When Hollywood found floating on the Internet copies of “screeners” sent to Oscar voters, they turned to Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands for a solution. Philips’ answer: digital watermarking. Digital watermarking has been around for some time, but with the spread of video distribution through online services like YouTube and the broadband wireless services offered by major mobile carriers, the technology is becoming an increasingly important tool for the owners of rights to digital content.
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Watermarks Create Digital Chain of Custody
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. December 12, 2006 09:05 AMWhen Hollywood found floating on the Internet copies of “screeners” sent to Oscar voters, they turned to Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands for a solution. Philips’ answer: digital watermarking. Digital watermarking has been around for some time, but with the spread of video distribution through online services like YouTube and the broadband wireless services offered by major mobile carriers, the technology is becoming an increasingly important tool for the owners of rights to digital content.