中国内容保护的技术研究报告CONTENTPROTECTIONINchina.pdfVIP

CONTENT PROTECTION IN CHINA A TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE CONTENT PROTECTION IN CHINA A Technical Perspective FIRST COMPILED IN SUMMER/FALL 2007 FIRST PUBLISHED IN DECEMBER 2007 UPDATED IN LATE 2008/EARLY 2009 Created By Dr. Yun Tang Edited by Isa Seow and Jim Williams CONTENT PROTECTION IN CHINA A TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE INTRODUCTION Our primary purpose in this document is to update the reader with the latest information about the status of content protection in China. We will also review the technical progress of forms of distribution and corresponding content protection. Standards, roles of government entities as well as views from practitioners are included. While this document focuses on the technical perspective, we also try to extend the discussion to the commercial perspective where applicable. We have also included a brief overview of the legal aspects of content protection. In Section 1, we discuss the progress of digital TV, redistribution control, set-top box (STB) and conditional access, digital rights management, Enhanced Versatile Disk (EVD), unified content protection system, DiiVA and online content distribution and protection. We will briefly introduce the technology and key players in the terrestrial digital TV standard, and will also discuss an emerging technology, mobile TV, which was widely used during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. In terms of redistribution control, we also point out that the “Broadcast Flag” is still a subject of research and there is no unified standard throughout China. In terms of STB and CA technique, the related solutions and specific standards are carefully reviewed with corresponding organizations. Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a rather new concept in China and a national forum has been established for its standardization. Our research finds that content protection