NEW
YORK (www.dmpf.org) - The international
Digital Media Project (DMP) has
achieved its first milestone by publishing its Phase I set of
specifications. The documents, posted on the DMP's web page, contain a
comprehensive technology specification for interoperable digital rights
management (DRM) as well as applications within and across media value
chains. The documents address Use Cases, DRM Architecture,
Interoperable DRM Platform, Value-Chains, Registration Authorities and
Terminology.
DMP is now working to complement the Phase I
specifications with reference software and conformance guidelines. DMP
intends to provide a license to use the reference software, ideally
based on Open Source principles and which will at least permit private
individuals, public institutions and commercial entities to improve and
exploit the software. A conformance document will provide users with
specifications to test the implementation.
The Phase I
specifications target Portable Audio and Video applications. DMP is
working to extend the specifications to support a broader range of
applications based on interoperable DRM technologies, specifically
Stationary Audio and Video applications. DMP plans to approve the Phase
II set of specifications at its 8th General Assembly in Seoul (5-7
October 2005).
DMP recognises that Interoperable DRM, as the
main digital media-enabling technology, has the potential to change
many of the traditional usage rules and conventions prevalent in the
pre-digital society, and issued a Call for Contributions on "Mapping of
Traditional Rights and Usages to the
Digital Space".
By inviting
people everywhere join in the development of an interoperable DRM that
supports Traditional Rights and Usages, DMP offers businesses,
consumers and society the potential for enhanced experiences that
today's proprietary DRM systems do not provide. The deadline for
responses is 15th of July 2005.
The
Digital Media Project (DMP)
is a non-profit Association registered in Geneva, Switzerland. In
accordance to its founding principles, DMP promotes the development,
deployment, and use of digital media that safeguard the rights of
creators to exploit their works, the wish of consumers to fully
maximise the benefits of digital media, and the commercial interests of
value-chain players to provide products and services.
Today's
DMP's distinguished members span the globe and represent a cross
section of academia, technology, and media. The DMP does not
discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion or national
origin. Any individual, partnership, corporation, governmental body or
international organisation can join the DMP. DMP Member agree, both
individually and collectively, to adhere to open competition in the
development of digital audio-visual technologies, products or services.
DMP's
Board of Directors consists of
Marina Bosi (MPEG LA, LLC - USA),
Leonardo Chiariglione (CEDEO - Italy),
Thomas Curran (Enterprise of the
Future - USA), Ikuo Minakata (Matsushita Electric Industrial - Japan),
Jos� Neri (Sociedad
Digital de Autores y Editores - Spain), Richard
Nicol (British Telecom - UK), and Hiroshi Yasuda (University of Tokyo -
Japan).
This release is posted online at:
https://www.dmpf.org/project/ga06/pr.htm
For further questions,
please contact:
Thomas Curran
Digital Media Project
Phone: +1 215 781 7321
Mobile: +1 917 476 8695
[email protected]The DMP web site
https://www.dmpf.org/
The Phase I specifications
https://www.dmpf.org/project/ga06/idp-1.html
The Call for Contributions
https://www.dmpf.org/project/ga06/TRUCfC.htm
