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Why is a new PlayReady license server needed if I just want to deliver my existing WMDRM 10 protected content to Silverlight clients?

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Why is a new PlayReady license server needed if I just want to deliver my existing WMDRM 10 protected content to Silverlight clients?

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Silverlight DRM, Powered by PlayReady, is fully contained in the Silverlight 2 plug-in that users will download. To maximize performance – both over the network, and in terms of minimizing the size and complexity of the plug-in itself, Silverlight DRM has support for only processing the new PlayReady license format which is more compact than WMDRM license format. A consequence of this is that a PlayReady license server is needed to deliver all licenses to the Silverlight 2 plug-in.