The project LicenseScript develops and demonstrates an integrated framework for analysis and design of secure information delivery systems. Specifically, this project aims at the development of a framework in which one can specify, analyse and enforce Digital Rights. Other important application areas of the proposed framework are Privacy Protection, Sensor data Processing, and the protection of classified data.
Starting in October 2002, a first version of the framework and a first version of the DRM demonstrator will be delivered at the end of 2003, with the final version of all deliverables being available at the end of 2004. Project partners are the University of Twente, Telematica Instituut, Philips Research and KPN Research.
The principal aim of the project is to contribute to a system level approach toward building secure information licensing systems. We aim at a simple yet formal system called LicenseScript for defining and enforcing an exploitation model that incorporates business models, digital rights management and copy protection. The system has to be exible, scalable and robust.
To achieve our aim we have identified the following concrete objectives, each of which requires two years of work from well trained PhD students.
1 . To develop the LicenseScript language, tools and the theoretical underpinning that can be used to formalise the processes of licensing information in the broadest sense of the word.
2. To develop demonstrators for information providers using the language and tools, as well as off the shelf components for the realisation of the demonstrators. In particular, we aim at a demonstrator for a concrete DRM system.
3. To develop demonstrators for information monitors, again using the language and tools, and off the shelf components.
As a concrete test-bed, we will develop demonstrator tools for monitoring digital right policies. |
