Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a type of intellectual property control employed by many industries to protect digital content from illegal use.
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- Wikipedia: Digital Rights Management Provides a definition and possible applications. Also covers opposing views.
- First Monday: Digital rights management and the breakdown of social norms Article by Christopher May on the creation of digital rights management as a function of societal changes in emerging capitalism.
- Howstuffworks: How Digital Rights Management Works Information about the theory behind the technology.
- D-Lib Magazine Compilation of design and architecture by Renato Iannella. Also provides examples and practical uses.
- How FairPlay Works: Apple's iTunes DRM Dilemma Article on Roughly Drafted covering details about how the format works and its limitations.
- BBC Click: Digital Lock's Rights and Wrongs Article by Spencer Kelly covering the benefits and detriments.
- Apple Unveils Higher Quality DRM-Free Music on the iTunes Store Press release covering the release of higher quality EMI titles.
- BBC News: The DRM Maze for Consumers Examination of several companies and their response to piracy through right management solutions.
- Managing Rights Management Commentary by Robert Weber covering conditional, technical, and business aspects.
- ACM Queue - Understanding DRM David Sohn explains digital rights management (DRM), broadly defined as technical measures used to protect content in digital media devices and services.
- American Library Association: Digital Rights Management and Libraries Contains a brief overview with concern focuses of libraries and higher education.