Commerce Dept.’s Technology Administration (TA) is holding its 3r...

Commerce Dept.’s Technology Administration (TA) is holding its 3rd workshop on digital rights management issues, July 17, 1- 4 p.m. at Commerce Dept. Workshop will examine technical standards that enable digital distribution of content, their strengths and weaknesses and current and imminent technological solutions to protect online content for music, movies and games, TA said. Topics to be addressed include: (1) “The effectiveness of efforts to pursue technical standards or solutions that are designed to provide a more predictable and secure environment for digital distribution of copyright material.” (2) “What a future framework for success might entail.” (3) Current consumer attitudes toward online entertainment. TA is collecting comments on subjects before workshop, with deadline of July 11, via its Web site, www.ta.doc/gov.