Welcome to Coral Consortium

Welcome to Coral Consortium - a cross-industry group to promote interoperability between digital rights management (DRM) technologies used in the consumer media market. The Consortium's goal is to create a common technology framework for content, device, and service providers, regardless of the DRM technologies they use. This open technology framework will enable a simple and consistent digital entertainment experience for consumers.

Coral Consortium Specifications

Coral announces the release of its new specifications. The specifications are available for evaluation from the links below. Coral specifications are now also available for use by organizations developing Coral Ecosystems under a Coral Ecosystem Agreement.

• Members: Download the Specifications (username and password required)
• Non-Members: Proceed to Request Form
• Coral Ecosystem Agreement (pdf)

Response to EU Commission Consultation

Coral has provided a response to the European Union Public Consultation on the Communication on Creative Content Online in the Single Market. The response may be downloaded below.

Coral response to the EU Commission Consultation - PDF

Coral's response is also available at the following URL:
http://ec.europa.eu/avpolicy/other_actions/content_online/consultation_2008/ngo/index_en.htm#c

Coral Consortium Docs & Frequently Asked Questions

• Vist our updated FAQ section.

White Papers

• "Coral Ecosystem Formation" (October 2007)

• "Providing Interoperability with Windows Media® DRM" (July 2006)

• "Coral Consortium Whitepaper" (February 2006)

Coral Presentations

• Coral Overview
• Coral Scenario

Coral in the Press

• 4 January 2008: The Content/Technology Agenda for 2008
• 31 October 2007: Coral Specifications Release Letter
• 9 February 2007: DRM Interoperability Consortium Invites Steve Jobs to Join
• 3 March 2006: TG Daily: Coral Consortium: Can't all our DRM systems just get along?
• 22 February 2006: Coral Consortium Releases New Interoperability Specifications and Grows Membership
• 2 January 2006: EE Times: CES preview - Getting the Boxes to Interplay
  
• 17 May 2005: Coral Consortium Expands Membership
• 22 February 2005: Coral Consortium Announces New Members and Availability of Coral 1.0 Specification
• 4 October 2004: Entertainment, Technology and Consumer Electronics Leaders Unite for DRM Interoperability

Members' Area

If you are a Coral Consortium member, click the Members' Area link above. Note that you will need a user name and password to enter.

• Members-only documents (ARO)
• Upcoming meetings
• Password Reminder (Existing Users Only)

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