Originally Posted by JDR13 
I'm sure there's a reason the server was down, and I highly doubt it's permanent.
Name one legitimate reason for keeping someone locked out of a product they paid money for. Server maintenance is not a legitimate reason, unless it's game the proper functioning of which is dependent on servers (an MMO).
Stuff like this should never, ever happen, period. If the DRM model results in it, change the model.