# Digital Rights Management (DRM) Explained

**URL:** <https://community.bitmovin.com/t/digital-rights-management-drm-explained/87>\
**Category:** Knowledge\
**Tags:** drm\
**Created:** [December 14, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://community.bitmovin.com/t/digital-rights-management-drm-explained/87 "2021-12-14T01:48:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![matheus.cardoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@matheus.cardoso](https://community.bitmovin.com/u/matheus.cardoso)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://community.bitmovin.com/t/digital-rights-management-drm-explained/87/1 "2021-12-14T01:48:39Z")

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> **[DRM Meaning » Digital Rights Management Explained | Bitmovin](https://bitmovin.com/drm-meaning-explained/)**
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> What is Digital Rights Management (DRM) and how does it work? DRM systems allow you to control how people consume your content ➜ Read more!

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**Author:** ![Adrian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.bitmovin.com/adrian/32/122_2.png) [@Adrian](https://community.bitmovin.com/u/Adrian)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 5:42am UTC](https://community.bitmovin.com/t/digital-rights-management-drm-explained/87/2 "2022-01-19T05:42:11Z")

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Some other great DRM ‘how to’ articles across both Player and Encoding:

- [Digital Rights Management (DRM) - getting started with playback](https://bitmovin.com/docs/player/articles/digital-rights-management-drm-getting-started-with-playback)

- [How to create Widevine DRM protected content](https://bitmovin.com/docs/encoding/tutorials/how-to-create-widevine-drm-protected-content)

- [How to create Fairplay DRM protected content](https://bitmovin.com/docs/encoding/tutorials/how-to-create-fairplay-drm-protected-content)

- [How to create PlayReady DRM protected content](https://bitmovin.com/docs/encoding/tutorials/how-to-create-playready-drm-protected-content)

**Code sample hints:**

- Search for the name of your multi-DRM vendor in the [site search box](https://bitmovin.com/docs/) at the top.
- Visit the bitmovin [github example repositories](https://github.com/search?q=org%3Abitmovin+example&type=repositories),
- View the [API documention](https://bitmovin.com/docs/player/api-reference) for the device, and find the DRM section relating to widevine, playready and fairplay
- Ask in the Community for help