Server-side audio rendering licensing

A system configured to enable rendering of audio for a computing device, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a storage device including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
• determine a licensing identifier associated with the computing device;
• send the licensing identifier to a third-party licensing device;
• receive, from the third-party licensing device, an indication that an active license is not associated with the licensing identifier;
• determine, based at least in part on the indication that the active license is not associated with the licensing identifier, that the computing device is not authorized to access a digital rights managed audio rendering software;
• and
• cause the audio to be rendered using an audio rendering algorithm of a non-digital rights managed audio rendering software.

A system configured to enable the rendering of audio for a computing device, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a storage device including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
• receive a hardware identifier for an audio output device that is currently enabled to output audio via the computing device;
• send the hardware identifier to a third-party licensing device;
• receive, from the third-party licensing device, an indication that the audio output device is not capable of outputting the audio in an event the audio is rendered using a first audio rendering algorithm of a digital rights managed audio rendering software;
• and
• cause, based at least in part on the indication that the audio output device is not capable of outputting the audio in the event the audio is rendered using the first audio rendering algorithm of the digital rights managed audio rendering software, the audio to be rendered using a second audio rendering algorithm of a non-digital rights managed audio rendering software.