Trusted computing for digital rights management
Robert A. Gehring (3/2006), Article (en)
Article published in INDICARE Monitor Vol. 2, No 12, 24 February 2006.
Abstract
The relationship between trusted computing (TC) systems and digital rights management (DRM) systems is discussed. Trusted systems technology was developed in the 1960s, while the modern concept of DRM is a brainchild of the Internet era of the 1990s. While TC technology can be used to build DRM systems, both belong to different categories and should not be confused. TC technology may as well be deployed to protect "darknets" (Biddle et al. 2003) for sharing data. Making TC-based "copyright boxes" (Stefik 1999) is by no means a guarantee for business success in marketing digital content where consumer demand is ignored.
Courses and Study
Robert A. Gehring
