Digital Rights Management (DRM)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:technology
copyright protection system
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Digital_Rights_Management
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:music
gptkb:software
movies
streaming services
video games
ebooks
gptkbp:controversy can limit fair use
restricts user rights
can prevent backups
can require internet connection
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Electronic_Frontier_Foundation
gptkb:Free_Software_Foundation
gptkbp:example gptkb:Denuvo
gptkb:Google_Widevine
gptkb:AACS
gptkb:HDCP
gptkb:Adobe_Digital_Editions
gptkb:Apple_FairPlay
gptkb:Microsoft_PlayReady
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Digital Rights Management (DRM)
gptkbp:implementedIn encryption
watermarking
online authentication
product keys
gptkbp:introducedIn 1990s
gptkbp:notableEvent Adobe eBook DRM cracked in 2001
Apple removed DRM from iTunes music in 2009
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act
gptkb:European_Union_Copyright_Directive
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:digital_watermarking
license management
digital content distribution
conditional access
anti-circumvention
copy protection
content scrambling
piracy prevention
software activation
region coding
gptkbp:supportedBy software companies
movie studios
content publishers
music labels
gptkbp:usedFor controlling access to digital media
enforcing licensing agreements
restricting use of digital content
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Windows_Media_Foundation_API
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7