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Jeffrey Bloom
Thomson Corporate Research
Friday, Oct. 28, 11:00am
LC 102, Brooklyn Campus, Polytechnic University
Abstract
The motion picture industry has begun the move from film-based
production, distribution, and exhibition to digital cinema. This move
is motivated by the promise of decreased distribution costs and
increased control over the viewing experience (e.g. color management).
With regard to piracy, the transition to digital is a double edged
sword. On the one hand, stolen digital content can be reproduced and
redistributed easily, inexpensively, and losslessly. On the other hand,
digital content can be encrypted making the stolen films essentially
worthless without the corresponding decryption keys. This talk will
provide an overview of digital cinema security from the perspective of a
recently released specification issued by the Digital Cinema Initiative,
a consortium of the major Hollywood motion picture studios. The DCI
specification represents one view of digital cinema security and serves
as a general example of a real-world DRM system.
Bio
Dr. Jeffrey Bloom is the manager of the Content Security Research Group
at Thomson Corporate Research in Princeton New Jersey. This group is
responsible for developing content security technologies for the various
Thomson brands, including RCA, and Thomson business units including the
operations of Technicolor and Grass Valley. Prior to joining Thomson,
Dr. Bloom served on the research staffs of Sarnoff Corporation and NEC
Research Institute. He is a co-author of the standard text book in
digital watermarking.
For further information please contact Nasir Memon (memon at poly.edu)