The rights granted to an authorized person that specify how they are able to access a document.

The ability to hold an individual accountable for their actions.  In the case of DRM systems this is achieved by auditing the actions of individuals using protected information.

Digital rights may be managed in a number of ways.  Active rights management means that the owner is able to change the rights that are available either for particular documents or for particular user [..]

The provision of a separate means of verifying the correctness of financial records.  In IT systems this means a log of activities that have taken place, which may be used as a means of holding people [..]

Permission to do something.  In DRM, permission may be given by the owner of the rights or by an administrator who runs the system on behalf of the owner to be able to read, copy, edit, print all or p [..]

Keeping the content of a document secret from anyone who is not authorized to see it.

Quite literally, the right to control the making of copies of a work.  A work is something created as a result of some effort (in English law, by the sweat of the brow).   This can be a book, a play, [..]

A means of making information inaccessible to those without the authority to read it.  Cryptography may be used to make information secret (confidential) or to identify the creator of information, or [..]

This is a term used by some DRM providers to mean the transfer of the contents of electronic documents to those who are not authorized to see them.

The management method by which controls are implemented over digital documents so that their owners are able to ensure that the users of the documents are only able to use the rights that they have ac [..]