Philips video DRM
p2pnet.net News:-Looking to cash in on the online video sector epitomized by GooTube, Philips Electronics, the company which produced the DRM technology behind Snocap, say it’s now launching a form of video DRM.
Called MediaHedge, it’ll, “help sift through the growing volume of online video files and give copyright holders more say over their content,” says The Associated Press.
Gracenote now owns the rights to the Philips’ audio “fingerprints” technology which makes Snocap – whose founder, Shawn Fanning, created the original Napster (not to be confused with today’s pale look-alike) – what it is. Gracenote’s service identifies music by holding a cell phone up to it, says AP.
“Philips has been working on a similar technology to identify video files, which Gracenote will also gain rights to,” says the story. “As part of the agreement, Philips has taken an undisclosed equity stake in Gracenote.”
Philips hasn’t said who’ll use MediaHedge, “which works by checking the digital ‘fingerprint’ or unique characteristics of video files and looking for a match in Philips’ database of video content,” says the story, adding:
“Copyright holders can specify in advance whether they want to allow videos containing their footage to be posted on sites running MediaHedge, or whether they should be blocked or otherwise restricted.”
If your Net access is blocked by government restrictions, try Psiphon from the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto’s Munk Centre for International Studies. Go here for the official download, here for the p2pnet download, and here for details. And if you’re Chinese and you’re looking for a way to access independent Internet news sources, try Freegate, the DIT program written to help Chinese citizens circumvent web site blocking outside of China. Download it here.
Also See:
The Associated Press – Philips Rolls Anti-Piracy Tech for Video, December 12, 2006
what it is – Warner OKs Snocap p2p DRM, November 14, 2006
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