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ALPSP Technology Update: 


Digital Rights Management

British Institute of Radiology, 36 Portland Place, London, W1B 1AT

Date: Friday 2 March 2007

Chair: Geoff Bilder, CrossRef

 

 


This ALPSP Technology Update focuses on the particular DRM issues and
requirements of the scholarly publisher and will seek to give a clear
framework for answering the DRM questions that they currently face:

*         What is the state of DRM?

*	Should I consider implementing DRM for my business?
*	If so, in which areas of my business and how do I determine and
appropriate approach to take for each area of my business?
*	If not, why not, and how do I explain the decision to other
stake-holders in my organization?

The scholarly publishing industry’s interest in DRM ebbs and flows. The last
surge of interest in DRM occurred during the late 1990s and waned after the
dotcom bubble burst. At the time, most in the industry concluded that DRM
was still too immature and expensive to invest in - particularly in an
environment where the appetite for major outlays in technology was low.

Recently, however, publishers have shown a renewed interest in DRM. This
interest is in part due to the publicity surrounding some apparently
successful, large-scale deployments of DRM technology by other industries -
notably with Apple’s iTunes. And herein lies the challenge for scholarly
publishers. DRM is an enormously broad topic and is of interest to a wide
variety of different types of content publishers. But most discussion of DRM
fails to distinguish between the needs of those seeking to secure music and
video, from those seeking to ensure appropriate payment for articles and
books. Similarly, they conflate the businesses of mass-market content and
targeted, specialist content. This half-day meeting therefore provides a
relevant overview of DRM in non technical terms and shows how it might
impact publishing decision-making.

 

 

 


 

PROGRAMME

0930        Registration & Tea/Coffee

1000        Introduction and overview – why it’s different for scholarly
publishing
               Geoff Bilder, CrossRef

1015        What are the main software products and what are the support
implications? 
               Speaker to be confirmed

1045        Why you shouldn't necessarily implement DRM 
               Leigh Dodds, Ingenta

1115        Tea/Coffee

              Case studies 

1140        Mat Pfleger, British Library

1210        Olaf Ernst, Springer Books

1240        Discussion

1300        Close and lunch 

 


Fees including lunch: (excl VAT) ALPSP members: £100.00; Academic rate:
£115.00; Non-members: £165.00

Book online at: Digital Rights
<http://www.alpsp.org/ngen_public/article.asp?aid=709#*>  Management, or for
further information contact: Diane French,  <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask]  tel:+44 (0)1827 709188 or visit www.alpsp.org
<http://www.alpsp.org/>  

 

 

 

Diane French

Administrative Assistant

The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)

Telephone/Fax: 01827 709188

Email: [log in to unmask]

Please visit our website at: www.alpsp.org