Is DRM good or evil? The arguments for and against implementing a DRM system. One of the commonest errors you see made in articles about information security is to equate the secrecy obtained by cryptography with the licensing control applied by DRM.<< MORE >>

Some people don't like DRM as a method of copy protection but are they nothing more than a pack of freeloaders who want to profit at the expense of the people that did the work? Should people be able to cherry pick the hard work of others for nothing?<< MORE >>

One of the commonest errors you see made in articles about information security is to equate the secrecy obtained by cryptography with the licensing control applied by DRM.<< MORE >>

The biggest noise about DRM is made by the very people you should be protecting intellectual property (IPR) from using for nothing. The days of giving away knowledge never existed and don't now.<< MORE >>

Students complain about DRM but are they getting more functionality for their money than old fashioned paper documents? Sometimes enhanced features can cost more.<< MORE >>

It seems that every week in the news there is some story on the loss of personal data. Until Governments and organizations become accountable for these losses you can forget having your data remaining personal and 'private'.<< MORE >>

Despite the negative feedback on DRM, many companies and their customers feel it is essential for the protection of their intellectual property and ROI.<< MORE >>

Why is it that people blame DRM for enforcing the controls it said it would? If you buy a book in English why do you think you should be able to read it in Spanish? What you buy is what you get.<< MORE >>

There is a lot of buzz around Web 2.0 technology and what it can offer. But is sharing information always a good thing and what controls are in place to limit the use of your information?<< MORE >>

There have been many calls to assign DRM to the dustbin following the spate of music site failures where DRM has been used to protect music downloads. However, the fact of DRM tools provides an abiding proof that they truly are the source of specific information, and that can help publishers obtain prosecution of unreasonable and irresponsible pirates on the one hand, and avoid prosecution for things they never did publish, on the other. DRM therefore looks set to stay.<< MORE >>

Is piracy bad for DRM? Is it possible that bad pricing practises are what cause piracy rather than a need to protect intellectual property? This blog examines the issues.<< MORE >>

Why should we believe what Governments and big industry when they talk about Copyright and similar protections when they fail miserably to protect our own data?<< MORE >>

At IPR conferences today DRM is portrayed as unnecessary, but this stance ignores the plain fact that without DRM there is no IPR control. This is not just a problem for the music and film industries but for every commercial company and government.<< MORE >>

The capture and use of your personal identity information is of service to both governments and identity thieves. Should there be proper and informed debate before compulsory computer identities are enforced on honest citizens? Is it constitutionally correct to introduce a fundamental change in the relationship between the federal authorities and citizens by the back door?<< MORE >>

So Amazon and Sony say DRM is dead - or are they? What is the reality?<< MORE >>

If organizations behave as if they are either outside or above the law, who or what is the Data Protection Act actually protecting?<< MORE >>

Data protection law like copyright law is only really for the rich and famous. If you want to protect your information you need your own measures – not the law.<< MORE >>

Although encryption and DRM solutions are readily available over the Internet, it is clear that at least the UK Government does not use them and as a result has put 25 million people's personal data at risk.<< MORE >>

IPR owners face an unfortunate challenge. If they fail to take sensible steps to protect what they own then it promptly becomes the property of everybody. But have they realised that doing nothing does not step up to the plate?<< MORE >>

The IT industry is busily announcing that you can buy service orientated security (SOS) as a bolt-on to applications. Is this a realistic approach, especially when security usually has to be deeply integrated into applications?<< MORE >>