The fight against piracy is very broad and covers many types of actions. From content protection to fines for piracy , there are many actors or systems involved in ending this problem for the industry. Today we are going to meet a new system in the form of a special watermark that promises to end leaked movies for download. In this case, we are talking about the films called screener that are distributed before their commercial launch and that, many times, end up being published on the Internet before the premiere.
Screener is the term used to refer to all kinds of movies that have not yet been released on film, DVD or BluRay . Many people associate this word with the captures made directly from the cinema screens, but in this case we are talking about CAM. The screeners have high quality of sound and video, in addition to having watermarks to prevent their leakage. These films are referred to film critics, the media, television channels and other members of the film industry in advance of their release.
What is NexGuard ClipMark?
NAGRA, well-known content security firm, has presented its new special watermark named NexGuard ClipMark . This new protection has been designed to identify leaks of non-released content even in very short videos, below 30 seconds. Until now, this type of watermark was regularly inserted every few minutes on the tape so as not to hinder viewing by the film critic or the like.
According to NAGRA, this is a breakthrough for the audiovisual industry in the fight against piracy. As one of its vice presidents has stated, “NexGuard ClipMark changes the rules of the game in the fight against leaks, activating the possibility of tracking even fragments of very short duration , something that until now was not possible.” This will protect trailers or captures of movies and series not released.
For now, the industry needs to embrace this advance to protect its unleashed content . Once this happens, it is quite possible that the number of leaks available to download before its release in theaters will drop. In fact, in the middle of 2020, several of the films sent to film critics for viewing are still being filtered, although it is true that those responsible for the leaks have slightly modified their way of acting so as not to “harm” both the owners of the rights.
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