# Key Terms — Privacy, Security, Piracy, & Digital Rights Management (DRM)

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- Published: 2026-10-18T12:29:56-04:00
- Author: matthew.leffler@jefferson.kyschools.us

Course 2: Game Design & Development Principles / Unit 11: Intellectual Property,
Ethics & DRM in Gaming / Lesson 2: Privacy, Security, Piracy, & Digital Rights Management(
DRM)

## Vocabulary focus

Digital Rights Management (DRM), Software Piracy, Anti-Tamper, Privacy Violation,
Data Protection, Copy Protection, License Verification, Player Performance Impact,
Security Protocol, Encryption

## Build your glossary

For each term or concept, write an explanation in your own words and add an example
from this lesson. Check your explanation against the lesson resources.

  |  Term or concept |  My explanation |  Example |  
   |  ________________ |  ________________ |  ________________ |  
 |  ________________ |  ________________ |  ________________ |