Applying DRM Techniques to Video on the Internet: Characterizing Problems and Solutions
Digital distribution of media files via the public internet presents myriad legal, technological, sociological, economic, and moral implications. The digital music debacle begs the question: Is there a workable security solution tailored to the digital distribution paradigm? The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) has done little to promote a sensible and practical examination of the hot-button issue of digital rights management (DRM). In the post-Napster era, all major Hollywood studios are moving toward an internet protocol (IP)-based video-on-demand solution, and Vidius Inc. estimates 450,000 to 580,000 downloads of unprotected full-length films are transferred over the internet daily. The urgent need for a reasonable and workable approach to digital video security is underscored at every turn. An intelligent approach to digital rights management on the internet should address business and technological issues though a software-based, flexible, rapid-response security solution.
- Print ISSN
- 0036-1682
- Published
- 2002-04
- Content type
- Original Research
- DOI
- 10.5594/J11566