5.3 Legislation relating to the use of ICT for storage, manipulation and access of information

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Data Protection Act
3. Copyright legislation
   1. Ownership and duration of copyright
   2. Copyright and the Internet
   3. Digital Rights Management (DRM)
   4. Digital watermarking
4. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

Digital watermarking

This is a computer encryption which is inserted into the image. It is of particular use with images which are placed on websites and thus easily copied. It is invisible to the casual user but provides a tracking mechanism for owners. It is a digital code, which can be unique to the image or shared across the owner's other images. You can find additional information at: http://www.webreference.com/content/watermarks/

Digital fingerprints are unique labels inserted into different copies of the same content (eg: an e-book, video or music file) prior to distribution. Each digital fingerprint is assigned to a specific recipient, and thus provides the capability to trace the culprits who use their content for unintended purposes. Fingerprints should be closely associated with the content and difficult to remove.

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