Blockchain and Cloud to Overcome the Problems of Buyer and Seller Watermarking Protocols
Copyright protection of digital content has become a problem not only for web content providers but also for ordinary web users who like to publish their digital contents on social or user generated content platforms. Among the possible solutions to such a problem, digital watermarking, in conjuncti...
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description | Copyright protection of digital content has become a problem not only for web content providers but also for ordinary web users who like to publish their digital contents on social or user generated content platforms. Among the possible solutions to such a problem, digital watermarking, in conjunction with watermarking protocols, appears to be a valid alternative to current DRM (digital rights management) systems. In fact, watermarking based solutions insert perceptually invisible copyright information into the copies of contents published or distributed on the web in order to track them. Such insertions are carried out according to the watermarking protocols, which have evolved over the years from the classic “buyer and seller” paradigm into a simpler and versatile “buyer friendly” and “mediated” approach. However, such an approach cannot exploit the new technologies that characterize the current Internet. This paper presents a new watermarking protocol able to adapt the “buyer friendly” and “mediated” approach to the use of innovative technologies such as cloud platforms and blockchain. In this way, (1) content providers and common web users can take advantage of the computing and storage resources made available by cloud platforms; (2) the involvement of trusted third parties in the protocols can be reduced by using blockchain without complicating the protection scheme. In fact, these two goals make the protocol particularly suited for the current Internet. |
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spelling | doaj.art-b2687be00e9e4b59a39c065b3d4c8d6f2023-11-23T03:42:06ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-12-0111241202810.3390/app112412028Blockchain and Cloud to Overcome the Problems of Buyer and Seller Watermarking ProtocolsFranco Frattolillo0Department of Engineering, University of Sannio, Corso Garibaldi 107, 82100 Benevento, ItalyCopyright protection of digital content has become a problem not only for web content providers but also for ordinary web users who like to publish their digital contents on social or user generated content platforms. Among the possible solutions to such a problem, digital watermarking, in conjunction with watermarking protocols, appears to be a valid alternative to current DRM (digital rights management) systems. In fact, watermarking based solutions insert perceptually invisible copyright information into the copies of contents published or distributed on the web in order to track them. Such insertions are carried out according to the watermarking protocols, which have evolved over the years from the classic “buyer and seller” paradigm into a simpler and versatile “buyer friendly” and “mediated” approach. However, such an approach cannot exploit the new technologies that characterize the current Internet. This paper presents a new watermarking protocol able to adapt the “buyer friendly” and “mediated” approach to the use of innovative technologies such as cloud platforms and blockchain. In this way, (1) content providers and common web users can take advantage of the computing and storage resources made available by cloud platforms; (2) the involvement of trusted third parties in the protocols can be reduced by using blockchain without complicating the protection scheme. In fact, these two goals make the protocol particularly suited for the current Internet.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/24/12028watermarking protocolsdigital copyright protectioncloud computingblockchain |
spellingShingle | Franco Frattolillo Blockchain and Cloud to Overcome the Problems of Buyer and Seller Watermarking Protocols Applied Sciences watermarking protocols digital copyright protection cloud computing blockchain |
title | Blockchain and Cloud to Overcome the Problems of Buyer and Seller Watermarking Protocols |
title_full | Blockchain and Cloud to Overcome the Problems of Buyer and Seller Watermarking Protocols |
title_fullStr | Blockchain and Cloud to Overcome the Problems of Buyer and Seller Watermarking Protocols |
title_full_unstemmed | Blockchain and Cloud to Overcome the Problems of Buyer and Seller Watermarking Protocols |
title_short | Blockchain and Cloud to Overcome the Problems of Buyer and Seller Watermarking Protocols |
title_sort | blockchain and cloud to overcome the problems of buyer and seller watermarking protocols |
topic | watermarking protocols digital copyright protection cloud computing blockchain |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/24/12028 |
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