[Cc-uk] New licences and the Integrity right

Ian Brown I.Brown at cs.ucl.ac.uk
Mon Oct 11 15:35:42 EDT 2004


>  The license doesn't define DRM technology and probably should; I'd opt  
> for calling it "use-restriction technology" and note that in some  
> cases, vendors refer to this as "digitl rights management." The term  
> DRM is rightly contentious, and while vocabulary wars can be tiresome,  
> it's worth making an effort when it costs so little to do so.

I mentioned to Prodromos a few months ago that one potential definition 
that was more legalistic was "technology protected under Articles 11 and 
18 of the WIPO Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty." 
(the anti-circumvention clauses).

Am very pleased this anti-DRM clause is still in the latest draft :)



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