The long march to interoperable digital rights management

• Published in: Proceedings of the IEEE Vol. 92; no. 6; pp. 883 - 897
• Main Authors: KOENEN, R.H., LACY, J., MACKAY, M., MITCHELL, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.06.2004; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Bridging; Business; Content management; Control systems; Cryptography; Digital; Distributed computing; Interoperability; Licenses; Management; Mathematical models; Networks; Protection; Security; Technology management; Web services

This paper discusses interoperability of digital rights management (DRM) systems. We start by describing a basic reference model for DRM. The cause of interoperability is served by understanding and circumscribing what DRM is "in the whole." Then we outline and contrast three different app...