Presented by: Title: Date:

DRM DRM

NISO Meeting, DenverNISO Meeting, Denver

Geoffrey AdamsDir. IT Solutions

May 18th, 2005

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First a Reality Check!

…. And, no, I don’t parse XML in my sleep!

Guiding Principle

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Scholarly Communication, Anno 1637 Scholarly Communication, Anno 1637

Print publication by the brothers Elsevier, Leyden, The Netherlands, over 350 years agoStill available in the Leyden University Library

For 500 Years Publishers Have Dealt With This……….

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Rights Management Issues, Anno 1637 Rights Management Issues, Anno 1637

Assuming of course, you know how to read!

If You Have A Copy You Can Read It!……….

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13 Mainframe Computers

Rows Of Servers

Scholarly Communication, Anno 2005Scholarly Communication, Anno 2005

90 Terabytes of Data Storage 1.2 Petabytes of Tape Storage

90 Terabytes of Data Storage 1.2 Petabytes of Tape Storage

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Rights Management Issues, Anno 2005 Rights Management Issues, Anno 2005

Are You Who You Say You Are? Do You Have Any Right At All To Access A

Particular Item? What Can You Do With It – (Besides Read It)? And …..

Which Version Do You Want? What Level Of Granularity Do You Want? What Level Of Resolution Do You Want? What Format Do You Want It In?

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The Future Is Going To Be Much More Complex Than The Past Or Present… Text/Articles Including Supplements To These Such As

Word/Excel/Raw Data Etc. Time Based Media – Audio/Video To Supplement/Explain Other

Items Raw Data Itself – Possibly Federated Databases

Will The Major Consumer Of The Future Be Human? High Quality XML Based Content Repositories Open The Door For

Things We Hadn’t Dreamed Of In The Past Interoperability Across Multiple Technology Environments And

Delivery To Multiple Devices Will Be Critical Stakeholders Come In Many Shapes And Sizes….. And

One Size Will Not Necessarily Fit All!

Scholarly Communication, Anno 2010Scholarly Communication, Anno 2010

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Another Reality Check!Another Reality Check!

BUT…………. The Rate Of Change Of Technology And The

Demands Of Scientists Continues To Increase We Invested An Average $80M Per Year In IT

Since 2000, This Will Need To Increase If We Are To Keep Up With Our Customers Needs

We Must Have Effective Rights Protection Mechanisms In Place If We Are To Continue To Invest At This Level

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The NeedsThe Needs

Forget The Present Needs, Its Already Too Late! Unque Identifiers ( E.G. DOI) Commonly Understood Semantics Rights Expression Languages Ease Of Use, Will Technology Be An Enabler Or

An Inhibitor? ……………… and don’t overlook the need to educate!

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…….More Needs…….More Needs

Security Features & Copyright Protection/Technologies

Personalization Granularity Interoperability Payment Systems

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A Wild Card?A Wild Card?

Federated Solutions A Still Evolving Situation DRM Is Only Half The Picture Inheriting Rights From Multiple Sources

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Some Other ConsiderationsSome Other Considerations

We May Well Need Data Standards But…. What About Other Standards Or Reference Models? What About Architectures? What About Minimal Functionality?

Potential For New Business Models Portal To A Network Of Repositories What We Publish Is Not Necessarily All That We

Have!

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In Conclusion…..In Conclusion…..

Its not going to be easy but………

The benefits of success are enormous for everyone and the costs of failure are dire

……………………..so lets get on with it!