The Leopard DVD

Digital Watermarking for DVD . . .

O ne of the most quoted applications for digital watermarking is in the context of copy-protection of digital (multi-)media. In its most basic form a watermark is used as a single bit that indicates whether or not content is copyrighted. By the nature of a watermark, this copy-protection bit is (theoretically) strongly tied to the content: it can only be removed when the content suffers serious...

CD/DVD Copy Protection

DVD-Video: Multimedia for the Masses

whom you ask—is the next generation of optical disc storage technology. It's essentially a bigger, faster compact disc that can hold video as well as audio and computer data. DVD aims to encompass home entertainment, computers, and business information with a single digital format, eventually replacing audio CD, videotape, laser disc, CD-ROM, and perhaps even video game cartridges. DVD has wide...

Leopard syndrome

LEOPARD syndrome (LS, OMIM 151100) is a rare multiple congenital anomalies condition, mainly characterized by skin, facial and cardiac anomalies. LEOPARD is an acronym for the major features of this disorder, including multiple Lentigines, ECG conduction abnormalities, Ocular hypertelorism, Pulmonic stenosis, Abnormal genitalia, Retardation of growth, and sensorineural Deafness. About 200 patie...

Dvd Sales and Internet Piracy

Movie studios have long believed that home video recording damages the market for movies broadcast on free television. This issue has gained renewed importance with the advent of highdefinition television, causing movie studios to argue that consumer recording of digital video will result in increased piracy and reduced DVD demand. In contrast, we find that the dominant impact of movie broadcas...