The company has submitted its technology for consideration by the Secure Digital Music Initiative, which plans this week to begin reviewing watermarks for inclusion in a security system for digital music.
Called a "transactional" watermarking system, the process embeds information such as merchant and transaction identification numbers into an MP3 or secure music file a few seconds before a user downloads it. A user's ID or a hardware device's ID could also be included, according to Dr. Ahmed Tewfik, CEO of Cognicity, a four-year-old private company based in Minneapolis, MN.
Cognicity believes that downloadable music files that include personal and transactional information will deter people from illegally copying and distributing files.
LIVE NATION POSTS (ANOTHER) RECORD QUARTER
More butts in seats than ever before. (5/3a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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