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0 pointsnddrylliog13y ago0 comments

What? What do speech recognition and fingerprinting have in common? I don't see how this research applies for DRM...

Censorship, maybe. And even then, you can't filter conversations in real-time, only maybe 'flag' people with forbidden words.

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toemetoch13y ago

Pretty much all DRM content has unique patterns.

Want to prohibit videos of the Starcraft game? Simple search for a few sentences like "more vespene gas" and "require more minerals".

Want to find online copies of "Aliens"? Just enter a few catchphrases or part of a dialogue like "They come mostly at night. Mostly."

And even then, you can't filter conversations in real-time, only maybe 'flag' people with forbidden words.

Yes, that's really assuring to know it's not in real time.

lt13y ago

Those don't really require textual matching, just regular audio fingerprinting. In fact, doing that would match Starcraft or movies podcasts, where people are quoting the source.

toemetoch13y ago

With audio fingerprinting the content provider must provide a way to fingerprint its own audio and have access to fingerprints of the internet's audio/video. This means a partnership between e.g. youtube and a studio. I'm fairly sure this involves studios above a certain size, resources for programming+API and a fair bit of paperwork and testing for robustness as there are ways to mess with the technique.

With this technique you just enter a few words and look at what comes out.

You're suggesting that the first option is easier?

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toemetoch13y ago

Pretty much all DRM content has unique patterns.

Want to prohibit videos of the Starcraft game? Simple search for a few sentences like "more vespene gas" and "require more minerals".

Want to find online copies of "Aliens"? Just enter a few catchphrases or part of a dialogue like "They come mostly at night. Mostly."

And even then, you can't filter conversations in real-time, only maybe 'flag' people with forbidden words.

Yes, that's really assuring to know it's not in real time.

lt13y ago

Those don't really require textual matching, just regular audio fingerprinting. In fact, doing that would match Starcraft or movies podcasts, where people are quoting the source.

toemetoch13y ago

With this technique you just enter a few words and look at what comes out.

You're suggesting that the first option is easier?

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