Method And Apparatus For Managing Access To Electronic Content

摘要

According to at least one example embodiment, a method and corresponding content protection server for managing access to electronic content comprise retrieving access policies, or permissions, associated with a content item from a corresponding content sharing application, or rights issuer. The access policies are translated into a format recognizable by a digital rights management (DRM) engine, and forwarded to the DRM engine. The translated access policies are then provided by the DRM engine to a client device where the translated access policies are enforced in managing any potential access to the content item.

主权项

1. A method of managing access to electronic content, the method comprising:
retrieving, by a content protection server, access rights associated with a content item from a corresponding content sharing application; translating the access rights retrieved into a digital rights management (DRM) format recognizable by a DRM engine; and forwarding, to the DRM engine, the translated access rights, the translated access rights being provided by the DRM engine to a user device and employed by the user device to provide access to the content item.