DRM

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The paper discusses Digital Rights Management (DRM). DRM is explained as an umbrella term for several methods used by the makers of software and other content to protect their intellectual property. The purpose behind Digital Rights Management is also explained as a method of protecting copyright and also imposing and enforcing restrictions on certain digital information. The paper examines how some methods of DRM have become a controversial topic in both Europe and the United States.

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"Digital Rights Management (DRM) is the term used today for a variety of methods being used by the makers of software and other content to protect their intellectual property. DRM is not simply the protection of copyright, though its purpose may be just that. DRM imposes and enforces restrictions on the ability of the consumer to use, copy, transmit, or alter certain digital information. There are different types of DRM in use, and some have encountered legal problems in Europe and have been banned there, while the recent case of Sony placing software on certain recordings that would then transfer to the user's computer has increased discussion of the issue in the United States. The rationale behind DRM is easy to understand, involving the desire on the part of copyright owners to maintain control over their intellectual property. However, in practice, the issue is more complex, with some methods undertaken to protect that content."

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