Enabling Watermarking in a Diverse Content Distribution Infrastructure

Forensic watermarking embeds a robust identifier into content in order to identify sources of illegal leaks. Enabling technologies have matured, and requirements have emerged, in particular for high-value UHD content. A successful implementation requires embedding unique information in the media data for each client. This can take significant resources depending on the implementation and application. To enable different delivery scenarios; ranging from DVB with one-way communication and physical media, to adaptive bitrate streaming with different integration workflows, components and embedding technologies need to be considered. This paper will explain different scenarios, tradeoffs, and practical solutions for implementation.

Published

2015-10

Content type

Original Research

Keywords

watermarking, anti-piracy, tracing, content security, rights management, UHD security

DOI

10.5594/M001638

ISBN

978-1-61482-956-0