Chapter 6

DRM, WM9 Style

Windows Media 9 Digital Rights Management (WM9 DRM) is based on durable, easy-to-understand principles. Why wouldn’t it be? Microsoft needs customers to comprehend and trust how it works, and they have spent a lot of time and money to make this happen. Companies like Movielink (www.movielink.com) are betting big that Windows Media Rights Manager protects the Hollywood features they offer to customers online, and I believe that other pay-per-view and download video ventures will soon follow. ...

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