IEEE-LTSC MPEG Overview Martha Nalebuff Director of Policy & Strategy Content Security Business Unit

XrML at MPEG MPEG-21 call for REL & RDD proposals last July 12 companies expressed interest in responding 12 companies expressed interest in responding 9 made submissions by the Nov. deadline 9 made submissions by the Nov. deadline Real decided not to offer XMCL & joined the ODRL submission Real decided not to offer XMCL & joined the ODRL submission Only two viable REL candidates XrML – ContentGuard XrML – ContentGuard ODRL – IPR Systems, Nokia, Real ODRL – IPR Systems, Nokia, Real

XrML 2 – Basis for MPEG 21 REL Key Decision Factors Semantically Precision – no ambiguity Semantically Precision – no ambiguity Expressiveness Expressiveness advanced business models, life-cycle management, usage state tracking, pattern matching advanced business models, life-cycle management, usage state tracking, pattern matching Well defined core and extensions architecture Well defined core and extensions architecture Compact: Use of only those terms needed Compact: Use of only those terms needed With ability to use extensions With ability to use extensions Comprehensive Security Comprehensive Security Integrity and confidentiality of rights expressions Integrity and confidentiality of rights expressions Uses up-to-date Standards and Technologies Uses up-to-date Standards and Technologies

Microsoft‘s role at MPEG CG received input from MS’s regarding our requirements of an REL CG received input from MS’s regarding our requirements of an REL MS made a related submission regarding evaluation of RELs MS made a related submission regarding evaluation of RELs MS also made a submission expanding the scope of a REL beyond Digital Works MS also made a submission expanding the scope of a REL beyond Digital Works MS withheld support of a REL until we evaluated MPEG submissions MS withheld support of a REL until we evaluated MPEG submissions Then MS was instrumental in getting the best language adopted Then MS was instrumental in getting the best language adopted

MPEG – REL/RDD Status Current Status Both REL and RDD: Working Draft 3.X Working Draft 3.X Working Draft 4.0 due July MPEG meeting Working Draft 4.0 due July MPEG meeting Main body of std to be complete including: Main body of std to be complete including: RDD Draft of normative REL terms RDD Draft of normative REL terms Committee Draft due October MPEG meeting Committee Draft due October MPEG meeting Study CD Dec ‘02 Study CD Dec ‘02 3 month ballot complete by Jan ‘03 3 month ballot complete by Jan ‘03 FCD ballot - March ‘03 FCD ballot - March ‘03 4 month ballot period 4 month ballot period Issue FDIS – July ‘03 Issue FDIS – July ‘03 2 month ballot complete Sept ‘03 2 month ballot complete Sept ‘03

MPEG-REL Extensibility Architecture TV Extension Future Extension Future Extension (e.g. biotech) Core MPEG21-REL Extension XrML Standard Extension

XrML - Summary Emerging open standard Emerging open standard IP (or content) owners set policy IP (or content) owners set policy Publishers can express rights independent of specific DRM implementations Publishers can express rights independent of specific DRM implementations Flexible, non-proprietary way to express rights Flexible, non-proprietary way to express rights Enables interoperability across various system and DRM technologies Enables interoperability across various system and DRM technologies Lowers cost for content/IP owners Lowers cost for content/IP owners Enables stakeholders to set rights policy Enables stakeholders to set rights policy

XrML – Summary (cont.) Modular & enables extensions w/o impacting existing users Modular & enables extensions w/o impacting existing users Persistent description of rules Persistent description of rules Content agnostic Content agnostic May include other types of licenses May include other types of licenses Spec and related info: and and