Digital rights management (DRM) is a set of business models and technologies that allows media companies to protect their intellectual property -- and profit in the online world.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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pt. I. The Business of DRM. Ch. 1. Where We Came From: Content Rights in the Predigital World. Ch. 2. Bits and Nets: New Businesses, New Possibilities. Ch. 3. Help from the Government: Law and Technology pt. II. The Technology of DRM. Ch. 4. Rights Models: Representing Rights as Bits. Ch. 5. DRM Building Blocks: Protecting and Tracking Content. Ch. 6. Technology Standards: Leveling the Playing Field. Ch. 7. Proprietary Core Technologies: The Heavyweights pt. III. DRM Solutions: Putting It All Together. Ch. 8. Get What You Need: Determining Requirements. Ch. 9. Implementation Options: Build, Buy, Integrate, and Outsource. Ch. 10. Plug and Play: Integrating DRM. Ch. 11. Additional DRM Solutions. Ch. 12. DRM-Related Solutions. Ch. 13. Epilogue: The Future of DRM.