Transport and acquisition of DRM-related information

A method of a reception apparatus for acquiring digital rights management (DRM) information, comprising:

• receiving a broadcast stream including a service list table (SLT) and a digital rights management (DRM) data service, the SLT including service information for the DRM data service;
• extracting, by processing circuitry of the reception apparatus, the service information for the DRM data service from the SLT included in the received broadcast stream, the service information for the DRM data service including a DRM system identifier;
• and
• acquiring, by the processing circuitry, the DRM information from the DRM data service based on whether a condition regarding the reception apparatus or a user of the reception apparatus is satisfied.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method of a reception apparatus for acquiring digital rights management (DRM) information, the method comprising:

• receiving a broadcast stream including a service list table (SLT) and a digital rights management (DRM) data service, the SLT including service information for the DRM data service;
• extracting the service information for the DRM data service from the SLT included in the received broadcast stream, the service information for the DRM data service including a DRM system identifier;
• and
• acquiring the DRM information from the DRM data service based on whether a condition regarding the reception apparatus or a user of the reception apparatus is satisfied.