terminology

Terms defined in this document when used with upper case in other DMP documents have the meaning defined here, unless another meaning is explicitly declared. Note that terms beginning with lower case may not necessarily include entities expressed by terms beginning with upper case.

DMP terms are presented in two views. In the first view terms are grouped by similarity in the following five classes

General
Approved Document	Any of the following types of DMP documents Recommended Actions Recommended Practices Technical Specifications
Conformance	The satisfaction of a Device or a piece of Content to the relevant requirements of one or more than one Specification
Interface	The boundary between Devices Devices and devices Devices and Users Devices and Delivery System
Interoperability	The possibility for Users (including End-users) to technically execute value-chain Functions through Interfaces and Protocols of known specification
(Content) Interoperability	The ability of a piece of governed content to be used by a device. All DMP Governed Content is Interoperable with DMP Devices
(Device) Interoperability	The ability of a device to exchange data with other devices across standard interfaces using standard protocols. DMP Devices are Interoperable
Key	Data used by a cryptographic method
Protocol	A description of data formats and rules a device must follow to exchange those data with other devices.
Right	The ability supported by the applicable law to execute Functions on a piece of Governed Content
(Technical) Specification	A type of DMP Approved Document containing normative clauses. Its use in Devices, Contents and Services may require business agreements between relevant Users. Such business agreements are outside of DMP
Superdistribution	A mechanism that allows a User to distribute Content to recipient Devices through potentially insecure delivery systems and enables the Users of the recipient Devices to obtain a Rights Expression for the said Content.
Trust	A state of Users, Devices or Content Data the attainment of which enables the execution of Functions on Governed Content by Users
Trust Management	The mechanisms by which Trust can be established, preserved and severed
Users
Author	A User who creates a Work
Content Provider	Any User providing Content or Governed Content to another User (e.g. an End-user)
Producer	A User who produces Content
End-user	The last User in a Value-chain
Right Holder	A User who has Rights on a piece of Content
User	Any user of Content who is on a Value-Chain between (and including) Author, Creator and End-user. For the purpose of current Specifications a User is represented by a device or by a User Identity on the Device (e.g. username/password).
User Authentication	The procedure to prove the identity of a User to a Device, a Service or a Delivery System
Systems
Device Authentication	The procedure to prove the identity of a Device to another Device, a Service or a Delivery System
Delivery System	A system that is used to deliver Data between any two or more Devices (e.g. a storage medium or a network-based transport mechanism)
Domain	A set of Devices such that only the Devices belonging to that set can Use Governed Content intended for that set of Devices.
DMP DRM System	A set of Devices that manages and protects Governed Content in such a way that any Device is technically enabled to Use Governed Content. A DMP DRM system implementation allows Devices to Use Governed Content from another DMP DRM System implementation even though the latter may use different technologies.
Environment	A Device or set of Devices with the same or different functionalities. An Environment may interact with other Environments and may also interact with the outside through appropriate Interfaces
Value-chain	A set of Users, including Authors, Producers and End-users
Data	(see figure)
Composite Content	A combination of different pieces of Content
Content	A structured combination of any Resource Type and Metadata
Content Data	A structured combination of Content Data Elements
Content Data Elements	Any of the following Content Data types: Resources, Metadata, Content, Rights Expressions, Licenses and Governed Content
Descriptors	Data that describe the properties of Resources
Executables	Data that give a Device instructions to enable a User to execute Functions
Governed Content	A piece of Content combined with a License
Identifier	A symbol that establishes the identity of Users, Devices, Domains, Works and Content Data Elements
License	Data representing the granted Rights expressed by Rights Expressions from a Right Holder to a User
Metadata	Information (e.g. Identifiers, Descriptors etc.) not including Use Data, Rights Expressions and Licenses that is distinct from but directly related to Works and Resources.
Resource	The embodiment of information that can be rendered in a form that is meaningful to a User, e.g. an MP3 file
Resource Type	Any digital expression of Resources such as video, audio, audio-visual, text, synthetic audio, 2D/3D graphics
Rights Expression	The statement of Functions that can be performed on a piece of Governed Content and the circumstances in which they can be performed
Stateless Rights Expression	A Rights Expression that does not include any countable/temporal condition such as total played time, date, term, etc. Examples of Stateless Rights Expressions are those with conditions based on region code or until a certain date etc.
Use Data	Data that document the Functions (e.g. the number of times a movie is played) that a User executes on a piece of Governed Content
Work	Information which retains attributable properties independently of its manifestations in different pieces of Content
Functions
Content Access	The Function of making available Content or Governed Content to a Device so that a Device can execute Functions on it
Backup	The Function consisting of the following actions Duplication of Content. Duplication Rights Expression in case this is a Stateless Rights Expression Moving of the duplicate(s) to another location that is not a Device
Copy	The Function consisting of the following actions Duplication of Content and/or Rights Expression Transferring that duplicate to another Device
Export	Making available a piece of Governed Content to a non-DMP DRM system
Import	Accessing a piece of governed content from a non-DMP DRM system
Function	What is executed by a Device on Governed Content
Move	The Function consisting of the following actions Copy of Content from a source Device to a destination Device Deletion of said in the source Device
Quote	The Function of extracting a piece of Content from or referencing another piece of Content
Render	The generation of human-perceivable data on an appropriate device
Restore	The Function of moving Content and the associated Stateless Rights Expression if any to the Device from which Backup had been performed
Stream	The Function of transferring Content to a Device in real-time where the transferred Content is processed for Rendering only
Service	A set of Functions executed by a User on Content that is valuable for another User or Users
Trick Modes	Any of the following Functions performed on a piece of Content during Rendering by a User: fast forward slow motion freeze frame fast reverse slow reverse
Use	What is performed on a Device by a User

Approved Document	Any of the following types of DMP documents Recommended Actions Recommended Practices Technical Specifications
Author	A User who creates a Work
Backup	The Function consisting of the following actions Duplication of Content. Duplication Rights Expression in case this is a Stateless Rights Expression Moving of the duplicate(s) to another location that is not a Device
Composite Content	A combination of different pieces of Content
Conformance	The satisfaction of a Device or a piece of Content to the relevant requirements of one or more than one Specification
Content	A structured combination of any Resource Type and Metadata
Content Access	The Function of making available Content or Governed Content to a Device so that a Device can execute Functions on it
Content Data	A structured combination of Content Data Elements
Content Data Elements	Any of the following Content Data types: Resources, Metadata, Content, Rights Expressions, Licenses and Governed Content
Content Provider	Any User providing Content or Governed Content to another User (e.g. an End-user)
Copy	The Function consisting of the following actions Duplication of Content and/or Rights Expression Transferring that duplicate to another Device
Delivery System	A system that is used to deliver Data between any two or more Devices (e.g. a storage medium or a network-based transport mechanism)
Descriptors	Data that describe the properties of Resources
Device Authentication	The procedure to prove the identity of a Device to another Device, a Service or a Delivery System
DMP DRM System	A set of Devices that manages and protects Governed Content in such a way that any Device is technically enabled to Use Governed Content. A DMP DRM system implementation allows Devices to Use Governed Content from another DMP DRM System implementation even though the latter may use different technologies.
Domain	A set of Devices such that only the Devices belonging to that set can Use Governed Content intended for that set of Devices.
End-user	The last User in a Value-chain
Environment	A Device or set of Devices with the same or different functionalities. An Environment may interact with other Environments and may also interact with the outside through appropriate Interfaces
Executables	Data that give a Device instructions to enable a User to execute Functions
Export	Making available a piece of Governed Content to a non-DMP DRM system
Function	What is executed by a Device on Governed Content
Governed Content	A piece of Content combined with a License
Identifier	A symbol that establishes the identity of Users, Devices, Domains, Works and Content Data Elements
Import	Accessing a piece of governed content from a non-DMP DRM system
Interface	The boundary between Devices Devices and devices Devices and Users Devices and Delivery System
Interoperability	The possibility for Users (including End-users) to technically execute value-chain Functions through Interfaces and Protocols of known specification
(Content) Interoperability	The ability of a piece of governed content to be used by a device. All DMP Governed Content is Interoperable with DMP Devices
(Device) Interoperability	The ability of a device to exchange data with other devices across standard interfaces using standard protocols. DMP Devices are Interoperable
Key	Data used by a cryptographic method
License	Data representing the granted Rights expressed by Rights Expressions from a Right Holder to a User
Metadata	Information (e.g. Identifiers, Descriptors etc.) not including Use Data, Rights Expressions and Licenses that is distinct from but directly related to Works and Resources.
Move	The Function consisting of the following actions Copy of Content from a source Device to a destination Device Deletion of said in the source Device
Producer	A User who produces Content
Protocol	A description of data formats and rules a device must follow to exchange those data with other devices.
Quote	The Function of extracting a piece of Content from or referencing another piece of Content
Render	The generation of human-perceivable data on an appropriate device
Resource	The embodiment of information that can be rendered in a form that is meaningful to a User, e.g. an MP3 file
Resource Type	Any digital expression of Resources such as video, audio, audio-visual, text, synthetic audio, 2D/3D graphics
Restore	The Function of moving Content and the associated Stateless Rights Expression if any to the Device from which Backup had been performed
Right	The ability supported by the applicable law to execute Functions on a piece of Governed Content
Right Holder	A User who has Rights on a piece of Content
Rights Expression	The statement of Functions that can be performed on a piece of Governed Content and the circumstances in which they can be performed
Service	A set of Functions executed by a User on Content that is valuable for another User or Users
(Technical) Specification	A type of DMP Approved Document containing normative clauses. Its use in Devices, Contents and Services may require business agreements between relevant Users. Such business agreements are outside of DMP
Stateless Rights Expression	A Rights Expression that does not include any countable/temporal condition such as total played time, date, term, etc. Examples of Stateless Rights Expressions are those with conditions based on region code or until a certain date etc.
Stream	The Function of transferring Content to a Device in real-time where the transferred Content is processed for Rendering only
Superdistribution	A mechanism that allows a User to distribute Content to recipient Devices through potentially insecure delivery systems and enables the Users of the recipient Devices to obtain a Rights Expression for the said Content.
Trick Modes	Any of the following Functions performed on a piece of Content during Rendering by a User: fast forward slow motion freeze frame fast reverse slow reverse
Trust	A state of Users, Devices or Content Data the attainment of which enables the execution of Functions on Governed Content by Users
Trust Management	The mechanisms by which Trust can be established, preserved and severed
Use	What is performed on a Device by a User
Use Data	Data that document the Functions (e.g. the number of times a movie is played) that a User executes on a piece of Governed Content
User	Any user of Content who is on a Value-Chain between (and including) Author, Creator and End-user. For the purpose of current Specifications a User is represented by a device or by a User Identity on the Device (e.g. username/password).
User Authentication	The procedure to prove the identity of a User to a Device, a Service or a Delivery System
Value-chain	A set of Users, including Authors, Producers and End-users
Work	Information which retains attributable properties independently of its manifestations in different pieces of Content

The Digital Media Project
Source	GA03	Date:	2004/07/15
Title	DMP terminology	No.	0147/Osaka