Techniques and applications of digital watermarking and content protection

With the proliferation of digital media such as DVDs and MP3s, pirated versions of copyrighted material have escalated.

Authors, songwriters, movie-makers, and all types of publishers are clamouring for ways to safeguard their investments and income from this digital thievery.

Digital watermarking is a technology for authenticating copyright as well as original authorship and publication.

In this work, security experts learn which types of media and applications are best-suited for digital watermarking, as well as how to prevent forgery and theft of digital watermarks.

It includes in-depth coverage of advances in this field, especially watermarking audio content.