Digital Rights Management: Business and Technology

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 300 pages
• Published by: Wiley
• Edition: 1st Edition November 15, 2001
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764548891
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764548895
• Book Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 1.1 pounds

Product Review
&an great jobthey take a tough subject and make it entertaining&a must have' for anyone interested in securing their assets& -- Internet Strategist, November 2003

“…an great jobthey take a tough subject and make it entertaining…a ‘must have’ for anyone interested in securing their assets…” (Internet Strategist, November 2003)

Product Description
Digital rights management (DRM) is a set of business models and technologies that allows media companies to protect their intellectual property -- and profit in the online world. Cowritten by DRM pioneer William Rosenblatt, this lucid primer outlines the state of DRM today for media executives and IT decision-makers, covering business models (such as subscriptions), core technologies (watermarking, encryption, authentication), standards (such as XrML), vendors, and more.

Reader Reviews
As noted below, DRM consists of legal, technical and business issues and anyone trying to provide an overview of all three has their work cut out for them. Particularly in the early chapters of the book, these authors give it a good try. Unfortunately, the biggest problem with the book is that they try to treat the technology standards and products available on the market, and the market is just changing too quickly for that to be for more than just a superficial look. Too much of what they discuss is already outdated, out-of-business, merged with other offerings or otherwise defunct. Not the fault of the authors, just the nature of the DRM market. This book is: Not a good read if you already understand the basic issues and hope to get more insight into the technology-- go to the web for that. Absolutely a good read if you want to become familiar in a basic way in the underlying issues. Part 1 of the book is really useful reading even to help people who are pretty familiar with the topic structure their thinking.