Copy Protection and DRM News
ArtistScope introduced copy protection to the Internet in 1998. Almost every major development in DRM
since then has been developed by ArtistScope.
But copy-cats exist and plagiarism is rife, even in an industry whose purpose is to protect intellectual property. The most common lies are any claims about being in the copy protection industry prior to 2000 and that they are the "industry leader". For example we know for a fact that our oldest surviving competitor did not exist before 2004.
But even if all of the oxygen thieves disappeared, copy protection would still not be profitable enough to justify floating a public company. In fact it never was. Yet some will try to tell you otherwise. Well we were the inventors of copy protection and we have seen many startups over the years who have raised funding, had a party while they could and then disappeared in the mist, usually within 2-3 years.
Copy protection is difficult to enforce
because it can be exploited from many
different avenues. It also not popular with anti-lobbyists
claiming it to be "intrusive and
unfriendly". But lets get
real. No-one has the right to copy and
plagiarize intellectual property and end users need to realize that their access right is a
privilege given by the content author and
that they need to abide by that author's
rules or go away.
ArtistScope solutions are innovative and the
industry standard for copy protection that
provide the most secure and most robust
security possible. ArtistScope solutions
are utilized by the military,
government, telecoms and many other
industries worldwide where the protection of
intellectual property and sensitive
information is paramount.
Making It Happen
Too many people assume that copy protection
solutions can work without changing the file
format or requiring a special reader.
Similarly, they expect their copy protected
web pages to be viewable in all web browsers
and on all operating systems.
Well none of those ideas are feasible. To
begin the file being protected cannot be
viewable in a generic reader if it is to
remain secure. For example any PDF viewable
in Adobe Reader cannot be protected. But
that same PDF encrypted for use in the
CopySafe PDF Reader becomes the most
securely protected document on the planet.
And so it is with popular web browsers. Over
the years they have developed and provided
more and more ways of exploiting and copying
web media. Their browsers have never
provided consistent support for plugins or
anything else useful for webmasters to
identify users or restrict access. Late 2015
those popular browsers did webmasters a huge favor by dropping support for real plugins
altogether. Now webmasters have simpler task
and use the ArtistScope web browser
in full confidence that it will provide
consistent no-nonsense support for their
copy protected project.
- Copy protect images
- Copy protect web pages
- Copy protect source code
- Copy protect video and Flash
- Copy protect eBooks and PDF documents
- Prevent data leakage and other exploits
"We know the technology, we know the
customer, and we know the audience. Our
systems are the most secure and are
affordable; and we stay apace with those who
seek ways to get around protection
solutions."
