Case Study: DRM-Protected Music Interoperability and eInovation
Series
Berkman Center Research Publication Series
Type
case study
Date Issued
2007
Author(s)
Abstract
This study addresses questions such as:
-- What technological, market, and legal interactions have created the current state of DRM-protected music?
-- What security, autonomy, and other concerns make interoperability more or less desirable in the DRM context?
-- How can we assess competing approaches to interoperability?
Although our economic analysis is inconclusive, for policy reasons we find DRM interoperability desirable; a blended approach combining private-sector efforts with limited government involvement, such as through consumer protection or competition law, is optimal.
Available for download at: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1033231
-- What technological, market, and legal interactions have created the current state of DRM-protected music?
-- What security, autonomy, and other concerns make interoperability more or less desirable in the DRM context?
-- How can we assess competing approaches to interoperability?
Although our economic analysis is inconclusive, for policy reasons we find DRM interoperability desirable; a blended approach combining private-sector efforts with limited government involvement, such as through consumer protection or competition law, is optimal.
Available for download at: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1033231
Language
English
Keywords
DRM
TPM
digital rights management
technical protection measures
digital music
interoperability
innovation
HSG Classification
contribution to practical use / society
Refereed
No
Number
2007-9
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
42305