Abstract: A centralized authorization system authorizes content access requests for electronic content distributed over one or more networks in association with multiple third-party entities. Access to content is controlled by subscriptions. Subscriptions are requested by clients and granted if eligibility criteria are met. User accounts are assigned to different subscription states reflecting the states of their subscriptions. Subscription states may include, for example, an activated state, a deactivated state, a suspended state, a grace state, and/or a parking state. Different access rules are assigned to different states. A content authorization component authorizes content access requests based on applying these rules to the appropriate assigned states for the user accounts. The system includes a configuration interface by which third parties may configure specific access rules and other options that apply for their user accounts or subscriptions. Subscription retry and fallback logic may be provided.