"This movie cannot be played on this machine"

So after buying a music video on iTunes i click on it to play but This movie cannot be played on this machine popped. So i decided i had to update my iTunes and i did but it didnt work soo like to know why.

Plus the file kind says Protected MPEG-4 video file while the rest say Purchased but i bought the video

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