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MS May Have File-Trading Answer
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(May 2, 2001) - Microsoft has developed a prototype system that limits unauthorized playback of music by embedding a
watermark that remains permanently attached to audio files.
During a security workshop on
Monday, a Microsoft Research scientist demonstrated how the hidden copyright fingerprint is so securely affixed to
the audio that it remains intact even if a jazz song is played aloud on speakers in a noisy room and then
re-recorded.
Such technology could be included
as a default playback mechanism in future versions of the Windows operating system. If
the music industry begins to include watermarks in its song files, Windows would refuse to play
copyrighted music released after a certain date that was obtained illegally.
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