System for controlling the distribution and use of rendered digital works through watermarking

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8667289
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13495469

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Method, apparatus, and media for embedding a watermark in digital content. An exemplary method comprises receiving digital content in an encrypted form, receiving a decryption key associated with the digital content, receiving permitted use information specifying conditions under which the digital content is permitted to be rendered and indicating that a watermark is to be embedded in a rendered copy of the digital content, determining whether the conditions are satisfied, and rendering the digital content if the conditions are satisfied based on the determining, the rendering including generating a watermark based on the permitted use information and creating a rendered copy of the digital content having the watermark embedded therein.

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CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC103 FOULK ROAD SUITE 200-M WILMINGTON DE 19803

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Briggs, Nicholas H Palo Alto, US 6 555
Okamoto, Steve A Torrance, US 9 638
Petrie, Glen W Los Gatos, US 26 1619
Stefik, Mark J Portola Valley, US 151 10940

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