(Secure Digital Music Initiative) A set of rules for securely distributing digital music over the Internet. Announced in February 1999, it is backed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Sony, Warner, BMG, EMI and Universal, the top five music production companies. SDMI provides the guidelines for developing compliant digital rights management (DRM) systems. See DRM and RIAA.
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