A license transfer system for supporting content portability in digital rights management

Authors

Qiong Liu, University of WollongongFollow
Reihaneh Safavi-Naini, University of WollongongFollow
Nicholas P. Sheppard, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

12492

Publication Details

Liu, Q., Safavi-Naini, R. & Sheppard, N. P. (2005). A license transfer system for supporting content portability in digital rights management. In R. Sasaki, S. Qing, E. Okamoto & H. Yoshiura (Eds.), IFIP International Information Security Conference (pp. 189-204). USA: Springer.

Abstract

Current digital rights management systems typically bind the right to use content to a particular device whose location cannot be changed easily. Users may find it difficult to acquire a new license for each device. We propose a license transfer system that allows the user to share a license between devices and uses transaction track files to ensure that only one device can use the license at a time. We analyze the security properties of the proposed system.