Security measures: how to protect against movie piracy ?
Xavier VeriansOctalis SA
DigiTraining Plus - MediasallesMarch 2005
Impact for exhibitors
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OctalisProvide content protection & transfer solutions for professional audiovisual applicationsMarkets:
Digital CinemaProfessional BroadcastBroadband, home networks
First to demonstrate security in d-cinemaPresence in EU and USWork with DCI – EDCF security group
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Piracy in the movie lifetime
0%
50%
100%
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
mois
Valorisation
Salle DVD PayTV Cable TV
From Marc Herubel – DiGITIP (FR)
Digital Cinema leaks?
Analogue copy
in-theatre recording
DeCSS
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Piracy sources
Figures from Marc Herubel – DiGITIP (FR)
Studio Distributor
Server
MediaDecryptor
MediaDecoder
DVDRelease
Camcorderpiracy
Pirated movies
77%
23%
Previews
Theatres
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Three types of system security
Internal:Technology (encryption, tamper-proofing, ...)
External:Physical protection of the system environment
Legal / social:Laws and social pressure keeps people honestLaws allows to suit and sentence hackers
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Layered security system
TheatresDistributors
Audit trails
Digital Rights Management
Conditional Access
Encryption
Business relations
Trust
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Respect of business rules
shall support current business rules
and evolve with the market
Good Conditional Access system:
Otherwise misuse can lead to security breaches!
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Today’s market situation
Studio
Distributors
Theatres
FRA
Negotiations of Film Rental Agreements
ProjectorsTheatres control projectors
Intermediaries
FRA
FRA
FRAExhibitor chain
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Classical security approach
Projectors
Studio
Distributors
TheatresIntermediaries
FRA
Satellite, tapes, DVDs, etc
MoviesRightsControl
Rights
MoviesTapes, DVDs, etc
Central gatekeeper
Broken Link
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Octalis’ Decentralised DRM solution
Projectors
Studio
Distributors
Theatres
Intermediaries
FRA
FRA
FRA
Satellite, Tapes, DVDs, etc
Respect the business model!
Both paths possibleExhibitor chain
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Some possible topologies for rights distribution
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Centralised management
Decentralised distribution
One service company per studio
Or any other combination...
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In the theatre
Studio/Distributor
Theatre Server
Movie package
Theatre
Direct communications or through intermediaries (example: local distributors)
Rights and constraints
Direct or indirectAudit logs
Operator
Theatre Security Manager
Independent computer or runs on the
server
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Octalis Digital Cinema solution
POW ERFAULT DATA ALARMPOW ERFAULT DATA ALARM
Content EncryptionContent Encryption
Rights Distribution
POW ERFAULT DATA ALARMPOW ERFAULT DATA ALARM
Content Registering
Selenium
Oxygen
POW ERFAULT DATA ALARMPOW ERFAULT DATA ALARM
Titanium
Rights Consumption
Rights Definition
POW ERFAULT DATA ALARMPOW ERFAULT DATA ALARM
Oxygen
LAN
Content package
Content information Rights information
Content rights Playout
licenses
Distributor
Theatre
Distributor
Film RentalAgreementNegotiation
Studio / Post-prod
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Impact of internal security
Need for a license to project the movieAudits are collected by may only be due if something "strange" happensIncreased risks of dependence to a distributor / a third party
if this party controls the distribution of rights
Regarding daily operations:No impact in well-designed systems
Trust management
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Physical protection
Military-grade security too expensive
Possibility to replace some internal security by external security measures
Tamper-proof rack
Guards,
Locked booth,
Surveillance cameras, etc.
Access control
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Legal/social protection
Need to provide forensic informationLogging / audits
Automated or on court request?Watermarking / fingerprinting
To locate source of piracyExternal control
Adequation equipment used / database of equipments
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Watermarking / fingerprinting
= Embedding invisible but detectable information in the moviePurpose: to identify
(who distributed the movie)Location of the projectionWho triggered the projetion
Other useful forensic or tracing information.
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Conclusion: Impact for exhibitors
Managers:Management of devices and employeesManagement of external securityCamcorder detection
Operators:No specific competences regarding securityPasswords/smart cardsVerifying availability of licenses at schedulingMore options in schedulingIncreased hacking temptation
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Conclusions
The security system can help exhibition business provided it is flexible enough to avoid hampering usual business usages.
Security is not synonyms of constraints. Flexible and balanced
security systems exist.
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