license information to at least one playback device of the set of playback devices.