This part of IEC 62481, the DLNA guidelines, specifies DLNA guidelines for DRM Interoperability Solutions (DIS), which are defined as methods to enable the secure transfer and use of protected commercial content between different implementations on network media devices. This content could be protected by different content protection technologies. In this document, they are referred to as DRMs.

The guidelines are not intended to replace or disable other interoperability mechanisms that could already be in place, for example DLNA Link Protection guidelines stated in IEC 62481‑3:2017 or mechanisms provided by underlying DRMs.