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Scalable Stamp Printing and Fabrication of Hemiwicking Surfaces

Scalable Stamp Printing and Fabrication of Hemiwicking Surfaces

Published on: December 18, 2018

A buyer-seller watermarking protocol.

N Memon¹, P W Wong

¹Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA. memon@poly.edu

IEEE Transactions on Image Processing : a Publication of the IEEE Signal Processing Society

|February 6, 2008

Summary

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This study introduces a new digital watermarking protocol to prevent unauthorized content sharing. The interactive system ensures sellers cannot forge buyer-specific watermarks, enhancing security and traceability in multimedia distribution.

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Scalable Stamp Printing and Fabrication of Hemiwicking Surfaces

Scalable Stamp Printing and Fabrication of Hemiwicking Surfaces

Published on: December 18, 2018

Area of Science:

Computer Science
Information Security
Cryptography

Background:

Digital watermarking is used for copy protection and deterrence in multimedia.
Current copy deterrence methods allow sellers to potentially frame buyers by embedding their own watermarks.
This vulnerability undermines the trust and effectiveness of buyer-seller agreements for content distribution.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose an interactive buyer-seller protocol for invisible digital watermarking.
To prevent sellers from knowing the exact watermarked content received by buyers.
To establish a secure and verifiable system for tracing unauthorized content distribution.

Main Methods:

Development of an interactive buyer-seller protocol for invisible watermarking.
Implementation of a dispute resolution mechanism for third-party verification.
Ensuring the seller cannot pre-embed buyer-specific watermarks into original content.

Main Results:

The proposed protocol prevents sellers from creating watermarked copies attributable to specific buyers.
Unauthorized copies found can be reliably traced back to the original buyer.
The system enables sellers to prove buyer liability for unauthorized distribution to a third party.

Conclusions:

The interactive watermarking protocol effectively deters unauthorized reselling by buyers.
It resolves the issue of sellers falsely accusing buyers by preventing watermark forgery.
This enhances the security and accountability in digital content transactions.