Paris-based Thomson a leading provider of technologies, systems, and services for media companies will become a strategic investor in ContentGuard, a closely-held developer of Digital Rights Management (DRM) intellectual property. With this investment, Thomson enters into a partnership with current investors Microsoft Corp.and Time Warner Inc the companies announced today. "Digital Rights Management" describes a wide range of technologies that have been developed to allow movies, music and other digital content to be accessed by consumers over the Internet while protecting that content from unauthorized copying and counterfeiting.
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