DRM
Digital access control
DRM stands for digital rights management, a set of technologies that restrict how digital content can be used, copied, or shared.
Publishers and streaming services use DRM to prevent piracy of music, movies, ebooks, and software: The ebook has DRM, so I can't share it with my sister.
Critics argue DRM punishes legitimate buyers while pirates circumvent it anyway.
Measures preventing unauthorized duplication
- time-limitedRestricted by duration
- tetheringFastening with a line
- expirationEnd of validity
Real-time digital delivery
- e-booksElectronic publications
- video gamesInteractive electronic entertainment
- audiobooksNarrated literary recordings
- subscription servicesRecurring payment for ongoing access
Converting data into code
- decryptionConverting ciphertext to plaintext
- watermarkingEmbedding ownership indicators
- fingerprintingRecording unique digit patterns
- access controlRestricting resource availability selectively
Legal rights over inventions
- infringementViolation of rights
- fair useLimited copying permitted legally
- DMCADigital copyright protection law
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
piracy · circumvention · royalties · licensing fees · creative commons · public domain · copyright protection · cease and desist
Software license abbreviation
- agreementShared position between parties
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- activationSetting into operation
- serial numberUnique alphanumeric product identifier
registration · authentication · authorization · entitlement · compliance · renewal · audit · deactivation
copy protection
Measures preventing unauthorized duplication
- time-limitedRestricted by duration
- tetheringFastening with a line
- expirationEnd of validity
streaming
Real-time digital delivery
- e-booksElectronic publications
- video gamesInteractive electronic entertainment
- audiobooksNarrated literary recordings
subscription services · iTunes · Kindle · Spotify · Netflix · Steam
encryption
Converting data into code
- decryptionConverting ciphertext to plaintext
- watermarkingEmbedding ownership indicators
- fingerprintingRecording unique digit patterns
intellectual property
Legal rights over inventions
- infringementViolation of rights
- fair useLimited copying permitted legally
- DMCADigital copyright protection law
takedown · piracy · circumvention · royalties · licensing fees · creative commons · public domain · copyright protection · cease and desist · legal action
EULA
Software license abbreviation
- agreementShared position between parties
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- activationSetting into operation
serial number · registration · authentication · authorization · entitlement · compliance · renewal · audit · deactivation · terms of service
- e-booksebook, e-books, PDF, Kindle, download
- intellectual propertypatents, copyright, patent, trademark, trademarks
- Tech AcronymsCPU, RAM, ROM, URL, HTML
- access restrictionspassword, paywall, login wall, geo-block, IP ban
- Data Securitydata protection, encryption key, data security, password, passwords
- digital copyrightcopyright law, DMCA, infringement, fair use, copy protection
DRMopen access
Free public scholarly content
unrestricted · unprotected · unlocked · public domain · unencrypted
DRMcopyleft
Mandatory openness inheritance clause
free software · Creative Commons · public domain · open source · digital freedom
Nonprofit providing sharing licenses
digital, rights, management, right, manage, manager, managing, managed, manageable