Digital Rights Management (DRM) is in a state of flux and will change dramatically over the next 12 – 18 months. This introductory-level article explains what DRM is, why it’s important, how it works now, and the upcoming changes to the Media Source Extensions (MSE) and Encrypted Media Extensions (EME).
This story appears on the Jan/Febuary issue of Streaming Media Magazine, and online here. Here’s the snappy intro.
Digital rights management is one of many ways to protect content from piracy and other misuse. DRM is distinct from other content protection alternatives, and in this introductory-level article I identify those differences, as well as primary DRM providers. I then discuss criteria to use when choosing among them, and describe how technologies such as the Media Source Extensions (MSE) and Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) are changing the way we acquire and deploy DRM.
Check the story out on Streaming Media website.