Amazon’s Anti-Piracy Patent Can Track Users Who Record & Leak Content

guest · Nov 25, 2020

Amazon’s Anti-Piracy Patent Can Track Users Who Record & Leak Content
It plans to track pirates through personal identifiers
November 23, 2020
https://fossbytes.com/new-amazon-patent-can-track-pirates-who-record-and-leak-content/

Amazon has patented a new anti-piracy technology that can track streaming pirates who record and upload copyrighted content.

The idea behind this new technique is to add personally identifiable information (which may be visible or not) dynamically to the streaming content. In layman’s terms, it proposes a technology to add unique markers to streaming video.
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Now, these types of ‘watermark’ aren’t exactly new, but Amazon’s implementation is. Moreover, this patent is comparatively a cheaper option for detecting the source of pirated movies or TV-shows.
This is why Amazon is confident about its newly obtained patent and hopes to make it easier to find people who leak their content.

The patent titled “encoding identifiers into customized manifest data” also mentions that it can be used for various other purposes, but copyright enforcement is the top name on the list.
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It Works On Live Content Too!
I think the best part about this technology is its ability to work on live streams as well.
But There Are Certain Caveats
It is to be noted that the personal identifiers in question (given its accuracy) can also be seen as potential trackers, which have been the center of privacy issues. So on the flip side, this technology may be viewed as an invader of privacy.
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