Department for Culture Media and Sport

digital rights management

Digital rights management (DRM) refers to technologies that control access to digital content and can be used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, copyright holders and individuals to limit the use of digital content and devices.

We work with content industries on:

  • metadata initiatives
  • rights expression language
  • secure computing technologies
  • interoperability
  • copyright: fair dealing, private copying, and non-commercial use
  • electronic payment systems
  • consumer protection issues
  • competition law
  • international context

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