[IETF-IDRM] RE: [IDRM] DRM Taxonomy work -- drm framework...

[Rob Koenen]

> Someone releasing a published work, say, to a consumer may have
> different criteria of trust.  But does the distributor or 
> service provider
> need to know who the person is who is getting the content work?
> If it's encrypted then there will be some authentication.  But what
> gets authenticated and how?  Maybe the software or hardware used
> to access the work gets authenticated and no information gets released
> about the individual at all.  I think this is among the MPEG 
> IPMP Requirements.
> 


Users (parties in the exchange of value) are considered
to have their rights and interests, and these are all considered 
by MPEG-21

Rob