1. Burnett IT Legal Services rhab@burnett.uk.net March 2004 BRITISH COMPUTER SOCIETY NORTH LONDON BRANCH LEGAL ISSUES OF DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT Rachel Burnett Burnett IT Legal Services March 2004

2. Burnett IT Legal Services rhab@burnett.uk.net March 2004 LEGAL ISSUES OF DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT THEMES Legal tensions Copyright Rights for electronic copyright owners Protecting electronic works DRM & Law – changes & challenges

3. Burnett IT Legal Services rhab@burnett.uk.net March 2004 LEGAL ISSUES OF DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT COPYRIGHT Nationally-based economic right Right to authorise or prohibit copying Owning, licensing and transferring copyright Layers of copyright

4. Burnett IT Legal Services rhab@burnett.uk.net March 2004 LEGAL ISSUES OF DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT RIGHTS FOR ELECTRONIC COPYRIGHT OWNERS Reproduction of material Communication to the public Distribution

5. Burnett IT Legal Services rhab@burnett.uk.net March 2004 LEGAL ISSUES OF DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT EXCEPTIONS TO RIGHTS FOR ELECTRONIC COPYRIGHT OWNERS Mandatory exception - Temporary and transient copying Optional exceptions – e.g. fair dealing

6. Burnett IT Legal Services rhab@burnett.uk.net March 2004 LEGAL ISSUES OF DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY RIGHTS FOR ELECTRONIC COPYRIGHT OWNERS Allow technological solutions for protecting copyright Prohibit devices which - circumvent copy control systems, or - remove or alter electronic rights-management information

7. Burnett IT Legal Services rhab@burnett.uk.net March 2004 LEGAL ISSUES OF DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT PROTECTING ELECTRONIC WORKS Licensing Technical barriers Shifting boundaries of infringement

8. Burnett IT Legal Services rhab@burnett.uk.net March 2004 LEGAL ISSUES OF DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT DRM & LAW – CHANGES & CHALLENGES Changing concepts of originality Changing concepts of economic value Anonymity versus security