Digital Rights Management – Part I
Intellectual property right (IPR) issues affect Information Security Governance as well as Internet Governance deployments through a direct impact on ‘ Trust Management ‘. Since knowledge and ideas are...
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Intellectual property protection has ushered in an era of technological solutions that attempt to prevent asserted rights infringement. Digital Rights Management (DRM) can be considered a response to...
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DRM software is generally considered an access control technology deployed to limit unauthorized usage. However, arguably, a technology cannot in principle, know what legal restrictions and rights...
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IPR protection requirements shape complex and challenging management issues. Audio and visual material protection is especially problematic due to the existence of the various known vulnerabilities,...
View ArticleOpen Source Hardware and Software Licensing – Part V
Simplistically, open source software “refers to any program whose source code is made available for use or modification as users or other developers see fit. Open source software is usually developed...
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Primary open source software development conventions are ‘peer production’ by bartering and collaboration based on mutual interest in root materials (such as source-code and documentation) and desired...
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In many situations, open source licensing is an essential element enabling open source programs to qualify as open source software. However, there are numerous variations in the terms and conditions...
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Open source products have emerged as the dominant thyme for some IT development projects due to cost considerations. This rise in alternative IT development can be linked to tensions between creative...
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