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Is there software available that can "obliterate" or watermark an image once the usage rights has expired?

A Question from a Visitor:
Is there software available that can track and "obliterate" or watermark an image once the usage rights has expired on that image?
If so, I would imagine it depends on where that image "lives" once it has been distributed.
Does something like this exist?

The Metadata Manifesto

There is much discussion about DRM and the general control of licensed content. A key starting point, however, in such discussions, that of intellectual property ownership and identification, is frequently overlooked. Regardless of whether a piece of content is licensed on a fee or royalty-free basis, there is still the issue of ownership and appropriate attribution.

DRM and IPM - What is the difference?

For many managers who have been asked to look into the need for managing rights and enforcing usage limitations on digital files the broad meaning of the term Digital Rights Management (DRM) is confusing.

There is no true rule but I have found the following distinction between DRM and Intellectual Property Management (IPM) very useful. DRM in this case would describe those technologies that enforce consumer facing usage limitations or those that track the usage of content with the goal to monitor the usage of digital content by consumers or business partners.