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Is DRM the Great Spoiler in the IDM Marketplace?

Is DRM the Great Spoiler in the IDM Marketplace?

Ilyas Balgayev, Phng Jia Shyan, Kaung Myat Win
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 10
ISBN13: 9781613501474|ISBN10: 1613501471|EISBN13: 9781613501481
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-147-4.ch029
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Balgayev, Ilyas, et al. "Is DRM the Great Spoiler in the IDM Marketplace?." Understanding the Interactive Digital Media Marketplace: Frameworks, Platforms, Communities and Issues, edited by Ravi S. Sharma, et al., IGI Global, 2012, pp. 368-377. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-147-4.ch029

APA

Balgayev, I., Shyan, P. J., & Win, K. M. (2012). Is DRM the Great Spoiler in the IDM Marketplace?. In R. Sharma, M. Tan, & F. Pereira (Eds.), Understanding the Interactive Digital Media Marketplace: Frameworks, Platforms, Communities and Issues (pp. 368-377). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-147-4.ch029

Chicago

Balgayev, Ilyas, Phng Jia Shyan, and Kaung Myat Win. "Is DRM the Great Spoiler in the IDM Marketplace?." In Understanding the Interactive Digital Media Marketplace: Frameworks, Platforms, Communities and Issues, edited by Ravi S. Sharma, Margaret Tan, and Francis Pereira, 368-377. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-147-4.ch029

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Abstract

Digital Rights Management (DRM) has been a popular option employed by firms to deal with piracy issues. The rationale of DRM, the expected benefits for firms, and their implications in the Interactive Digital Media (IDM) marketplace are presented. Using the VISOR framework, the chapter also analyses the impacts of DRM based in the IDM marketplace, and to suggest if DRM is the great spoiler in the IDM marketplace. Studies have shown that the advantages brought by DRM to firms go beyond what would be needed for an efficient provision of digital goods. The chapter concludes with some recommendations and suggestions whether DRM is the great spoiler in the IDM marketplace.

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