Summary

This Recommendation describes the necessary requirements for a system to protect the intellectual property rights (IPR) of television programming entities against the illegal copying, duplication and distribution of their creative property. The system described herein has aspects that prohibit unauthorized individuals from accessing encrypted MPEG data streams. Also, techniques for "watermarking" television signals for identification and copying allowances are presented.

The material herein contains both general descriptions and discussions of specific technical approaches to copy protection.