Digital rights management in information publishing

In this article, we present a solution to digital rights management (DRM) for electronic publishing and document management services provided by a third‐party application service provider (ASP). We identify legal requirements that service providers have to guarantee with respect to DRM. We elaborate on related technological requirements and implement specific DRM service components compliant with the Open Digital Rights Language (ODRL) standard. Moreover, we show how digital rights of document content can be specified and subsequently enforced using ODRL. We conclude by discussing legal implications of technological innovation—for example, the conflicts that may arise between digital rights enforcement and privacy protection measures, and how it is possible to resolve them.

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