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DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. It is a term used to describe technologies used for the copyright protection of digital content through encryption using permissions information and controls that have minimal impact on authorized users of the documents.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management

Windows Media Rights Manager by Microsoft Corp.
RealSystem Media Commerce Suite by RealNetworks, Inc.
EMMS by IBM Corp.
Rights|System by InterTrust Corp.

XrML (eXtensible rights Markup Language) is an XML based language that assigns usage

rights terms and conditions to content.

probably the cheapest way to start distributing DRM

protected music is to use Microsoft WMRM: the license server software is currently free as well

as the Windows Media Server needed for streaming.

WMRM currently supports only its own proprietary Windows audio and

video formats.

Verance www.verance.com

MusicMatch www.musicmatch.com

Initiatives, forums, associations:

4C Entity www.4centity.com

Compact Flash Association www.compactflash.org

MPEG mpeg.telecomitalialab.com

SD Card Association www.sdcard.org

SDMI www.sdmi.org

XMCL www.xmcl.org

XML Cover Pages - DRM xml.coverpages.org/drm.html

XRML www.xrml.org

Music industry:

BMG www.bmg.com

EmmaFM www.emma.fm

EMI www.emigroup.com

MusicNet www.musicnet.com

Napster www.napster.com

Pressplay www.pressplay.com

Sony Music www.sonymusic.com

UMG www.umusic.com

Warner Music Group www.wmg.com