Digital Rights Management An Overview By Jude Umeh (MBCS)

What is DRM? A way to secure and manage intellectual property rights in an electronic environment. Managing users rights to access/use content. Persistent protection of digital content.

Why DRM? Intellectual property & Copyright. Electronic age and information ubiquity. –From printing press to the Internet –New world, old tactics. (i.e. new wine in old wineskin). Revenue protection. Complements existing security solutions

Core Technology Components. Content packager Client Technology License Server

DRM Types & Issues Media DRM –E-commerce –Copyright & fair use –Ease of use –B.O.B.E –Privacy issues Enterprise DRM –Policy management –Authentication –Integration –Usage tracking –Changing rights

DRM Domain Interests DRM Commercial Technology Creative Legal Users

Sources of Informtaion. DRM Watch – World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) – Online Computer Library Centre (OCLC) – cs/ cs/ XML Coverpages -