Category: Digital Rights Management (DRM)

What Is DRM for eBooks?

DRM technologies have enabled publishers to enforce access policies that not only disallow copyright infringements but also prevent lawful fair use of copyrighted works, or even implement use constraints on non-copyrighted works that they distribute; examples include the placement of DRM on certain public-domain or open-licensed e-books.

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Digital Rights: The Revolution of the Arts

Digital Rights Managements, as it pertains to publishers, has become an important issue—one that concerns every author and publisher now planning a move to the fast-expanding eBook market. It is also a growing controversy—perhaps as much of one as it was back in the days when music companies were fighting over the right for consumers to freely share music. The primary questions posed in 2004 are just as important today: In what way has the e-publishing (and now eBook) revolution affected our ability to write, sell, and promote our work in ways that are protected from theft? Should we, as authors and publishers, be concerned about this growing legal debate? Is there such a thing as “open source” for writers?

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