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The JPEG Committee is “exploring Blockchain” to put DRM into JPEG

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  1. [4]
    edward
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    This title is from some dystopian future.

    This title is from some dystopian future.

    18 votes
    1. aphoenix
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      Everything about the title is just slightly nauseating. When it is put together, it's downright awful.

      Everything about the title is just slightly nauseating. When it is put together, it's downright awful.

      8 votes
    2. [2]
      what
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      It almost sounds like nonsense a character would say on a bad sci-fi TV show. We're living in strange times.

      It almost sounds like nonsense a character would say on a bad sci-fi TV show. We're living in strange times.

      6 votes
  2. [4]
    time
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    I agree with fake news and media forensics being important issues with digital images these days. I don't believe that addressing copyright violations and privacy/security in the jpeg file type...

    Fake news, copyright violation, media forensics, privacy and security are emerging challenges for digital media. JPEG has determined that blockchain technology has great potential as a technology component to address these challenges in transparent and trustable media transactions.

    I agree with fake news and media forensics being important issues with digital images these days. I don't believe that addressing copyright violations and privacy/security in the jpeg file type are the best way to go.

    JPEG Privacy & Security aims at developing a standard for realizing secure image information sharing, capable of ensuring privacy, maintaining data integrity, and protecting intellectual property rights.

    This isn't the direction I think they should be going. It makes sense to me to have a way to publicly verify an image's metadata and confirm it was has not been modified / photoshopped. Blockchain technology could be used to implement some public verification system. Using it for DRM and copyright enforcement seems pointless, as it would be easy to screenshot any open image and cake a DRM-free copy.

    8 votes
    1. [3]
      aphoenix
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      I think you're absolutely correct, but the problem is that there's no money in verifying truth but verifying ownership is a $$$ item.

      I think you're absolutely correct, but the problem is that there's no money in verifying truth but verifying ownership is a $$$ item.

      5 votes
      1. [2]
        time
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        In an ideal world, the JPEG organization should not be driven by money interests. Standards should be established in a way to benefit society, not corporate profits.

        In an ideal world, the JPEG organization should not be driven by money interests. Standards should be established in a way to benefit society, not corporate profits.

        10 votes
        1. aphoenix
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          I could not agree more.

          I could not agree more.

          2 votes
  3. [3]
    balooga
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    How is a blockchain (of any sophistication level) going to prevent me from taking a screenshot of a DRM-protected image? Or, supposing they manage to block that at the OS level, from holding up a...

    How is a blockchain (of any sophistication level) going to prevent me from taking a screenshot of a DRM-protected image? Or, supposing they manage to block that at the OS level, from holding up a camera to my monitor and snapping a photo?

    6 votes
    1. alexandre9099
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      this DRM thing is just stupid... It is like taking down websites, for each one they take down, two more appear

      this DRM thing is just stupid... It is like taking down websites, for each one they take down, two more appear

      2 votes
    2. Rocket_Man
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      I don't know why people get so focused on DRM not being completely 100% effective. This would just act as a barrier and if good enough could provide further context in cases where an image was...

      I don't know why people get so focused on DRM not being completely 100% effective. This would just act as a barrier and if good enough could provide further context in cases where an image was stolen as you could more easily prove that the DRM was bypassed.

      2 votes
  4. [3]
    alexandre9099
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    This is like full disk encryption, it works, but after the files are open/partition is mounted the encryption is pointless

    This is like full disk encryption, it works, but after the files are open/partition is mounted the encryption is pointless

    3 votes
    1. [2]
      balooga
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      Well, at least that serves some purpose. If you ever turn your computer off.

      Well, at least that serves some purpose. If you ever turn your computer off.

      3 votes
      1. alexandre9099
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        yea, encryption is only useless if the machine is unlocked, if the intruder gets the credentials or if there is some security breach on the login manager

        yea, encryption is only useless if the machine is unlocked, if the intruder gets the credentials or if there is some security breach on the login manager

        1 vote
  5. [2]
    XenonNSMB
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    Now nobody will be able to repost my memes. This is a worthwhile use of our scarce nonrenewable energy resources.

    Now nobody will be able to repost my memes. This is a worthwhile use of our scarce nonrenewable energy resources.

    2 votes
    1. SammyP6
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      you would probably be able to opt-out of the drm in your images, just like not all games have drm now

      you would probably be able to opt-out of the drm in your images, just like not all games have drm now

      1 vote
  6. zendainc
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    Finally we can move towards a real meme economy. I for one welcome our new Pepe based currency.

    Finally we can move towards a real meme economy. I for one welcome our new Pepe based currency.