To bolster overall content protection, business rules were added that define DRM policies, such as when and how the keys can be used. The enforcement of those rules upon the devices used to consume the content came next and with it arrived our current digital rights management definition.
Whether for their own profit or because they simply don’t care about breaking copyright laws, piracy of copyrighted materials has become one of the biggest dangers to creative industries. To protect digital content, a flexible and effective solution is needed which is where digital rights management systems come in.
Since the dawn of the digital age, copyright holders have been attempting to address the piracy problem. This was initially software-based, i.e., trying to stop people copying computer games and operating systems. As music, film, television and sports moved into the digital world, rights holders needed to find lightweight, non-intrusive and effective DRM technology solutions to protect their intellectual property.