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Picot, A., Fiedler, M. (2006). Digital Rights Management and Software Innovation. In: Kern, EM., Hegering, HG., Brügge, B. (eds) Managing Development and Application of Digital Technologies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-34129-3_5

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