[d@DCC] (Fwd) Digital Rights Management
From: "tOM Trottier" <Tom _-at-_ Abacurial.com>
To: discuss (at) digital-copyright.ca
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:09:45 -0500
------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 19:30:01 -0600 Subject: Digital Rights Management To: Tom@Abacurial.com From: NW Tech Update <TechUpdate@bdcimail.com> Send reply to: Tech Update Help <NWReplies@bellevue.com> NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: MICHAEL COONEY ON TECHNOLOGY UPDATE 02/24/03 Today's focus: Digital Rights Management Dear Tom trottier, In this issue: * What you need to know about DRM * Links related to Technology Update * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter sponsored by OpenNetwork and Waveset Webinar March 4, 1PM EST Why Now? The Cost of Delaying Identity Management Join PricewaterhouseCoopers, OpenNetwork & Waveset to learn how identity management can improve security, lower user admin costs and reduce calls to the help desk. Learn how to develop a plan that will achieve stronger security and rapid ROI. Register now! http://adserver.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=5667 _______________________________________________________________ Wireless LANs, the Key to a Flexible Network Wireless LANs can provide network flexibility and end user mobility, making them one of the hottest technologies today. But while wireless options are increasing, so is confusion. Attend Network World's Technology Tour, "Wireless LANs: Building and Managing a Well-Integrated 802.11 Network," to learn how wireless infrastructure works, how it's secured, and what management tools are available to meld wireless technology into your enterprise. http://www.nwfusion.com/events/wlan/register.jsp?id=NL4TU224 _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: Digital Rights Management By Michael Cooney Digital Rights Management isn't just for the entertainment industry. This week we take a look at what network executives need to know about DRM. According to our author ( mailto:jmeserve@nww.com ), DRM is not just a single product or service, but a means of extending corporate security to digital content that is easy to move around. The premise behind DRM is relatively simple: An individual is given rights to a piece of content based on certain conditions (i.e. they can view it once, for a set period of time or can only use it on a particular machine or device.) The content, if stored locally on a user's machine, is usually encrypted so it cannot be accessed without the proper authentication. However, implementing DRM from technological and business model standpoints can be tricky. You should consider: * Data format. In an enterprise there are various data types - documents, spreadsheets, rich media - that need to be secured. When thinking about what product, vendor or service to use in a DRM implementation. * Puzzle pieces. Whichever DRM system is put in place needs to be integrated with the existing enterprise infrastructure including file management systems, databases, e-mail and Web servers. * Support the user. Like any type of security infrastructure, you need the right support in place to manage problems such a lost passwords or transitioning workers. When DRM locks a piece of content to a specific PC or person, what happens when a user gets a new PC or the worker takes a new position? The license needs to be moved to the machine or employee taking over the job task. * Protect your keys. If using a third-party to serve and authenticate licenses, it's important to keep local copies of the user data in case something happens to the provider. * Remote users. For traveling workers not connected to a network, there should be a policy implemented with some requirement to "phone home" to check the permissions that allows the users to work offline on the local desktop. There are many other issues too. For more on this story see: http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0224digitalrights.html RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS Real's DRM secures media in multiple formats IDG News Service, 01/09/03 http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0109realdrm.html Astew of DRM standards Network World, 02/18/02 http://www.nwfusion.com/ecomm/2002/rights/rightsside2.html Why DRM will never work Network World, 10/14/02 http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2002/1014gibbs.html _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Michael Cooney Michael Cooney is an Associate News Editor. Aside from his news responsibilities, Cooney handles the Infrastructure and Enterprise Application sections of Network World. 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