Song I bought isn't authorized to be played

A profesor sent me a song for a class and I wasn't able to play it on my computer because my computer wasn't authorized to play it. So I bought the song in the itunes store and after I had payed for it and it downloaded I attempted to play it and it still said it wasn't authorized to be played on my computer. It won't let me downloaded it again. Any suggestions?

There should be no need to authorize to play a song you recently purchased unless you purchased this from the Japan store.
Let iTS know about this, as it most likely is a content problem.
iTunes Store Support
http://www.apple.com/emea/support/itunes/contact.html

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Hey,
Have a look at this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
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Did I not answer your question? You didn't ask for any troubleshooting tips. You simply asked "Anyone have songs they bought on iTunes that won't play". And I haven't.
If you have a technical support question, ask it.

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Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
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