Fair Use & Digital Rights Management Software

The 2002 Computers, Freedom, & Privacy Conference (finishing up on April 19) includes a session on "Fair Use By Design". Included are discussions of

Here's the workshop overview:

Of expanding significance within the technological landscape are digital rights management tools. These tools raise a host of complex questions about the free exchange of information, individual privacy, freedom to publish and to innovate - questions, in other words, about the impact of technology on the exercise of legal rights. The workshop will explore the impact of digital rights management tools specifically on fair use. The workshop will use short framing presentations to stimulate dialogue among the participants and audience.

Although Digital Rights Management (DRM) software (e.g., digitial watermarking, etc.) has been discussed in many places, the discussion here include specific sessions on using DRM software to allow fair use, a unique proposition. - goto