Peer-to-Peer Systems and Digital Rights Management

Peer-to-peer (P2P) networks have proliferated and become ubiquitous. A school of thought has emerged that harnessing the established user-base and ease of content dissemination of such networks presents a potentially lucrative opportunity. However, content creators have been reluctant to adopt P2P networks as a distribution vehicle since these networks are plagued with piracy. This chapter focuses on developing a solution for distributing digital content in P2P networks in a way that established businesses and amateur artists alike can profit. We propose a content distribution system that employs Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies and is independent of the underlying P2P network. Our system relies on innovative uses of security technologies to deter piracy. In addition, we include various non-technical features that encourage users to “play by the rules”.

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Digital Rights Management in Peer To Peer Cultural Networks

Digital Rights Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2136-7.ch048 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 981-1002

Author(s):

Dimitrios Tsolis ◽

Spyros Sioutas

Keyword(s):

Copyright Protection ◽

Digital Rights Management ◽

Peer To Peer ◽

Protection Measure ◽

Digital Rights ◽

Copyright Information ◽

Rights Management ◽

Cultural Content ◽

Cultural Sector ◽

Cultural Networks

As a general and effective protection measure for copyright violations which occur with the use of digital technologies including peer to peer (P2P) networks, copyright owners from the cultural sector often use Digital Rights Management systems and digital watermarking techniques to encrypt copyright information with the cultural content. In other cases copyright owners restrict or even block access to the digital cultural content through the Internet and the P2P infrastructure. This chapter claims that DRM and P2P can be quite complementary. Specifically, pa P2P infrastructure is presented which allows broad digital cultural content exchange while at the same time supporting copyright protection and management through watermarking technologies for digital images.

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Digital Rights Management in Peer To Peer Cultural Networks

Handbook of Research on Technologies and Cultural Heritage ◽

10.4018/978-1-60960-044-0.ch006 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 119-140

Author(s):

Dimitrios Tsolis ◽

Spyros Sioutas

Keyword(s):

Copyright Protection ◽

Digital Rights Management ◽

Peer To Peer ◽

Protection Measure ◽

Digital Rights ◽

Copyright Information ◽

Rights Management ◽

Cultural Content ◽

Cultural Sector ◽

Cultural Networks

As a general and effective protection measure for copyright violations which occur with the use of digital technologies including peer to peer (P2P) networks, copyright owners from the cultural sector often use Digital Rights Management systems and digital watermarking techniques to encrypt copyright information with the cultural content. In other cases copyright owners restrict or even block access to the digital cultural content through the Internet and the P2P infrastructure. This chapter claims that DRM and P2P can be quite complementary. Specifically, pa P2P infrastructure is presented which allows broad digital cultural content exchange while at the same time supporting copyright protection and management through watermarking technologies for digital images.

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Digital Rights Management for Untrusted Peer-to-Peer Networks

Networking and Telecommunications ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-986-1.ch118 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 1848-1878

Author(s):

Pallavi Priyadarshini ◽

Mark Stamp

Keyword(s):

Distribution System ◽

Digital Rights Management ◽

Peer To Peer ◽

P2p Network ◽

P2p Networks ◽

Digital Rights ◽

Security Technologies ◽

Peer To Peer Networks ◽

Rights Management ◽

Technical Features

Peer-to-peer (P2P) networks have proliferated and become ubiquitous. A school of thought has emerged that harnessing the established user-base and ease of content dissemination of such networks presents a potentially lucrative opportunity. However, content creators have been reluctant to adopt P2P networks as a distribution vehicle since these networks are plagued with piracy. This chapter focuses on developing a solution for distributing digital content in P2P networks in a way that established businesses and amateur artists alike can profit. We propose a content distribution system that employs Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies and is independent of the underlying P2P network. Our system relies on innovative uses of security technologies to deter piracy. In addition, we include various non-technical features that encourage users to “play by the rules”.

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