You can assign the DRM options to the associated content types given in TABLE 2-5but you are not restricted to those combinations, for instance, you can apply None to all content types if you wish. For steps on how to assign a DRM, see “Adding a Content Type” on page 32.

You can change the DRM option for a content type after deployment if needed. See “Enabling and Disabling a DRM” on page 26 for more information.

Enabling and Disabling a DRM

You can change the DRM selection for a content type after the Content Delivery Server is running by switching DRMs. You can also enable or disable DRMs after deployment. For example, if None is assigned to content type, image, and you later choose to use OMA DRM 1.0, you can enable that DRM during runtime and assign that DRM to the image content type.

If you decide you no longer want to support the CDS DRM Agent, you can disable that agent during runtime and assign another option, such as None to MIDlets content. Use caution when disabling a DRM. Make sure that the DRM you are disabling is not currently associated with a content type. Follow this sequence:

1.Change the DRM assigned to the content type.

2.Disable the old DRM.

Even though the DRM is disabled, content protected under that DRM can still exist in the Content Delivery Server. Content submitted after a new DRM is assigned is protected under the new DRM. Another factor affected by changing the DRM is the pricing model associated with the content type. Changing DRMs can change which pricing models are available. The following section discusses pricing content in more detail.

Pricing Content

The Catalog Manager administrator must associate one or more pricing models for each content type. A pricing model is the condition of purchase (per download, per periods of uses, and per number of uses) associated with content. The pricing models supported in the Content Delivery Server are defined in TABLE 2-10.

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