A DRM Architecture Based on Open Standards

The main goal of this research project is to define
a generic architecture for the protection and
management of digital rights in a multimedia content
management scenario following open standards as much
as possible. In order to achieve this goal, several
standards and initiatives will be analysed and taken
into account.
First, a MPEG-21-based preliminary architecture for
the protection and management of digital rights for
multimedia content is tackled. Later on, a more
general architecture is defined. Several
implementations are described such as those in
several Spanish and European projects such as
AXMEDIS, VISNET II, Linked-Work and GILDDA. The
focus in made on use cases, security features and a
testing methodology. Linked-Work details a specific
implementation, emphasising on the key concepts that
make it different from other kind of DRM systems.

Autorentext

He received his B.Sc. in Telecommunication Engineering from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in 2003 and his PhD from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in 2008. Currently he is a lecturer at UPF and a member of the DMAG research group. His research interests include DRM, security, multimedia content and distributed applications.

Klappentext

The main goal of this research project is to define a generic architecture for the protection and management of digital rights in a multimedia content management scenario following open standards as much as possible. In order to achieve this goal, several standards and initiatives will be analysed and taken into account.First, a MPEG-21-based preliminary architecture for the protection and management of digital rights for multimedia content is tackled. Later on, a more general architecture is defined. Several implementations are described such as those in several Spanish and European projects such as AXMEDIS, VISNET II, Linked-Work and GILDDA. The focus in made on use cases, security features and a testing methodology. Linked-Work details a specific implementation, emphasising on the key concepts that make it different from other kind of DRM systems.