Digital rights management

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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[1].


History

Legislation

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