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Digital Rights Management, more commonly known as DRM, is an access control technology used as an attempt to curb piracy. These technologies are designed to limit usage of digital content. However, the physical software that protects the media is the copy protection software.
On April 7, 2009, the Apple iTunes Store began selling all songs without Digital Rights Management technology.Breitbart: Changes take effect in Apple's iTunes prices (April 7, 2009)
DRM Technologies
DRM can be found on almost all different types of media, such as films, audio CDs and even video games. However, it is also in use on streaming music and music services such as Ruckus. These services prevent the user from doing a certain activity with the product they have purchased, such as burning the product to a disk or transferring it to another device.DRM Laws
One of the main laws that is in favor of DRM is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. This act makes it illegal to circumvent copy protection if the intent is to violate the rights of the copyright holders. In other words, if you break the copy protection and then distribute the software on the Internet, then this would be a violation of the DMCA. There are other laws that enforce this protection, but the DMCA is the major law.Controversy
Since DRM restricts access to content, some people say that it prevents legitimate uses of the product because of the restrictions. Others argue that it does not stop software piracy, but instead just punishes the people that are abiding all the laws, because people with malicious intent could download the software from an illegal P2P File-sharing program or website.-
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Digital Rights Management Questions
Is it legal to upload a live music performance you recorded? Can I run ads against it? 2 AnswersIts only illegal to sell and profit from "Bootleg Recordings" of "live music performances." Most artists typically do little effort to pursue legal action about... read more
What do you think of Digital Rights Management (DRM)? 8 AnswersI often think of DRM as a purely evil thing, but it does have some valid uses. Problem is, it's being used today in inappropriate ways, the implementors often ... read more
WHich digital camera should I buy? 7 AnswersTricky to answer this. What do you want out of that camera? What's reasonable to you? Leading review site, dpreview, has recently done a budget camera review. I... read more
How does lala.com work, legally speaking? Why are they allowed on-demand musioc streaming while sites like Pandora are not? 2 AnswersThat is an interesting question, gillians. It appears - from a 2-yr old article in the Wall Street Journal - that it reached an agreement with Warner Music to ... read more
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Corso di alta formazione in Copyright e Digital Rights Management all'Univerisità di Bologna sede di Cesena http://bit.ly/688GVS
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"Digital Rights Management" is a misnomer. I suggest calling such tools, "Functionaly Undermining Consumer Utilities" or FUC-U.
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Daten-Sicherheit: Digital Rights Management auch für CAD-Dokumente: Das Digital Rights Manageme.. http://bit.ly/08WuyQn
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Digital Rights Management — A Wrinkle or An Opportunity http://bit.ly/7wbUSZ Comments are the most interesting part, as is often the case
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