Digital rights management directives

Error 404--Not Found

From RFC 2068 Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1:

10.4.5 404 Not Found

The server has not found anything matching the Request-URI. No indication is given of whether the condition is temporary or permanent.

If the server does not wish to make this information available to the client, the status code 403 (Forbidden) can be used instead. The 410 (Gone) status code SHOULD be used if the server knows, through some internally configurable mechanism, that an old resource is permanently unavailable and has no forwarding address.

Error 404--Not Found

From RFC 2068 Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1:

10.4.5 404 Not Found

The server has not found anything matching the Request-URI. No indication is given of whether the condition is temporary or permanent.

Digital rights management directives

Experts share tips on how to make the DRM decision and deploy the technology.

By Susan Marks
Network World, 02/18/02

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"DRM is an evolving market, so thoroughly check out a potential vendor's financial viability."
- Joshua Duhl, analyst, IDC.

"DRM software needs to be easy to use at both ends of a transaction."
- Daniel Schreiber, CEO, Alchemedia Technologies.

"Look for compatibility with existing internal and customer systems as well as cross-platform support, product reliability and scalability. A product should not limit transmission to certain clients or computers."
- Mark Ashida, COO, InterTrust Technologies.

Go slow with implementation. "Don't hurry it because you are changing your way of doing business. It is important to not upset your clients."
- Mark Roberts, director of research, Off Wall Street Consulting Group.

Marks is a freelance writer in Denver. She can be reached at sjmarksco@aol.com.

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