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[FYI] Super Digital Watermark in the Works



http://news.com.com/2100-1027-993588.html?tag=fd_top

Tech hides data, ID inside songs

By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
March 20, 2003, 4:50 PM PT

SunnComm Technologies, one of several companies developing anti-CD copying
products, has licensed a new technique that can hide data, video, software or an
identifying watermark inside music files.

The company said Thursday that it is working with Stealth MediaLabs to create a
kind of super-watermark that can be embedded inside music files, which--the
companies contend--can survive if the song is digitally compressed, rerecorded
through an analog connection, or even if the song is recorded off the radio.

SunnComm realized that the watermark-like technology, originally licensed with
the intent of helping to bolster copy protection, can also carry other data such
as liner notes or pictures, executives said. The company is focusing on the
copy-protection uses but also will work with record labels that may be
interested in embedding other information. 

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jan meyer

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