DRMS, TCP and the EUCD: technology and law

The paper examines relationships between law and technology and focuses on the legal aspects of copyright and centers on the new EU Copyright Directive specifically with respect to DRMS. It, furthermore, examines the relationships between DRMS and the Trusted Computer Platform (TCP) initiative. In order to illustrate the complex relationships between laws, licenses, and DRMS, the paper presents a model, illustrating that copyright holders will not rely exclusively on law or technology but on the interplay between the two.