What is DRM?
DRM is an abbreviation for Digital Rights Management. According to Wikipedia:
Digital rights management (DRM) is an umbrella term that refers to access control technologies used by publishers and other copyright holders to limit usage of digital media or devices. DRM can also refer to restrictions associated with specific instances of digital works or devices. To some extent, DRM overlaps with copy protection, but DRM is usually applied to creative media (music, films, etc.) whereas copy protection typically refers to software.
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DRM has become so ubiquitous in MP3s, CDs, and DVDs that many are not even aware of the debate. However, for many people the subject is critically important, and people on both sides of the fence often feel that the future of intellectual property rights may be at stake.
Here are some questions and answers submitted and fielded by everyday people:
- Which digital rights management architecture should I use to sell copyrighted audio?
- I am looking for a free program to remove the digital rights management off songs that I have downloaded?
- How do I sort out my digital rights management (drm)?
- What is the difference between "digital rights management" and "information rights management"?
- Help with Digital Rights Management error 0xC002782?
- how do you import a sond file into a movie that's under Digital Rights Management?
- Is Digital Rights Management (DRM) more detrimental to pirates or legitimate buyers?
- How can I remove the digital rights management (DRM) from my music files?
- How Can I Burn Songs That Are Under Digital Rights Management?
- Is the DRM (Digital Rights Management) 100% effective against piracy?