This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jul. 21, 2007

Dull Edge of Digital

Forum Column - Gregory Rutchik - A combination of financial concerns and a lack of imagination are preventing the entertainment industry from more thorough protection of digital technology.

FORUM COLUMN

By Gregory Rutchik

      I am skeptical about why media content does not come out with a digital watermark - an unperceivable label - that gives the content owner control over distribution, copying, etc. In fact, many major content owners tout digital watermarking as an important element in the "antipiracy toolkit." To be honest, I think it is going to be a while before we see even one standard, not to mention one si...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up