We have entered an era where inexpensive and readily-available equipment can produce
perfect copies of digital multimedia materials, such as CD-quality audio, publication-quality …

In this paper we describe a general framework for image copyright protection through digital
watermarking. In particular we present the main features of an efficient watermarking …

In this paper we address the usually implicit assumption that digital watermarking has as its
main target copyright and copy protection applications. From these target applications a …

Digital watermarking is the process of embedding information into a noise-tolerant digital
signal such as image or audio data. Such information is embedded in a way difficult to be …

Digital image watermarking techniques have been developed widely in recent years to
maintain the broadcasting media and content authentication, broadcast monitoring, copy …

We describe a number of applications of digital watermarking and we examine the common
properties of robustness, tamper resistance, fidelity, computational cost and false positive …

Digital watermarking is one of the most widely used techniques for protection of ownership
rights of digital audio, images and video. Its commercial applications range from copyright …

The growth of high speed computer networks and that of Internet, in particular, has explored
means of new business, scientific, entertainment, and social opportunities. Ironically, the …

Usage of digital media has witnessed a tremendous growth during the last decades, as a
result of their notable benefits in efficient storage, ease of manipulation and transmission …

Digital watermarks offer a way to counter copyright piracy on the global network. We
summarize the fundamental concepts of watermarking and describe a general framework for …