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Digital Rights Management

-- 3 Vendor Reports | 5 Products

ALSO CALLED: Digital Goods Distribution, Secure eCommerce, ERM, Rights, Enterprise Rights Management, DRM, Secure Electronic Commerce, and Secure Digital Commerce
DEFINITION: Digital rights management (DRM) is a systematic approach to copyright protection for digital media. DRM's purpose is to prevent illegal distribution of paid content over the Internet. DRM products were developed in response to the rapid increase in online piracy of commercially marketed material, which proliferated through the widespread use of Napster and other  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on Digital Rights Management
Identifying the Right Media Format for Broadband Video Initatives
sponsored by Akamai Technologies
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides a strategic roadmap for choosing the optimal media format to improve the likelihood of broadband video success.
Posted: 07 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Lizard Guardian
sponsored by LockLizard Ltd.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:Lizard Guardian provides software copy protection with full licensing control including time limited trials and subscription licenses.
Posted: 28 Jul 2004 | Published: 01 Jul 2004
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Lizard Safeguard
sponsored by LockLizard Ltd.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:Lizard Safeguard ensures complete PDF security with full licensing and document management control using US Government strength AES 256 bit encryption.
Posted: 28 Jul 2004 | Published: 01 Jul 2004
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DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): …  peer-to-peer file exchange programs.

Although online content is protected by copyright laws, policing theWeb and catching law-breakers is very difficult. DRM technology focuseson making it impossible to steal Web content in the first place, a muchsurer approach to the problem than the hit-and-miss strategies aimed atapprehending online poachers after the fact. DRM products are available from a number of vendors, including ContentGuard, Digimarc, and InterTrust, to automate the processes involved. In general, DRM products are turnkey packages that include everything needed for … 
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