In the last five years rights expression languages (RELs) have gained importance in the field of digital rights management (DRM). RELs are a means of expressing the rights of a party to certain assets and serve as standardized exchange formats for rights expressions. The Open Digital Rights Language (ODRL) initiative was started in 2001 and is today an accepted technology in the field of rights expressions. ODRL has been formally approved by the Open Mobile Alliance (was the WAP Forum) as the Rights Language for mobile devices and has also been deployed in various projects (e.g. the COLIS project, and OpenIPMP) and prototype implementations. This ODRL International Workshop has the goal of bringing together people from research and industry to share experiences, and discuss the future develop the language to ensure its timeliness, usability, and future success.

The formal Workshop Report is now available.

Transcripts of the workshop program (thanks to Stephen Downes) are also available from:

• Day One
• Day Two

Details of the Workshop Program now includes links to papers and presentation slides.

Original Call for Participation.

Some Photos of the workshop delegates and more Photos here.

Registration

Download the Registration Form for details of the Workshop registration instructions and accommodation. Early Registration closes on 26th March 2004.

Accommodation

The preferred accommodation for workshop delegates is the Hotel Arkadenhof which is located next to the University in beautiful Vienna, Austria. Please use the Registration form to book this hotel.

Location

The Workshop is hosted by the Department of Information Systems and will be held at The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration in Room D-706 in Building UZA 4.

Useful maps and directions:

• University map of Building UZA 4
• Map of Hotel to University Directions
• Travel from Airport and Public Transport to University