Features & Benefits Table
Marlin's powerful features are enabled by its unique capabilities in rights management, technology architecture, and community approach.
| Feature | Benefit | Result | |
| Rights Management | Content licenses (or subscriptions) targeted to consumers, not devices | Content portability among devices (peer-to-peer) | Allows natural user experience |
| Content portability among devices (peer-to-peer) | DRM transparency and simplicity | ||
| Proximity based usage rules | Content portability within shared vicinity (i.e., "visit a friend" or "guest pass") | Offers consumers flexibility while respecting content owners' rights | |
| Robust usage metering capabilities | Usage data collection and storage allows for favorable service/content licensing terms | Expanded revenue opportunities with better-targeted value-add services | |
| Secure audit data communications options | |||
| Architecture |
DRM system "roles" defined with flexibility to implement on any device over any network | Consumer domain is not limited to a PC-centric mode | All devices can be used to acquire and share content, regardless of device type |
| Device and platform deployment neutrality | First system to offer functionally equivalent deployment regardless of platform or format delivery means | Unlimited opportunities to meet target market needs through content, service and device alliances | |
| Community Approach | Community source code development | Access to robust, peer-tested code facilities cost-effective deployments | Technology supports market, not other way around |
| Rapid deployment of new features | DRM as enabling not disabling technology | ||
| Code enhancement driven by market needs, not proprietary interest | Value chain interests represented | ||
| Core interoperability framework | True interoperability is a fundamental design feature, not an afterthought or 'add-on' | Expands market opportunities (service providers extend reach to broad class of devices. Device providers address a range of service offerings) | |
| Community enhanced security | Open specification allows community members to discover, report, and correct code errors | Professionally developed source code is made available to members of the community | |
| Adopters can examine best practices for secure integration and deployment |