DRM and public policy

Edward W. Felten

doi:10.1145/1070838.1070871

DRM and public policy

Edward W. Felten

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Digital rights management (DRM) systems try to erect technological barriers to unauthorized use of digital data. Copyright see DRM as the last defence against rampant infringment and as an enabler of new business models. opponents tend to see DRM as robbing users of their fair use rights, and as the first step toward a digital lockdown. Six principles that should be underlined for sensible public policy regarding DRM include competition, copyright balance, consumer protection, privacy, research and public discourse and targeted policies.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	112
Number of pages	1
Journal	Communications of the ACM
Volume	48
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1070838.1070871
State	Published - Jul 2005

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