Information Objects and Rights Management

Rights and Trust in Multimedia Information Management

Multimedia information management, which implies all steps from creation and production to distribution and consumption, is a complex and challenging research area. To have a secure and trusted system we need to take into account aspects such as digital rights management (DRM), certification, control and security. As current solutions rely on proprietary architectures and tools, we propose an o...

Electronic information management and intellectual property rights

The paper examines the concept of “digital is different” or not as the case may be and how and if digital publications are different from their paper counterparts. The concept of copyright in a digital age is explored and various different interpretations of the concept and its application discussed. The linguistic problems of using words from a paper-based environment will be considered and su...

Rights-Carrying and Self-enforcing Information Objects for Information Distribution Systems

Management of Intellectual Property Rights in Information Technology

Intellectual Property Rights Management Using a Semantic Web Information System

IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) Management is a complex domain. The IPR field is structured by evolving regulations, practises, business models,... Therefore, DRMS (Digital Rights Management Systems) are very difficult to develop and maintain. The NewMARS DRMS is our contribution to this field. A knowledge oriented approach has been chosen in order to make this development capable of dealing...