Why can't I play an iTunes movie rental?

I downloaded a rental video but when I try to play it I get this error message, "We could not complete your iTunes Store request. An unknown error occurred (-42110). There was an error in the iTunes Store.
Please try again later." Can anyone offer advice?

Perhaps try the "Error 3001," "-42110," or "5103" section in the Specific Conditions and Alert Messages: (Mac OS X / Windows) section of the following document:
iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting

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