==================================== ODRL International Workshop 2004 Vienna, Austria 21-23 April 2004 ====================================

Over the past four years the Open Digital Rights Language (ODRL) Initiative has gained international significance in the field of digital rights management (DRM) for many sectors and communities.

Rights Expression Languages (REL) enable the formalisation of standard and interoperable semantic agreements and contracts from rights holders over the usage of their content by end users and other parties. RELs, like ODRL, are seen as key infrastructure for the management and trading of digital content on the Internet.

The ODRL rights expression language has been adopted as an international standard by the Open Mobile Alliance for mobile content and numerous projects and groups around the world.

The ODRL International Workshop will be held at The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration from Wednesday 21 April to Friday 23 April 2004.

The Workshop website include additional information:

http://odrl.net/workshop2004/

The objective of the ODRL International Workshop is to bring together the research and industry communities to share experiences and discuss the future developments of the language to ensure its timeliness, usability, openness, and future success.

The Call for Participation includes the details of the submission requirements for the Workshop at:

http://odrl.net/workshop2004/cfp.html

Further information can be obtained from the Program Chairs:

Renato Iannella, Chief Scientist, IPR Systems, Australia Susanne Guth, Assistant Professor, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria Email: workshop-chairs@odrl.net ===========================================