[IETF-IDRM] Re: IDRM research group closed

[lists29051972@gmx.de]

Dear All,

we can offer you to continue your discussion on the MusicNetwork homepage. 

   http://www.interactivemusicnetwork.org

Because of the closure of the RG I'd like to discuss the position described
in "Digital Rights Management or DRM - Does (it) Really Matter?" by Jon Webb,
international association of scientific, technical and medical publishers
(stm):

   http://www.stm-assoc.org/annualreport/00drm.html

with the summary:

"Proposed STM Publishing Position regarding DRM:

STM Publishers need to adopt the following position regarding DRM, which may
summarized in the following seven bullet points: 

- That DRM is important and requires appropriate management attention; 
- That DRM should be presented as a means of supporting and promoting access
to information - not blocking it; 
- That international standards that facilitate interoperability are
desirable and should be actively promoted - eg MPEG-21's Rights Data Dictionary and
Rights Expression Language; 
- That STM has a proven record of industry driven standards initiatives
(ISBN, DOI, INDECS, ONIX, OEBF) can support DRM standards; 
- That STM are not in favour of mandated solutions - unlike some content
owners; 
- That DRM delivery systems (encryption, packaging, transmission) should not
be standardised but developed by rights owners in cooperation with their
customers; 
- That DRM needs to be internationally applicable and act in accordance with
intellectual property laws."

What do you think about the standardization position? I added this to the
forum of the workgroup protection in MusicNetwork.

Best regards,
Martin Schmucker

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