Content License Transfer Tool (aka the DRM Tool) now available for Xbox360

[purbeast0]

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The team is happy to announce that the Content License Transfer Tool (also know as the DRM Tool) is now available on Xbox.com. It?s an easy process that has two parts: Transfer your licenses on Xbox.com, then download them manually on your console. I just ran through the process myself, and apparently I was a little promiscuous with regards to where I was purchasing content as you can see from the table below:

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This shows you the console ID I made the original purchase on, as well what game and video licenses are associated with each console. You?ll see a similar table as you go through the steps to migrate your own licenses.

Head on over to www.xbox.com/drm to get started and read the FAQ (or watch the video below) for more information.

 

[Modeps]

The last step blows ass because you've gotta go into every item and "redownload" which may just redownload the license, but when you see this you've got a lot of work ahead of you.

 

[mugs]

That's great that they did this.

One problem:

Note: This process will only work on one new console, and can only be performed once every 12 months. Rental licenses will not be transferred.

My first 360 didn't last 12 months. Hopefully my second one does; or at least hopefully they'll be willing to reset the clock if I call them.

 

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Originally posted by: mugs
That's great that they did this.

One problem:

Note: This process will only work on one new console, and can only be performed once every 12 months. Rental licenses will not be transferred.

My first 360 didn't last 12 months. Hopefully my second one does; or at least hopefully they'll be willing to reset the clock if I call them.

I remember not too long ago on a Major Nelson podcast, he interviewed the lawyer for the XBOX division, and they talked a bit about this. From what they said, it took Microsoft a number of months and a lot of money to renegotiate the contracts for everything on the marketplace in order to be able to do this, so I'm sure the 12-month stipulation was one of the things they had to put in to get companies to agree to it.

Of course, one could argue that you should've been able to do this for about, oh I don't know, 2 1/2 years now...

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: mugs
That's great that they did this.

One problem:

Note: This process will only work on one new console, and can only be performed once every 12 months. Rental licenses will not be transferred.

My first 360 didn't last 12 months. Hopefully my second one does; or at least hopefully they'll be willing to reset the clock if I call them.

according to the details however, if you get an RRoD now, they will now transfer all the licenses as part of the repair process.

 

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Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: mugs
That's great that they did this.

One problem:

Note: This process will only work on one new console, and can only be performed once every 12 months. Rental licenses will not be transferred.

My first 360 didn't last 12 months. Hopefully my second one does; or at least hopefully they'll be willing to reset the clock if I call them.

according to the details however, if you get an RRoD now, they will now transfer all the licenses as part of the repair process.

Which doesn't help people with store replacement plans.