The Digital Media Project

Results of 5th DMP General Assembly (GA05)

1. DMP has approved WD 2.0 of Interoperable DRM Platform, Phase I (IDP-1):
   • The document will be posted on the DMP website on 2005/02/14.
   • IDP-1 is a toolkit standard and will be approved by GA06 on 2005/04/15.
   • IDP-1 is complemented by the following documents under development
     • IDP Use Cases contains Use Cases that are believed to have a special value as examples of assembly of IDP tools.
     • Registration Authorities contains the rules of operation of Registration Authorities.
     • IDP Architecture contains set of basic assumptions on which the establishment of IDP-enabled Value-Chains is founded.
     • Terminology contains the Terminology used by DMP.
   • All parties potentially affected by the final adoption of tIDP-1 are invited to send their comments to the DMP Secretariat.
   • Join the WD Editing ad hoc group (email reflector only)
2. DMP has started the development of Reference Software.
   • The license will ideally be based on Open Source principles or at least allow individuals and companies to improve and exploit the software
   • Read a possible Use Case to be supported by DMP Reference Software
   • Join the Ad hoc Group on DMP Reference Software.
3. In furtherance of the policy established by GA04 to develop the Interoperable DRM Platform in phases, DMP has issued a Call for Proposals for Stationary Audio and Video Devices technologies that are required in addition to those already being standardised in IDP-1. Deadline for submissions is 2005/04/07T2300 GMT
   • Join Ad hoc Group on Call for Proposals on Stationary Audio and Video Devices (email reflector only)
4. DMP is continuing work on Mapping of Traditional Rights and Usages to the Digital Space. The Call for Contributions will be issued at GA06 (April 2005)
   • Read the collection of TRU templates
   • Read the draft TRU Call for Contributions
   • Join the Ad hoc Group on IDP Requirements, DMP Terminology and TRU CfC
5. The DMP work plan has been aligned to GA05 decisions
6. Read the GA05 resolutions