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'''Digital Rights Management (DRM)''' refers to the laws and technologies which provide intellectual property owners control over the distribution and use of their digital property by defining consumers' rights in its usage.  DRM's primary function is to restore control over copying digital media and to restrict access and content use beyond what is granted by copyright law<ref name=Bates>Bates, BJ. (2008) 'Commentary: Value and Digital Rights Management-A Social Economics Approach', Journal of Media Economics, 21:1, 53-77</ref>.
'''Digital Rights Management (DRM)''' refers to the laws and technologies which provide intellectual property owners control over the distribution and use of their digital property by defining consumers' rights in its usage.  DRM's primary function is to restore control over copying digital media and to restrict access and content use beyond what is granted by copyright law<ref name=Bates>Bates, BJ. (2008) 'Commentary: Value and Digital Rights Management-A Social Economics Approach', Journal of Media Economics, 21:1, 53-77</ref>.


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Digital Rights Management (DRM) refers to the laws and technologies which provide intellectual property owners control over the distribution and use of their digital property by defining consumers' rights in its usage. DRM's primary function is to restore control over copying digital media and to restrict access and content use beyond what is granted by copyright law[1].


Legal Background

The copyright since its inception in (find year, country, act)has been the main protection scheme for intellectual property rights for creative information goods and services. Copyright law grants exclusive legal ownership of information under specific conditions and terms.

DRM Approaches

Technology

Compact Discs (CDs)

Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs)

References

  1. ↑ Bates, BJ. (2008) 'Commentary: Value and Digital Rights Management-A Social Economics Approach', Journal of Media Economics, 21:1, 53-77
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