DRM
E171262
DRM (Digital Rights Management) is a set of access-control technologies used by copyright holders to restrict the use, copying, and distribution of digital content and devices.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Google Widevine | 2 |
| AACS | 1 |
| DRM canonical | 1 |
| DRM (digital rights management) | 1 |
| Digital Rights Management | 1 |
| Encrypted Media Extensions | 1 |
| FairPlay DRM | 1 |
| MagicGate copy protection (on some variants) | 1 |
| Mediaguard | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1491178 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DRM Context triple: [Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free, mainSubject, DRM]
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A.
Blu-ray Disc format
The Blu-ray Disc format is a high-definition optical disc technology used for storing and playing back HD and Ultra HD video and large amounts of digital data.
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B.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is a 1998 U.S. law that implements international copyright treaties and strengthens protections for digital content, including anti-circumvention measures and safe harbor provisions for online service providers.
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C.
DLP technology
DLP technology is a digital display and projection system that uses microscopic mirrors to modulate light and create high-quality images in projectors and related devices.
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D.
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision is a high-dynamic-range (HDR) imaging technology that enhances video with greater brightness, contrast, and color accuracy for a more lifelike viewing experience.
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E.
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital is a multichannel digital audio encoding system widely used in cinema, home theater, and broadcast to deliver surround sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DRM Target entity description: DRM (Digital Rights Management) is a set of access-control technologies used by copyright holders to restrict the use, copying, and distribution of digital content and devices.
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A.
Blu-ray Disc format
The Blu-ray Disc format is a high-definition optical disc technology used for storing and playing back HD and Ultra HD video and large amounts of digital data.
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B.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is a 1998 U.S. law that implements international copyright treaties and strengthens protections for digital content, including anti-circumvention measures and safe harbor provisions for online service providers.
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C.
DLP technology
DLP technology is a digital display and projection system that uses microscopic mirrors to modulate light and create high-quality images in projectors and related devices.
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D.
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision is a high-dynamic-range (HDR) imaging technology that enhances video with greater brightness, contrast, and color accuracy for a more lifelike viewing experience.
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E.
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital is a multichannel digital audio encoding system widely used in cinema, home theater, and broadcast to deliver surround sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
access control technology
ⓘ
digital rights management technology ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
digital documents
ⓘ
ebooks ⓘ hardware devices ⓘ movies ⓘ music ⓘ software ⓘ streaming media ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
creating vendor lock-in
ⓘ
inconveniencing legitimate users ⓘ limiting consumer rights ⓘ not effectively stopping piracy ⓘ privacy concerns ⓘ reducing interoperability ⓘ restricting fair use ⓘ |
| fullForm |
DRM
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Digital Rights Management
|
| hasConsequence |
may depend on online activation
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may prevent backup copying ⓘ may prevent format shifting ⓘ may prevent time shifting ⓘ may render content unusable if servers shut down ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
control playback of content
ⓘ
enforce licensing terms ⓘ prevent unauthorized copying ⓘ prevent unauthorized sharing ⓘ protect revenue streams for rights holders ⓘ |
| hasStakeholder |
content distributors
ⓘ
copyright holders ⓘ media companies ⓘ publishers ⓘ software vendors ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
access control lists
ⓘ
authentication mechanisms ⓘ encryption ⓘ license servers ⓘ product activation systems ⓘ secure key storage ⓘ watermarking ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
anti-circumvention laws
ⓘ
conditional access systems ⓘ content protection ⓘ copy protection ⓘ copyright law ⓘ digital distribution ⓘ digital watermarking ⓘ intellectual property ⓘ license management ⓘ |
| usedFor |
enforcing copyright on digital media
ⓘ
restricting copying of digital content ⓘ restricting distribution of digital content ⓘ restricting use of digital content ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: DRM Description of subject: DRM (Digital Rights Management) is a set of access-control technologies used by copyright holders to restrict the use, copying, and distribution of digital content and devices.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
DRM (digital rights management)
subject surface form:
Blu-ray Disc
this entity surface form:
AACS
this entity surface form:
FairPlay DRM
this entity surface form:
Mediaguard
this entity surface form:
Encrypted Media Extensions
subject surface form:
Memory Stick
this entity surface form:
MagicGate copy protection (on some variants)
this entity surface form:
Google Widevine
this entity surface form:
Google Widevine