Rights management system for streamed multimedia content

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions implementing a method for communicating requirements for a digital license from a receiver of corresponding digital content to a computing device upon which the digital content is to be rendered, the method comprising:

• the receiver selecting the content and upon selecting the content waiting to locate information relating to the requirements for the license;
• the receiver, prior to locating the information relating to the requirements for the license, constructing a default message including default requirements and sending such constructed default message with such default requirements to the computing device;
• the computing device upon receiving the sent default message with the default requirements constructing a default version of the license based on such received default requirements, storing such constructed default version of the license in a license store of such computing device, and thereafter rendering the content only in accordance with the default version of the license;
• the receiver, after locating information relating to the requirements for the license, constructing an actual message with actual requirements from the located information and sending such constructed actual message with such actual requirements to the computing device;
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• the computing device upon receiving the sent actual message with the actual requirements constructing an actual version of the license based on such received actual requirements, storing such constructed actual version of the license in a license store of such computing device in place of the default version of the license, and thereafter rendering the content only in accordance with the actual version of the license,
• whereby the computing device need not wait to render the content until the receiver locates the information relating to the requirements for the license.