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DRM

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  1. digital rights management: protection of copyrighted digital content by means of technologies or systems that restrict its use and distribution.

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The authors argue the architecture of the DRM is largely unchanged, and due to a lack of maintenance by the big tech companies, PlayReady and Widevine "are now compromised across various security levels".

From BBC • May 30, 2025

A few years ago, a Tron video game stopped working after Disney ended its business relationship with a DRM provider.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2023

DRM affects all sorts of digital devices, not just media.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2023

The DRM could not give the exact departing point of the failed rocket and did not place blame on any specific group.

From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2023

DRM can’t control copying, but it can control competition.

From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Doctorow, Cory

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