digital rights management
noun[U]
ukus(abbreviationDRM)INTERNET,E-COMMERCE,LAW
the way that acompanycontrolshowuserspayformusic,films,books, etc. that areavailableon theinternetor onelectronicequipmentin adigitalform:
Acompanythatprovidesdigitalrightsmanagementservicessaid that AOLwantstomaintaincontroloveritsmusiclabelsandmoviestudios.