- THIS PAPER REVIEWS BASIC PRINCIPLES OF COPY PROTECTION FOR DIGITAL VIDEO. WE DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE ROLE OF CRYPTOGRAPHY AND EMBEDDED SIGNALING, AS SEEN BY STANDARDIZATION BODIES SUCH AS THE DVD COPY PROTECTION TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP (CPTWG). WE IDENTIFY SEVERAL ISSUES THAT ARE UNRESOLVED AND/OR CURRENTLY UNDER DISCUSSION. IN PARTICULAR, WE ELABORATE ON PLAY CONTROL, COPY GENERATION CONTROL, AND UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION OF DIGITAL STORAGE MEDIA.
Jean-Paul M. G. Linnartz, Joop Talstra, Ton Kalker