Christopher May examines the social context of new digital rights management (DRM), sets out its scope in non-technical terms and then explores the shifts that DRM has produced within the regime of protection of intellectual property rights.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-159) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction: setting the scene; 2. Intellectual property and social norms; 3. Digital rights management: two trajectories; 4. Digital rights management: two cases for consideration; 5. Digital rights management, the (over) protection of rights and the expansion of open alternatives.
Introduction: setting the scene Intellectual property and social norms Digital rights management: two trajectories Digital rights management: two cases for consideration Digital rights management: the (over)protection of rights and the expansion of open alternatives.