Device and method for digital rights management in a mobile terminal

Abstract

Disclosed is a device for digital rights management on a mobile terminal including a DRM message transmitter for selecting digital content to be sent to an intended recipient, generating a rights object for the selected digital content and sending the digital content with the generated rights object to the recipient; and a DRM message receiver for receiving digital content with a corresponding rights object and interpreting the rights object to use the digital content according to the interpreted rights object. Unlike content services offered by content providers which subscribers pay to receive and use, the digital rights management according to the present invention enables individual users of mobile terminals to copyright and protect their own digital multimedia content.

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