Intellectual Property
CHIN Introduces Guide to Digital Rights Management
A Museum Guide to Digital Rights Management is the latest addition to Canadian Heritage Information Network’s
(CHIN) Intellectual Property Series. In this publication, author David
Green explores best practices in DRM and develops practical
recommendations for today’s museums.The first section covers the history of rights management, from the rise of computerization, through to the early collections management systems, digital asset management systems and end-to-end rights management systems.
The second section reviews current practice in rights management in museums, gathered from a survey of Canadian museums and interviews with leading museums and practitioners in Canada, the US and the UK. The section is organized around the workflow, from assessing the intellectual property that the museum owns, to licensing IP to third parties and recording and tracking those licenses.
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