A system and method for managing non-free multimedia contents in an
intranet. The system includes proxy managers provided in a server of the
intranet, for example, a media center or set-top box, and clients, for
example, DRM smart clients in wired/wireless digital information
appliances, such as Digital TVs or PDAs. Various kinds of encrypted
multimedia contents and license information are converted by the proxy
managers into multimedia contents and license information having a format
executable by the DRM smart clients.