Monday,
November 3, 2003 |
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ITerminology |
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Digital watermark:
Also referred to as simply watermarking, a pattern of bits inserted into
a digital image, audio or video file that identifies the file’s
copyright information (author, rights, etc.). The name comes from the
faintly visible watermarks imprinted on stationery that identify the
manufacturer of the stationery. The purpose of digital watermarks is to
provide copyright protection for intellectual property that’s in
digital format.
MPEG 21: A
comprehensive standard framework for networked digital multimedia
designed by the Moving Picture Experts Group. MPEG-21 includes an REL
and a Rights Data Dictionary. Unlike other MPEG standards that describe
compression coding methods, MPEG-21 describes
a standard that defines the description of content and also processes
for accessing, searching, storing and protecting the copyrights of
content.
Blowfish: A
symmetric encryption algorithm designed by Bruce Schneier in 1993 as an
alternative to existing encryption algorithms, such as DES. Blowfish is
a 64-bit block cipher (i.e., a cryptographic key and algorithm are
applied to a block of data rather than single bits) that uses a key
length that can vary between 32 and 448 bits. Blowfish is available for
free use by any, and the technology is unpatented and free of license.
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