What do DRM, protected files, and media usage rights mean?
DRM, which stands for digital rights management, is a technology used by content providers, such as online stores, to control how the digital media files you obtain from them are used and distributed. A file that is protected with DRM requires media usage rights to be delivered with the file. The media usage rights define how the protected file can be used. For example, a right may give you the permission to play the file on your computer (a play right), burn the file to an audio CD (a burn right), or sync the file to a portable device (a sync right). Each right can have certain qualities, such as the following: • The right to play a file on your computer an unlimited number of times • The right to sync a file to two portable devices five times per month • The right to burn a file to an audio CD twice A second kind of protected file is one that was created when copy protection was turned on when you ripped music from an audio CD. It is not possible to remove DRM from a protected file.
DRM, which stands for digital rights management, is a technology used by content providers, such as online stores, to control how the digital media files you obtain from them are used and distributed. A file that is protected with DRM requires media usage rights to be delivered with the file. The media usage rights define how the protected file can be used. For example, a right may give you the permission to play the file on your computer (a play right), burn the file to an audio CD (a burn right), or sync the file to a portable device (a sync right). Each right can have certain qualities, such as the following: • The right to play a file on your computer an unlimited number of times • The right to sync a file to two portable devices five times per month • The right to burn a file to an audio CD twice A second kind of protected file is one that was created when copy protection was turned on when you ripped music from an audio CD. It is not possible to remove DRM from a protected file.
