In an effort to make digital versions of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes and standards easier to use across multiple platforms while maintaining necessary copyright protection, NFPA announced it will no longer use digital rights management (DRM) that locks down PDFs to a specific device but instead will employ a social DRM strategy.
“We have removed the software that locked our digital products because it was making it too difficult for our customers to do their work. With the increased use of mobile technology, it is important to be able to use codes and standards on multiple devices with ease,” said Kim Fontes, NFPA’s director of Product Development. “We are adding a new watermarking system that allows appropriate use of our digital product licenses geared to our customers’ needs.”