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==Legal Background== | ==Legal Background== | ||
The [[Copyright|copyright]] since its formal creation in 1710 by the British [[Statute of Anne]] and its inclusion in the first article of the [[U.S. Constitution]]<ref name=Bennett>Bennett, S. (1999) 'Authors' Rights', Journal of Electronic Publishing, vol. 5, no. 2, Dec., 1999</ref> has been the main protection scheme for intellectual property rights for creative information goods and services. [[Copyright]] law grants exclusive legal ownership of information under specific conditions and terms. | The [[Copyright|copyright]] since its formal creation in 1710 by the British [[Statute of Anne]] and its inclusion in the first article of the [[U.S. Constitution]]<ref name=Bennett>Bennett, S. (1999) 'Authors' Rights', Journal of Electronic Publishing, vol. 5, no. 2, Dec., 1999</ref> has been the main protection scheme for intellectual property rights for creative information goods and services. [[Copyright]] law grants exclusive legal ownership of information under specific conditions and terms. Through two major revisions of U.S. copyright law in 1909 and 1976 the range of content and media forms covered by legislation were expanded. | ||
During the pre-digital era, large-scale copying was both expensive and usually resulted in degraded content. The development of electronic and digital media transformed the production and distribution of information goods and services. In digital form, the content could be copied perfectly or easily converted to another form or format<ref name=Bates />. | |||
==DRM Approaches== | ==DRM Approaches== | ||
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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. DRM's primary function is to restore control over copying digital media and to restrict access and content use beyond what is granted by copyright law[1].
Legal Background
The copyright since its formal creation in 1710 by the British Statute of Anne and its inclusion in the first article of the U.S. Constitution[2] has been the main protection scheme for intellectual property rights for creative information goods and services. Copyright law grants exclusive legal ownership of information under specific conditions and terms. Through two major revisions of U.S. copyright law in 1909 and 1976 the range of content and media forms covered by legislation were expanded.
During the pre-digital era, large-scale copying was both expensive and usually resulted in degraded content. The development of electronic and digital media transformed the production and distribution of information goods and services. In digital form, the content could be copied perfectly or easily converted to another form or format[1].