Digital watermarking technology with practical applications

Abstract

Digital watermarking technology has been actively studied and developed by a number of institutions and companies since mid '90s. This area draws more and more attention as one of the key technology elements for content management, copyright protection and copy control of digital contents. This article discusses several different types of digital watermark application, particularly the application of digital watermarks for DVD copy control. This would be the first digital watermark application requiring worldwide standardization.