{"id":14008,"date":"2015-07-22T16:05:09","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T16:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/mobile-digital-rights-management\/"},"modified":"2015-07-22T16:05:09","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T16:05:09","slug":"mobile-digital-rights-management","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/30808\/mobile-digital-rights-management-mobile-drm","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Digital Rights Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_mobile_digital_rights_management_mean\">What Does Mobile Digital Rights Management Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mobile digital rights management (mobile DRM) refers to the collective processes and technologies that provide secure distribution of content and media on mobile devices. 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