DRM

1. digital rights management: protection of copyrighted digital content by means of technologies or systems that restrict its use and distribution.

Example Sentences

Louis Dyson, managing director of DRM Buses, which operates the route in Herefordshire that Janette and Doreen use, says the company had cut the route from hourly to two-hourly because of a drop in passenger numbers.

From BBC

And in response to claims that passengers can’t always view accurate information about when DRM’s buses are arriving, he says vehicles have ticket machine tracking software but that the rural location of services interfered with their connectivity.

From BBC

DRM is at the root of everyday frustrations like the inability to play music, games, audiobooks, or e-books on a different platform than the vendor used to purchase them.

From Slate

Most alarmingly, DRM accelerates the transience of our digital goods.

From Slate

A few years ago, a Tron video game stopped working after Disney ended its business relationship with a DRM provider.

From Slate