ArtistScope DRM (Document Rights Management)
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 ArtistScope DRM provides total control
management of a user's rights to access a document, empowering authors
with the right to
control which users have access to their documents, and for how long. When DRM rights are assigned
to a
document it can then be opened only by those persons who have
the author's permission. Other persons will not be able to open those documents,
which is the best defense from onward forwarding and unauthorized distribution.
With ArtistScope DRM you can send a document to a client
and maintain complete control while it's out in the wild - at any time you can
stop the document from being viewed, and control whether it can be printed or
how many times. You can even control how long it's available for and who can
open the document.
ArtistScope DRM is most useful for protecting confidential
information, making sure that mission critical secrets are kept within your
group, and for the protection of one's livelihood as in the case of authors
distributing eBooks and teachers distributing tutorials. ArtistScope DRM lets you publish a document, and then control who can
view the document AND where they can view it. Even if the
document gets posted to a public web site, it cannot be
opened by anyone unless you have first given approval to
them specifically, and you can always change your mind later
and revoke those permissions by remotely disabling the
document.
ArtistScope DRM and Total Control Management
ArtistScope DRM is a web based solution that manages a user's
rights and privileges. Each user is identified by a unique computer signature
and it's impossible for there to be duplicates. When a document is accessed the
reader checks the DRM Portal for the user's privileges, and if that user does
have permission, then the document/file is opened accordingly. If a user does
not have the author's permission, then they will never be able to open it, and
any copies forwarded on will also be protected. For example an author can:
- Restrict which users or groups can open
which documents
- Set expiry dates validated
by either local computer time or by time server
- Allow or limit the number of views by a user or group
- Allow or limit the number of prints by
a user or group
- Allow or limit access by IP number or network
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ArtistScope DRM for eBooks and PDF Documents
ArtistScope DRM technology can be applied to any viewer strategy that can
process requests and responses to the DRM Portal, which means that a proprietary
viewer is required. For eBooks and PDF documents the CopySafe PDF Reader is
ideal because as well as being DRM enabled, it also provides the most secure
copy protection for the document's contents while it is open.
ArtistScope DRM software is available for outright purchase and installation on
your own web site. A server side version of the CopySafe PDF Protector will
automatically convert PDF documents as they are uploaded and from the control
panel an author has full control over all user and document properties. Further
information on server requirements, installation and pricing can be found from
the links in the top right hand column.
Hosted DRM Service
The validation service provided by
ArtistScope DRM for PDF is also available as a free service to
licensed users of CopySafe PDF Protector. For low volume and short term use the
DRM validation service can be rented as a
Hosted DRM Service.
ArtistScope DRM for other file types
The ArtistScope DRM Portal
can be integrated with any custom reader and our development team can customize
to suit any requirements. However for content displayed by web browsers, while
it is possible to use browser plugins, the solution will never be ideal due to
the nature of those web browsers... they are all designed to win a popularity
contest so proper copy protection has been made impossible. So for secure web
projects we strongly recommend using the
ASPS Web Reader which not only provides the most secure copy protected
environment, but it's already designed fro DRM control.
ArtistScope DRM Software
CopySafe PDF Protector is available as a Windows GUI (executable) and also as
a COM object
which has been specially optimized for command-line operation. The COM object
can be used via a DOS prompt or run from a .bat file. However to increase the
scope of its use there are now additional add-ons to enable you to use the
Protector online, running server side and controllable from your web pages.
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DRM Management Portal |
Portal web pages & scripts (ASP) |
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DRM Server DLL |
Server-side interface to Protector |
DRM Management Portal
With this add-on you can provide a DRM validation service for your protected
eBooks and PDF documents from your own web site. Add users and documents with
total control over their access rights that extends to documents that have
already been downloaded and on a user's computer.
- Protect which users or groups can view
a document
- Protect expiration on a document validated
by time server or local time
- Protect the number of views of
a documents per a user
- Protect the number of prints of
a document per user
- Protect access to documents by IP number or network
- Manage document permissions and user
subscriptions with immediate effect over changes
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Requires support for ASP and either Access or MS-SQL databases. Also requires a
friendly web host who will allow the installation of a server DLL that's used
for encrypting and decrypting the DRM responses. Installation is as simple as
copying a folder to the root of your web site and setting write permissions on
your upload folders. If your host doesn't allow Windows DLLs then contact
ArtistScope support a web hosting company that is already providing this service
in your area.
DRM Server DLL
This package includes a Windows DLL and Windows processing service to
interface the PDF Protector running server-side with the DRM Management Portal.
Installation of these components require full Administrator privileges and
unless you can find a very friendly web host, you may need to own your own web
server.
 Installed with the DRM Portal above you can upload PDF and have them converted
server side for both copy protection and DRM protection. Installed on its own
this DLL can also serve as the interface for your own web pages to control the
protector but only for copy protection... you need the DRM Portal to also
provide DRM.
Webmaster's Note:
ArtistScope DRM is unlike other DRM solutions because it does not use tokens or certificates
which can be exploited, and performing a web search on
"remove DRM from eBooks", "remove DRM from PDF"
or
"extract password from PDF" will confirm just
how easy that is. Instead
ArtistScope DRM uses a remote access server (RAS) to
manage user access rights and privileges. Because
ArtistScope DRM utilizes live validation, authors have total
control over user rights and document properties with
immediate effect over any changes, even on documents
that have already been downloaded to the user's
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