Digital Rights Management (DRM)
DRM is an important issue for the content industries, and we have worked with industry on this as part of the work of the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG). It is aimed to create an inventory of current content management systems, and generate greater knowledge about likely value chains and the major economic, legal and technical issues at different points in such chains. A framework is to be set up within which elements of DRM will be evaluated. The DRM report is available on the BSG website and it covers, inter alia:
review of metadata initiatives
review of rights expression language development
review of secure computing technologies and initiatives
interoperability
copyright: fair dealing, private copying, and non-commercial use
electronic payment systems
consumer protection issues
competition law
international context
The DRM report identified 11 key recommendations to be addressed that will help the UK to become a global leader in implementation of a globally accepted DRM platform. BERR has responded positively to the recommendations that came out from the DRM report (without necessarily accepting them as they stand), and are working with partners to take them forward.
BERR Contact
Adrian Brazier
Tel: 020 7215 1295
Email: adrian.brazier@berr.gsi.gov.uk