Data Call 1

(2 June 2003) The Digital Rights Expression Languages (DREL) workgroup within the IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee is gathering requirements that a standardized DREL must meet to support learning, education, and training.

DREL standardization efforts exist, are well advanced, and are supported by large industry groups (multimedia, consumer electronics, telecommunications, the IT industry, etc.) We assume that such languages will be incorporated into technology in this decade. Our goal is not to create another DREL standard but to ensure that existing standards can be effectively used by the educational community.

To this end, we are asking for your input and feedback. The 2 June 2003, Request for Input on Educational and Training Requirements document explains what a standardized DREL can do and what types of applications we envision for it.

We invite you to submit comments and (especially) specific areas and scenarios that you feel a standardized DREL should support. Please submit your information in email form to juadams@scholastic.com or LTSC-DREL-COMMENTS@ieee.org.

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Data Call 2

(3 June 2003) The Digital Rights Expression Languages (DREL) workgroup within the IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee is gathering information on DREL specifications, standards, and standards development efforts. The 3 June 2003, Surveying Relevant Digital Rights Expression Language (DREL) Standards & Specification v4.0 draft document identifies several such efforts.

We are asking for your input and feedback on any relevant rights expression language specifications, standards, and standards development efforts not listed in the document.  We are looking specifically for DRELs that are most general and that are getting the most attention in industries related to learning, education, and training.

Please submit your information in email form to magdam@us.ibm.com or LTSC-DREL-COMMENTS@ieee.org.

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