Availability of latest technology specifications for eBook DRM based on Marlin DRM is announced by world’s top most open standards organization for digital rights management (DRM), the Marlin Developer Community (MDC). The Marlin eBook Technology specifications provide an open technology specification for protecting and managing published materials for the growing base of eBook services and devices.
Sales of eBooks have increased tremendously in last few years. However, all of these readers use proprietary copyright protection technologies that offer very limited business model support and lock the consumer into a single web bookstore. Marlin’s eBook specifications provide publishers, retailers and device makers a solution that allows purchase, rental, subscription, lending and sharing capabilities in a consumer friendly manner while protecting copyrights.
The Marlin technology is compatible with the open eBook format EPUB and can be integrated with proprietary formats as well. Leading device makers are already shipping Marlin technology with their eBook readers. To date, there are no other open formats for protecting eBook content.
“As eBook readers grow in popularity, the need for an open format for protecting and managing rights associated with electronic books is critical,” said Talal Shamoon, Chairman of the MDC. “Books are the cornerstone of enduring culture, and using proprietary security technology to lock consumers into walled gardens is untoward. While it is every person’s right to access written works, it is also important to protect authors’ rights and ensure the integrity of distribution networks; Marlin DRM elegantly balances these requirements.”
Marlin DRM is an advanced, consumer-friendly technology developed by an open standards organization. The MDC has developed numerous broadly adopted specifications. These technologies are widely deployed globally and form the basis of many successful audiovisual services. Marlin eBook technology ships in various eBook readers around the world, and is used by educational eBook provider Kno.
“In looking for DRM technology for educational eBooks, Kno chose Marlin due to its advanced features, robust security and market readiness,” said Osman Rashid, Kno’s CEO and co-Founder. “Using an open standard also provides us with an assurance that the technology is resilient over the long term, and that our requirements are supported by a global community of developers without dependencies on a single technology provider.”
Technology specifications and reference technology are available from the MDC. Marlin has an open, secure trust model that is managed by the Marlin Trust Management Organization (MTMO); Marlin technologies provide adopters a technology path that is unencumbered by proprietary agendas.
For more information, please visit http://www.marlin-community.com .