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The 34 pages that link to Digital rights management, each with the reason it gives.

• Streaming mediaRelated: Streaming platforms use access controls to enforce licensing and subscription restrictions.

• Streaming musicRelated: Streaming services use access controls to limit playback to authorized accounts and devices.

• Streaming televisionRelated: Television services use it to enforce licensing and playback restrictions.

• Video on demandRelated: DRM enforces viewing and copying restrictions on many VOD titles.

• Right to repairRelated: Device locks and authorization checks can block repairs even when replacement parts are available.

• Home videoRelated: Digital distribution uses access controls instead of relying solely on ownership of a disc or tape.

• Digital distributionRelated: Distribution services use DRM to enforce licensing and copying restrictions.

• Digital Millennium Copyright ActRelated: The DMCA’s anti-circumvention rules often apply to systems used for digital rights management.

• Live streamingRelated: Rights enforcement shapes which music, sports, and other licensed material can be streamed.

• PaywallRelated: Paywalls can rely on access-control systems to enforce content restrictions.

• Proprietary softwareRelated: Technical controls can enforce restrictions alongside a software license.

• Audio codecRelated: Codec choice is separate from copy protection, though commercial audio systems may combine both.

• Digital mediaRelated: Copying ease creates licensing and access controls that analog distribution handled differently.

• Digital publishingRelated: Publishers use it to impose licensing restrictions on digital copies.

• Free-to-playRelated: Free access still depends on licensing and platform controls that can restrict play.

• Lawrence LessigRelated: It illustrates how software architecture can enforce copyright restrictions.

• PornhubRelated: Copyright enforcement affects how unauthorized videos are identified and removed.

• SpotifyRelated: Licensing constraints shape which recordings Spotify can offer in each market.

• Amazon KindleRelated: Some Kindle books use these controls to limit copying or reading outside authorized systems.

• Digital distribution of video gamesRelated: Some games verify ownership or restrict use through account-bound controls.

• iTunesRelated: Early iTunes Store purchases used FairPlay restrictions on playback and copying.

• EbookRelated: Publishers and retailers use it to restrict copying or device access.

• Multimedia (computing)Related: Rights controls can limit copying, playback, or distribution of multimedia.

• Daniel EkRelated: Spotify’s licensed catalog illustrates how access controls support subscription-based distribution.

• Entertainment lawRelated: Digital distribution raises questions about enforcement, consumer access, and contractual limits.

• Smart TVRelated: Streaming apps may rely on these controls to restrict copying or playback on smart TVs.

• Criticism of copyrightRelated: Critics argue that technical restrictions can exceed copyright’s legal limits and block legitimate uses.

• Half-Life 2Related: The game's activation requirement made DRM a prominent part of its launch.