Digital Right Management Library Management Copyright Intellectual Property
Issue Date:
2012
Publisher:
Institute of Mathematics and Informatics Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Citation:
Digital Presentation and Preservation of Cultural and Scientific Heritage, Vol. 2, No 1, (2012), 123p-131p
Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to introduce Digital Rights Management
(DRM) and its implications for content producers, consumers, and libraries.
Simply stated, DRM is a technology that allows copyright owners to regulate
and manage their content when it is disseminated in a digital format, and it is
the reason why some patrons cannot access some of the downloadable digital
content provided by libraries. In the first part of this paper, we provide a short
introduction to DRM by outlining the entities, the various technologies used as
well as usage restrictions that come with DRM. In the second part of the paper
are discussed the alternatives for the libraries, using DRM as a tool for library
copyright policy and the main documents, which present the position of library
organizations towards information legislation.
