Audio Watermarking and Fingerprinting: For Which Applications?

Autor: Pedro Cano, Eloi Batlle, Emilia Gómez, Leandro de C. T. Gomes, Madeleine Bonnet
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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ISSN: 0929-8215
DOI: 10.1076/jnmr.32.1.65.16803
Popis: Although not a new issue, music piracy has acquired a new status in the digital era, as recordings can be easily copied and distributed. Watermarking has been proposed as a solution to this problem. It consists in embedding into the audio signal an inaudible mark containing copyright information. A different approach, called fingerprinting, consists in extracting a ?fingerprint? from the audio signal. In association with a database, this fingerprint can be used to identify a recording, which is useful, for example, to monitor audio excerpts played by broadcasters and webcasters. There are far more applications to watermarking and fingerprinting. After a brief technical review, this article describes potential applications of both methodologies, showing which one is more suitable for each application.
Databáze: OpenAIRE