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Image Watermarking for Copyright Protection

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In this paper we provide a description of the application of digital watermarking for use in copyright protection of digital images. The watermarking process we consider involves embedding visually imperceptible data in a digital image in such a way that it is difficult to detect or remove, unless one possesses specific secret information. The major processes involved in the watermarking processes are considered, including insertion, attack, and detection/extraction. Generic features of these processes are discussed, along with open issues, and areas where experimentation is likely to prove useful.

Supported in part by the Spanish Ministry of Education while on sabbatical at the Departamento de Tecnologías de las Comunicaciones, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Leganés-Madrid.

Supported in part by Prometheus, Inc., 103 Mansfield St., Sharon, MA

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA, 87131

    Gregory L. Heileman, Carlos E. Pizano & Chaouki T. Abdallah

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  1. Department of Computer Science, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA

    Michael T. Goodrich

  2. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Amherst University, Amherst, MA, 01002, USA

    Catherine C. McGeoch

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Heileman, G.L., Pizano, C.E., Abdallah, C.T. (1999). Image Watermarking for Copyright Protection. In: Goodrich, M.T., McGeoch, C.C. (eds) Algorithm Engineering and Experimentation. ALENEX 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1619. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48518-X_14

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