Difference between revisions of "The security of digital right management"
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Usually e-books are limited to a number of reading devices and most often to just one. This means that once you downloaded the e-book to your computer, the only way you can access that e-book is through your computer only. The e-book can’t be send to your mobile phone, e-book reader, or another computer. | Usually e-books are limited to a number of reading devices and most often to just one. This means that once you downloaded the e-book to your computer, the only way you can access that e-book is through your computer only. The e-book can’t be send to your mobile phone, e-book reader, or another computer. | ||
This is a disadvantage for the customer, as one person can own more than one computer, or, if the computer or reading device breaks, the e-book is lost with it. | |||
The advantage of using DRM is only for the publishers, as they know that only the people that bought the book have access to it. | |||
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Revision as of 19:45, 19 April 2009
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Description:
Digital Rights Management is used by publishers and copyright holders to limit the usage and enforce copyright of e-books. By using DRM, the publishers limit copying, printing and sharing e-books. Other limitations that can be set are the number of maximum views, the number of days the e-book can be accessed etc.
Usually e-books are limited to a number of reading devices and most often to just one. This means that once you downloaded the e-book to your computer, the only way you can access that e-book is through your computer only. The e-book can’t be send to your mobile phone, e-book reader, or another computer.
This is a disadvantage for the customer, as one person can own more than one computer, or, if the computer or reading device breaks, the e-book is lost with it.
The advantage of using DRM is only for the publishers, as they know that only the people that bought the book have access to it.