1 THOMSON multimedia 2001 ©24 May 2001 Copy Protection System for Digital Home Networks CPTWG – May 24, 2001

1 THOMSON multimedia 2001 © 24 May 2001

Copy Protection System for

Digital Home Networks

Copy Protection System for

Digital Home Networks

CPTWG – May 24, 2001 CPTWG – May 24, 2001

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First introduction of the SmartRight system

Presentation of the SmartRight system’s philosophy / principles characteristics

Further technical and business information to be given individually, under NDA

Purpose of the presentation


A Smart system which:

Enforces the rights of digital content providers and distributors

Enables new business models for the benefit of content providers, content distributors and consumers

Addresses the practice of private use for the consumer

Why SmartRight ?


Without a home network

Content Viewer

Conditional Access

Clearing House

Content Viewer

Digital Rights Management

Clearing House

Broadcast Broadband


Content Viewer Content Viewer

With a home network

Content Viewer

Broadcast Broadband

Copy Protection

Conditional Access

Clearing House

Digital RightsManagement

Clearing House

SmartRight


The SmartRight vision

SmartRight


SmartRightprotected content

Privately protectedContent

SmartRight architecture


SmartRight CP modes

Three modes of copy protection

Copy freely

View only A copy cannot be read Similar to never-copy Secure Viewing Environment

Copy for my network Viewable only within its Personal Private Network


Personal Private Network

Set of devices whose cards share a common secret Not limited to a given location Support of mobile devices

– No continuous connection required Defines the boundaries of “copy for your network”

At any time, a SmartRight device belongs to one Personal Private Network

Personal Private Networks cannot interoperate


Main Home Summer Home

Personal Private NetworkImplementing private use practice

Neighbor’s Home


SmartRight principles

Lessons learned from Conditional Access Content must remain encrypted until rendered Content security must be fully renewable

Dedicated to protection of digital home networks Interoperates with any Conditional Access system Interoperates with any Digital Rights Management system Compatible with any bi-directional digital bus Does not require a return channel to a back office

Global system deployable in any region of the world


SmartRight characteristics

Protects Broadcast content Streamed, or downloaded content Prerecorded content Free-to-air content

Imports from and exports to other CP systems DTCP, CPRM, CPPM, DVI-HDCP, watermarking, … Under control of content providers and broadcasters

Business model neutral

User friendly Minimal card handling


Highlights

End to end protection Content never descrambled within personal private network

Personal Private Network Permits private use through “copy for your network”

Secure Viewing Environment

True renewability No obsolete instruments in case of piracy

Business model neutral Compatible with other CP systems


Next steps

SmartRight is an open initiative proposed to any interested party

A SmartRight Association will be created to deal with system management

A SmartRight Licensing Administration will be created to deal with essential IP management

Further details will be given at the next CPTWG


SmartRight planning

CPTWG - July More technical details More information on SmartRight Association and Licensing Administration

End 2001 SmartRight prototype


Contact names

Al BAKER ([email protected])

Eric DIEHL ([email protected])

Solen JABOULET ([email protected])

Olivier LAFAYE ([email protected])

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This document is for background informational purposes only. Some points may, for example, be simplified. No guarantees, implied or otherwise, are intended

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