TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary 3
Introduction 4
DRM Evolution 5
Facilitation of DRM 7
DRM in Mucis Today 9
Future of DRM within the Music Industry___________________________________11
Conclusion 12
References 14
Executive Summary
In part to enforce copyright laws and part to protect the digital retail industry, and anyone whose livelihood depends on the sale of such, a new technology was created, Digital Rights Management. The noble intention of protecting the publisher has created controversy in recognizing the rights of the users who purchase digital products but remain limited or restricted with its use. Hackers were able to circumvent the first wave of DRM technology, requiring future generations of DRM to be place directly on the product.
By creating individual format requirements, corporations used DRM to become an economic warfare tool, rather than the protection it was said to provide. This discouraged many end users as their digital music could not work on all devices. DRM, initially developed with such intensity, creating a race for creation, is now viewed with such negativity by consumers that even the music industry is calling for the reduction of DRM laced music. The consumer, since discovering DRM is transparent in content but not in functionality, has an increased concern for Fair Use protection.
The online and retail outlets that provide digital music has been somewhat stuck in the middle of the battle between consumers and the corporate side of the music industry. Corporations responded by forming partnerships that offers DRM-free music
The issue of protecting the co ...