Submitted by: SamuriHL
Source: Wired
An anti-piracy fingerprinting technology for identifying illegally copied CDs and DVDs has been developed by a company specializing in the forensic analysis of bullets. Intelligent Automation of Rockville, Maryland has applied ballistic techniques to the growing problem of pirating CDs, DVDs and CD-ROMs on an industrial scale. The company hopes to sell the technology, which is still in development, to pro-copyright industry consortia like the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America, police departments and movie and record companies. "It allows you to identify the source so you can go after them," said Joseph Schwartz, Intelligent Automation's CEO. Intelligent Automation claims its DiskPrint technology identifies the unique "fingerprint" of each and every optical disc, which can be used to link the disk with the plant and even the machine that made it. Also: Bachrach said that, unlike other coding technologies, the pattern of imprints can't be tampered with, erased or falsified. According to Schwartz, the system is the first to provide a definitive link between a disk and its source. Not only can it be used in court to establish proof of criminal copying, it can tell investigators whether a disk has been illegally copied in the first place. |
If this technology work 100%, will this end the CD and DVD pirating? At least it will be more difficult to create an illegal cd because now the factory can be traced...
