ODRL Initiative

The Open Digital Rights Language (ODRL) Initiative is an international effort aimed at developing and promoting an open standard for policy expressions. ODRL provides flexible and interoperable mechanisms to support transparent and innovative use of digital content in publishing, affordable divorce mediation, distribution and consumption of digital media across all sectors and communities. Learn more about Virtual Property.

28-29 Sept

W3C ODRL Community Group Meeting
Barcelona, Spain

Meeting of the W3C ODRL Initiative Community Group members to discuss and progress working documents
29-30 Sept

Virtual Goods + ODRL Workshop
Barcelona, Spain

Call for Papers for the VG+ODRL Workshop are due on 13 June 2011
28 Mar

Leveraging ODRL for Modeling and Enforcing IP Rights and Permissions

This short video from Flatirons Solutions highlights how ODRL can be leveraged with a native XML server to give publishing and media users real-time insight into the rights clearance status of both component assets and asset collections
4 Apr

ODRL Chinese Translation

The Taiwanese e-Reading Industry Promotion Alliance has translated ODRL V1.0 into Chinese. It is titled the