mickrick used our news submit to tell us "DVD encryption has been cracked before, surely it"s just a matter of time before this version gets the same treatment."
British Academy of Film and Television Arts or BAFTA has received this years nominees for film awards on specially encrypted DVDs. In addition, it seems that they must be played in the Cinea DVD player as well. Needless to say, they are very happy to have this opportunity to prove they have a secure system and can keep these films from hitting the P2P networks.
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"Cinea is delighted to offer a solution that secures filmmakers" content throughout the screener distribution process."The Orange British Academy Film Awards are scheduled to take place on February 12, 2005 in London, with the ceremony being televised on BBC One.
S-VIEW lets you securely and easily use DVDs for viewing digital dailies, works-in-progress and marketing screeners, and ensures your content is seen only by people you authorize. COSMOS-IFE fully protects In-Flight Entertainment digital content throughout the value chain'”studios, labs, integrators and airlines'”as well as in other non-theatrical markets. COSMOS-DC, is a suite of security solutions designed specifically for the emerging Digital Cinema market, enabling content providers, exhibitors and service vendors to ensure the protection of their digital theatrical content. Piracy Tracking Solutions S-TRACK, a robust forensic watermarking and tracking solution, traces stolen DVD and VHS content back to specific locations and individuals. Running Marks, Cinea's patented watermarking technology, was built specifically to place forensic data in copyrighted material. Key management services handle key generation and authorization, distribution and renewal, ensuring the correct keys are automatically provided to intended recipients for authorized periods. Audit and reporting services provide content providers and vendors insights into the daily security operations, identifying potential security breeches. Recovery services recover watermarks found in pirated content, utilizing Cinea's advanced tools and expert recovery team. |
If the British Film Academy takes piracy seriously, then why do they need all these encrypted discs and proprietary players? Cinea (Division of Dolby Labs) is the one taking it seriously and they are turning it into a nice proof of reliability for themselves. You can read the rest of the story over at the Digital Spy. You can also visit Cinea if you would like to take a deeper look into their solutions for content theft and illegal distribution.
Source: Digital Spy
