Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for realizing accurate billing in digital rights management, including: sending, by a rights issuing system, to a Device a rights object acquisition response message including a rights object; sending, by the Device, a rights object acquisition acknowledgement message to the rights issuing system, after validation of the rights object acquisition response message is passed; and initiating, by the rights issuing system, a billing function after receiving the rights object acquisition acknowledgement message. The invention also discloses an apparatus and a rights issuing system. With the inventive method and system, billing will be initiated only in the event that the Device has obtained the rights object successfully or has joined the domain successfully, thereby avoiding effectively the problem of billing error and improving the Quality of Service.