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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, September 2, 2002
Trends in Piracy and Technologies Being Used to Fight Piracy To be Address by Widevine Technologies' Chief Engineer At Presentation at the Upcoming International Broadcasting Convention
Movies, DVDs, Corporate Communications, Video-Conferencing, Shareholder Communications, Live-Event Broadcasting - All Subject to Rampant Piracy and Industrial Espionage
Amsterdam, September 2, 2002 – As the entertainment and the broadcast industry create new, more efficient technologies to broadcast higher quality content, the challenges of protecting this content from being stolen or copied as it is distributed and/or viewed continues to frustrate companies seeking to create new revenue opportunities.
The Chief Engineer of Widevine Technologies, Reza Rassool, is slated to take a fresh look at new anti-piracy, encryption and watermarking technologies that are being used to fight piracy by the entertainment industries and by corporations utilizing video-conferencing and broadcasting technologies. As accepted for presentation at the upcoming International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam, Rassool's paper addresses current trends in piracy and its spread across the globe. He will discuss various ways to monitor piracy, as well as new technologies used to thwart piracy before, during and after distribution of content.
| WHO: |
Reza Rassool, Chief Engineer, Widevine Technologies |
| WHAT: |
Trends in Piracy and New Approaches to Put a Stop to Piracy |
| WHEN: |
Sunday, September 15, 2002, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm (Amsterdam time), during session entitled "Content Rights: On the Rights Track" |
| WHERE: |
International Broadcasting Convention Amsterdam, RAI Congress Centre |
A copy of the abstract submitted by Rassool can be reviewed at: http://www.broadcastpapers.com/IBCabstracts/IBCabstract49.html
About Widevine Technologies, Inc.
Widevine Technologies, Inc. is a leading network security and communication technology company. Widevine has developed an unprecedented technology providing one software solution for secure storage, distribution, delivery and control of digital data over every stage of an Internet Protocol-based network. The Widevine Cypher system is the first intelligent, real time encryption system for Internet Protocol based networks. Widevine currently has fifteen pending patents. Founded in 1999, Widevine Technologies is based in Seattle, Washington. For more information about Widevine Technologies, please visit www.widevine.com.
Media Contact:
Eric Moser
Ruder Finn Chicago (for Widevine Technologies)
Tel: +1 312 329 3908
mosere@ruderfinn.com
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