Digital Rights Management for streaming audio and video.

Microsoft Partner

What is Digital Rights Management (DRM)?

DRM is a collection of technologies that can be used to protect and control access to online audio and video.

Typically, a license is required to view the protected content and this license is delivered subject to a condition being met. The condition could be something like a payment being received or a registered email address with a password being provided by the end-user.

What are the benefits of using DRM?

DRM enables the secure distribution of digital media content.

You can control who has the permission to access your content and ensure the integrity of your copyrights no matter how widely spread the content is. Business rules can be added to your content to say whether it has to be paid for, how many times it can be viewed by each user, for how long and so on.

DRM can be delivered "silently" and does not need to disturb the flow of media delivery. It is ideal for use with business models such as Pay-Per-View (PPV), Subscription or off-line distribution by CD or DVD.

We currently provide three options:

  1. Groovy Gecko Media Protection System.
    In direct response to our clients' projects, we have developed an in-house media protection system. It uses a method of hiding the actual physical address of the media file. It is not as robust as Microsoft's DRM, however it can be set up with substantially lower investment and may be used to secure Windows Media, Real Networks and QuickTime content.

  2. Microsoft Windows Media DRM.
    Groovy Gecko are certified Microsoft Solution Providers providing complete Windows Media DRM solutions. The service typically involves integration of databases, setting up the business rules to produce licences, encrypting the files, licence management and delivery. For more information see: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/drm

  3. Speedera.com Time-Dependent URL Hashing.
    Our partners Speedera provide an effective DRM solution utilising "time- dependent URL hashing". Contact us for details about this service.

Contact us if you want to talk to a DRM specialist about the most appropriate solution for your business.