I purchased a song and it wont play...shows Codecs:AAC (protected), how do i get it to play?

I recently purchased a song on itunes and it wont play, when I go to my file and open up the info, i noticed that it shows Codec:AAC (protected) where my other songs are not. Or if im in itunes in my purchased song, when i open the info it shows Kind: AAC audio file where my other songs show Kind: Purchased AAC audio file. how do i get my song to play or get it unprotected?

Hi,
It would seem that you have a corrupted file. Delete track from your library and move to trash. You can now go back into iTunes Store / purchased where you will be able to down load the song again.
Jim

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