Lyon, G.
(2008),
Digital Rights, Risk and Assurance, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
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Digital Rights, Risk and Assurance
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A trust and assurance perspective applies readily to the distribution of digital products over the Internet: It identifies when digital rights remain viable, even with eventual mishaps and leaks that attend every long-term operation. An assurance system needs a flexible framework that is not too expensive.Arguments identify six preliminary assurance factors and briefly sample the rich space defined by them. The results illustrate that digital rights management can work in important cases, such as digital cinema. Other examples highlight circumstances that are not easily handled: Peer-to-peer distribution falls into this latter category.Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 6775
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6775
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NIST Pubs
Keywords
assurance, digital products, digital rights, electronic commerce, internet distribution, loss, risk, World Wide Web
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Created October 16, 2008