The problem with rights expression languages

Pramod A. Jamkhedkar; Gregory L. Heileman; Iván Martínez-Ortiz

doi:10.1145/1179509.1179522

The problem with rights expression languages

Pramod A. Jamkhedkar, Gregory L. Heileman, Iván Martínez-Ortiz

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Abstract

In this paper we consider the functionality that a rights expression language (REL) should provide within a digital rights management (DRM) environment. We begin by noting the dearth of applications that make use of RELs, despite the fact that they have now been available since the late 1990's. We posit that one of the main impediments to the use of RELs is the complexity associated with understanding and using them. This results from the fact that the functionality needed to handle a wide variety of possible DRM scenarios is typically built into a REL, and it is often difficult to cleanly partition out only those pieces needed by a particular DRM application. Basing DRM system design on a layered architecture provides one way of achieving a partitioning and points to the need for a simple REL that is exclusively responsible for the expression of rights, while pushing much of the functionality found in current RELs into higher system layers. In order to demonstrate the usefulness of this approach, we provide an example implementation dealing with DRM-based negotiations.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the ACM Workshop on Digital Rights Management, DRM '06, Co-located with the 13th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, CCS'06
Pages	59-67
Number of pages	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1179509.1179522
State	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	ACM Workshop on Digital Rights Management, DRM '06, Co-located with the 13th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, CCS'06 - Alexandria, VA, United States Duration: Oct 30 2006 → Nov 3 2006

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Name	Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security
ISSN (Print)	1543-7221

Conference

Conference	ACM Workshop on Digital Rights Management, DRM '06, Co-located with the 13th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, CCS'06
Country/Territory	United States
City	Alexandria, VA
Period	10/30/06 → 11/3/06

Keywords

Architecture
DRM
Rights Expression Language

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Computer Networks and Communications

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Jamkhedkar, P. A., Heileman, G. L., & Martínez-Ortiz, I. (2006). The problem with rights expression languages. In Proceedings of the ACM Workshop on Digital Rights Management, DRM '06, Co-located with the 13th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, CCS'06 (pp. 59-67). (Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security). https://doi.org/10.1145/1179509.1179522

The problem with rights expression languages. / Jamkhedkar, Pramod A.; Heileman, Gregory L.; Martínez-Ortiz, Iván.
Proceedings of the ACM Workshop on Digital Rights Management, DRM '06, Co-located with the 13th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, CCS'06. 2006. p. 59-67 (Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Jamkhedkar, PA, Heileman, GL & Martínez-Ortiz, I 2006, The problem with rights expression languages. in Proceedings of the ACM Workshop on Digital Rights Management, DRM '06, Co-located with the 13th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, CCS'06. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, pp. 59-67, ACM Workshop on Digital Rights Management, DRM '06, Co-located with the 13th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, CCS'06, Alexandria, VA, United States, 10/30/06. https://doi.org/10.1145/1179509.1179522

Jamkhedkar PA, Heileman GL, Martínez-Ortiz I. The problem with rights expression languages. In Proceedings of the ACM Workshop on Digital Rights Management, DRM '06, Co-located with the 13th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, CCS'06. 2006. p. 59-67. (Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security). doi: 10.1145/1179509.1179522

Jamkhedkar, Pramod A. ; Heileman, Gregory L. ; Martínez-Ortiz, Iván. / The problem with rights expression languages. Proceedings of the ACM Workshop on Digital Rights Management, DRM '06, Co-located with the 13th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, CCS'06. 2006. pp. 59-67 (Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security).

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