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Digital Rights Management in the Cultural Heritage Arena: A Truth or a Myth

Digital Rights Management in the Cultural Heritage Arena: A Truth or a Myth

Andrea de Polo
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781605661186|ISBN10: 160566118X|EISBN13: 9781605661193
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-118-6.ch013
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de Polo, Andrea. "Digital Rights Management in the Cultural Heritage Arena: A Truth or a Myth." Digital Rights Management for E-Commerce Systems, edited by Lambros Drossos, et al., IGI Global, 2009, pp. 280-292. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-118-6.ch013

APA

de Polo, A. (2009). Digital Rights Management in the Cultural Heritage Arena: A Truth or a Myth. In L. Drossos, D. Tsolis, S. Sioutas, & T. Papatheodorou (Eds.), Digital Rights Management for E-Commerce Systems (pp. 280-292). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-118-6.ch013

Chicago

de Polo, Andrea. "Digital Rights Management in the Cultural Heritage Arena: A Truth or a Myth." In Digital Rights Management for E-Commerce Systems, edited by Lambros Drossos, et al., 280-292. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-118-6.ch013

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Abstract

Digital Rights Management (DRM) describes a set of functionalities which control access to, and the use of, copyright material. In particular, they focus on the acquisition of revenue from copyright material, and the prevention of its re-use and misuse in the online environment. This document describes the DRM system in the cultural heritage sector; the value of the DRMS to the content repositories and also to the end users is described. Managing digital rights is a focal point for any content provider.

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