The Legal Environment for Copyright Protection and Trust Management in China
This paper surveys the legal and regulatory environment surrounding copyright protection technologies, focusing on China in particular. The paper begins with a discussion of some of the interactions between law and technology in copyright protection, which has led to the creation of international treaties to protect the technologies that protect copyrights. A comparison of the various national responses to these conventions is presented, followed by a discussion of the structure and development of the relatively advanced Chinese system for copyright protection technology. The last section outlines some of the unique challenges that have arisen in China for copyright protection technologies and the businesses that depend upon them.
Digital Rights Management System in China: Challenges and Opportunities
In the era of technology, the Chinese government wants to adopt the latest technologies and interlink their processes to secure information of all stakeholders. Digital rights management (DRM) is o ...
A comprehensive review of the solar dryer
ABSTRACT Drying of agricultural products is an energy-demanding process. High costs, scarcities in fossil fuels and environmental threats attract the use of solar energy as an alternate source, especially in developing countries. Increasing environmental concerns led to the use of clean and green energy resources in the field of drying agricultural products. A solar dryer integrated with a thermal energy storage system is reasonably efficient for continuous and uniform drying of agricultural produce in the temperature range of 40–75°C which is the requisite for drying most of the products. Such dryers have become a natural choice to replace drying systems based on fossil fuels. Many studies have been performed till date by a number of researchers for the last few decades for drying agriculture and food products by a solar dryer. This review paper primarily presents an appraisal of the significant contributions made so far in the field of solar drying systems, with the latest updates in drying technology. Solar dryers which offer drying during off-sunshine hours have been specially mentioned. Some novel ideas like use of phase change materials and desiccant materials which enhance the performance and effectiveness of the dryer have also been attempted.