<MediaElement x:Name="myMediaElement" Source="myProtectedVideo.wmv" />

myMediaElement.LicenseAcquirer.LicenseServerUriOverride = 
    new Uri(“http://myLicenseServer.asmx”, UriKind.Absolute);

if (myMediaElement.CurrentState == MediaElementState.Individualizing)
{
    myStateTextBlock.text = "Downloading DRM Client";
}
else if(myMediaElement.CurrentState == MediaElementState.AcquiringLicense)
{
    myStateTextBlock.text = “Aquiring License”;
}

<StackPanel x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="Gray" Orientation="Vertical">
   <MediaElement x:Name="myME" Height="100"/>
</StackPanel>

public partial class Page : UserControl
{

    public Page()
    {
      InitializeComponent();
      this.Loaded += new RoutedEventHandler(Page_Loaded);
    }

    void Page_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
      // Test a full fledged manual acquirer

      // Set the LicenseAcquirer of the MediaElement to the custom License Aquirer
      // defined in this sample.
      myME.LicenseAcquirer = new ManualLicenseAcquirer(myME.Name);

      // Set the License URI to proper License Server address.
      myME.LicenseAcquirer.LicenseServerUriOverride = new Uri("http://contoso.com/myLicenseServer.asmx", UriKind.Absolute);
      myME.MediaFailed += new EventHandler<ExceptionRoutedEventArgs>(myME_MediaFailed);

      // Set the source of the MediaElement to the URL of the media encrypted with WMDRM.
      myME.Source = new Uri(“http://contoso.com/wmdrm_url.wmv”, UriKind.Absolute);
    }

    void myME_MediaFailed(object sender, ExceptionRoutedEventArgs e)
    {
      string errorMessage = "";
      if (e.ErrorException.ToString().Contains(" 6001 "))
      {
          errorMessage = "The individualization component software failed to" +
                         " download to the user’s computer. This error would" +
                         " come up when the MediaElement is in the Individualizing" +
                         " MediaElementState. One possible reason for this error is" +
                         " that the Silverlight client cannot connect the Microsoft" +
                         " Individualization Server.";
      }
      else if (e.ErrorException.ToString().Contains(" 6004 "))
      {
          errorMessage = "The individualization software on the Silverlight client is" +
                         " out of date and needs to be updated.";  
      }
      else
      {
          errorMessage = "MediaFailed: " + e.ErrorException.Message + ".";
      }
      System.Windows.Browser.HtmlPage.Window.Alert(errorMessage);
    }

    // makes license request explicitly
    public class ManualLicenseAcquirer : LicenseAcquirer
    {
      private string challengeString;
      string _mediaElementName;

    public ManualLicenseAcquirer(string mediaElementName)
    {
      _mediaElementName = mediaElementName;
    }

    // The default implementation of OnAcquireLicense calls into the MediaElement to acquire a
    //  license. It is called when the Media pipeline is building a topology and will be raised
    // before MediaOpened is raised.
    protected override void OnAcquireLicense(System.IO.Stream licenseChallenge, Uri licenseServerUri)
    {
      StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(licenseChallenge);
      challengeString = sr.ReadToEnd();

      // Need to resolve the URI for the License Server -- make sure it is correct
      // and store that correct URI as resolvedLicenseServerUri.
      Uri resolvedLicenseServerUri;
      if (LicenseServerUriOverride == null)
        resolvedLicenseServerUri = licenseServerUri;
      else
      resolvedLicenseServerUri = LicenseServerUriOverride;

      // Make a HttpWebRequest to the License Server.
      HttpWebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(resolvedLicenseServerUri) as HttpWebRequest;
      request.Method = "POST";

      // Set ContentType through property    
      request.ContentType = "application/xml";

      //  ADD REQUIRED HEADERS.
      // The headers below are necessary so that error handling and redirects are handled 
      // properly via the Silverlight client.
      request.Headers["msprdrm_server_redirect_compat"] = "false";
      request.Headers["msprdrm_server_exception_compat"] = "false";

      //  Initiate getting request stream  
      IAsyncResult asyncResult = request.BeginGetRequestStream(new AsyncCallback(RequestStreamCallback), request);
    }

    // This method is called when the asyncrhonous operation completes.
    void RequestStreamCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
    {
      HttpWebRequest request = ar.AsyncState as HttpWebRequest;

      // populate request stream  
      request.ContentType = "text/xml";
      Stream requestStream = request.EndGetRequestStream(ar);
      StreamWriter streamWriter = new StreamWriter(requestStream, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8);

      streamWriter.Write(challengeString);
      streamWriter.Close();

      // Make async call for response  
      request.BeginGetResponse(new AsyncCallback(ResponseCallback), request);
    }

    private void ResponseCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
    {
      HttpWebRequest request = ar.AsyncState as HttpWebRequest;
      WebResponse response = request.EndGetResponse(ar);
      SetLicenseResponse(response.GetResponseStream());
    }
  }
}

Public Class Page
    Inherits UserControl
    
    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New
        InitializeComponent
        AddHandler Loaded, AddressOf Me.Page_Loaded
    End Sub
    
    Private Sub Page_Loaded(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
        ' Test a full fledged manual acquirer
        ' Set the LicenseAcquirer of the MediaElement to the custom License Aquirer
        ' defined in this sample.
        myME.LicenseAcquirer = New ManualLicenseAcquirer(myME.Name)
        ' Set the License URI to proper License Server address.
        myME.LicenseAcquirer.LicenseServerUriOverride = New Uri("http://contoso.com/myLicenseServer.asmx", UriKind.Absolute)
        AddHandler myME.MediaFailed, AddressOf Me.myME_MediaFailed
        ' Set the source of the MediaElement to the URL of the media encrypted with WMDRM.
        myME.Source = New Uri("http:, contoso.com/wmdrm_url.wmv", UriKind.Absolute);)
    End Sub
    
    Private Sub myME_MediaFailed(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ExceptionRoutedEventArgs)
        Dim errorMessage As String = ""
        If e.ErrorException.ToString.Contains(" 6001 ") Then
            errorMessage = "The individualization component software failed to" & _
                           " download to the user's computer. This error would" & _
                           " come up when the MediaElement is in the Individualizing" & _
                           " MediaElementState. One possible reason for this error is" & _
                           " that the Silverlight client cannot connect the Microsoft" & _
                           " Individualization Server."
        ElseIf e.ErrorException.ToString.Contains(" 6004 ") Then
            errorMessage = "The individualization software on the Silverlight client is" & _
                           " out of date and needs to be updated."
        Else
            errorMessage = "MediaFailed: " & _
                        +  e.ErrorException.Message + "."
        End If
        System.Windows.Browser.HtmlPage.Window.Alert(errorMessage)
    End Sub
    
    ' makes license request explicitly
    Public Class ManualLicenseAcquirer
        Inherits LicenseAcquirer
        
        Private challengeString As String
        
        Private _mediaElementName As String
        
        Public Sub New(ByVal mediaElementName As String)
            MyBase.New
            _mediaElementName = mediaElementName
        End Sub
        
        ' The default implementation of OnAcquireLicense calls into the MediaElement to acquire a
        '  license. It is called when the Media pipeline is building a topology and will be raised
        ' before MediaOpened is raised.
        Protected Overrides Sub OnAcquireLicense(ByVal licenseChallenge As System.IO.Stream, ByVal licenseServerUri As Uri)
            Dim sr As StreamReader = New StreamReader(licenseChallenge)
            challengeString = sr.ReadToEnd
            ' Need to resolve the URI for the License Server -- make sure it is correct
            ' and store that correct URI as resolvedLicenseServerUri.
            Dim resolvedLicenseServerUri As Uri
            If (LicenseServerUriOverride Is Nothing) Then
                resolvedLicenseServerUri = licenseServerUri
            Else
                resolvedLicenseServerUri = LicenseServerUriOverride
            End If
            ' Make a HttpWebRequest to the License Server.
            Dim request As HttpWebRequest = CType(WebRequest.Create(resolvedLicenseServerUri),HttpWebRequest)
            request.Method = "POST"
            ' Set ContentType through property    
            request.ContentType = "application/xml"
            '  ADD REQUIRED HEADERS.
            ' The headers below are necessary so that error handling and redirects are handled 
            ' properly via the Silverlight client.
            request.Headers("msprdrm_server_redirect_compat") = "false"
            request.Headers("msprdrm_server_exception_compat") = "false"
            '  Initiate getting request stream  
            Dim asyncResult As IAsyncResult = request.BeginGetRequestStream(New AsyncCallback(RequestStreamCallback), request)
        End Sub
        
        ' This method is called when the asyncrhonous operation completes.
        Private Sub RequestStreamCallback(ByVal ar As IAsyncResult)
            Dim request As HttpWebRequest = CType(ar.AsyncState,HttpWebRequest)
            ' populate request stream  
            request.ContentType = "text/xml"
            Dim requestStream As Stream = request.EndGetRequestStream(ar)
            Dim streamWriter As StreamWriter = New StreamWriter(requestStream, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8)
            streamWriter.Write(challengeString)
            streamWriter.Close
            ' Make async call for response  
            request.BeginGetResponse(New AsyncCallback(ResponseCallback), request)
        End Sub
        
        Private Sub ResponseCallback(ByVal ar As IAsyncResult)
            Dim request As HttpWebRequest = CType(ar.AsyncState,HttpWebRequest)
            Dim response As WebResponse = request.EndGetResponse(ar)
            SetLicenseResponse(response.GetResponseStream)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Class