Directory of Digital Rights Management Resources

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Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a type of intellectual property control employed by many industries to protect digital content from illegal use.

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Resources in This Category

• ACM Queue - Understanding DRM

  http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1331295
  David Sohn explains digital rights management (DRM), broadly defined as technical measures used to protect content in digital media devices and services.

• American Library Association: Digital Rights Management and Libraries

  http://www.ala.org/advocacy/copyright/digitalrights
  Contains a brief overview with concern focuses of libraries and higher education.

• Apple Unveils Higher Quality DRM-Free Music on the iTunes Store

  http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/04/02itunes.html
  Press release covering the release of higher quality EMI titles.

• BBC Click: Digital Lock's Rights and Wrongs

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/6457369.stm
  Article by Spencer Kelly covering the benefits and detriments.

• BBC News: The DRM Maze for Consumers

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7136527.stm
  Examination of several companies and their response to piracy through right management solutions.

• D-Lib Magazine

  http://www.dlib.org/dlib/june01/iannella/06iannella.html
  Compilation of design and architecture by Renato Iannella. Also provides examples and practical uses.

• First Monday: Digital rights management and the breakdown of social norms

  http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue8_11/may/
  Article by Christopher May on the creation of digital rights management as a function of societal changes in emerging capitalism.

• How FairPlay Works: Apple's iTunes DRM Dilemma

  http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/RDM.Tech.Q1.07/2A351C60-A4E5-4764-A083-FF8610E66A46.html
  Article on Roughly Drafted covering details about how the format works and its limitations.

• Howstuffworks: How Digital Rights Management Works

  http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/drm.htm
  Information about the theory behind the technology.

• Managing Rights Management

  http://www.managingrights.com/
  Commentary by Robert Weber covering conditional, technical, and business aspects.

• Wikipedia: Digital Rights Management

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Rights_Management
  Provides a definition and possible applications. Also covers opposing views.

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