• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.23-40
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• 2018

In order to reduce the spread of illegal digital contents, many studies have been focusing on how to stop it through laws and regulations. Only few of the studies tried to explain the illegal behaviors from individual's viewpoints. This paper aims to examine the intention of sharing illegal digital contents over the Internet and proposes a theoretical model based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) along with the introduction of two outcome expectations. We also argue that the individuals' cognition of online copyright will influence individuals' illegal contents sharing on the Internet. We have collected data from online survey and offline interview. By empirical study, the results support the theoretical model except the subjective norm which has no effect on individuals' behavior. This is a different finding from the previous researches revealing that the subjective norm has no effect on individuals' unethical actions. Overall, the findings provide strong confirmation that attitude, self-efficacy and outcome expectations impact on individual's intention of sharing illegal contents. In addition, this study proposed an improved cognition of online copyright through education and standard of new media management will reduce illegal contents sharing on Internet.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2003

오늘날, 디지털 이미지 도구 프로그램은 전문가가 아니더라도 누구나 개인용 컴퓨터를 이용하여 쉽고 빠르게 영상을 조작하여 사용할 수 있게 되었다. 그 결과 디지털 컨텐츠의 저작권 보호 및 변조된 영상의 무결성을 보증하는 것이 주요 문제가 되고있다. 본 논문에서는 워터마크 정보는 물론 조작된 영상의 위치까지 검출할 수 있는 하이브리드 워터마킹 알고리즘을 설계하였다. 이를 위해 이산 웨이블릿 변환을 이용하여 영상의 저주파 대역에 PN-시권스를 워터마크로 삽입하였고, 원영상 없이도 검출이 가능하게 하였다. 워터마크 신호를 파괴하기 위한 다양한 공격의 실험 결과 제안한 알고리즘은 강인성을 나타내었고 추출 후 변조된 영상의 위치도 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제12권8호
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• pp.1370-1376
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• 2008

최근 우리는 인터넷 상에서 여러 뮤직 콘텐츠를 쉽게 접할 수 있으며, 이를 음원 저작권의 허가 없이 개인의 목적에 따라 쉽게 사용하고 있다. 이것으로 인해 뮤직 콘텐츠 시장의 피해가 심각해지고 붕괴의 우려 또한 가지고 있다. 이에 따라 지적 재산권 보호법이 개정되고 지적 재산권 소유자의 소유권 행사가 시작되고 있다. 이는 그들의 지적재산권을 보호하기 위한 방법으로서, 본 논문에서는 음원에 대한 지적 재산 소유권자와 이를 이용하려는 사용자간의 문제를 해결하고 뮤직 콘텐츠의 새로운 시장을 형성하고자 본 연구를 진행한다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.6177-6200
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• 2018

In order to achieve the goal of protecting medical images, some existing watermark techniques for medical image protection mainly focus on improving the invisibility and robustness properties of the method, in order to prevent unnecessary medical disputes. This paper proposes a novel copyright method for medical image protection based on visual secret sharing (VSS) and cellular automata transform (CAT). This method uses the protected medical image feature as well as VSS and a watermark to produce the ownership share image (OSI). The OSI is used for medical image verification and must be registered to a certified authority. In the watermark extraction process, the suspected medical image is used to generate a master share image (MSI). The watermark can be extracted by combining the MSI and the OSI. Different from other traditional methods, the proposed method does not need to modify the medical image in order to protect the copyright of the image. Moreover, the registered OSI used to verify the ownership and its appearance display meaningful information, facilitating image management. Finally, the results of the final experiment can prove the effectiveness of our method.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2021

The current settlement and distribution used in theme, background and signal music market other than conventional music is being carried out with either the comprehensive settlement method or the measured meter-rate settlement method in the payment process of collected user fees and compensation depending on the use-permission types. In this settlement and distribution process, however, the reliability issues are often being raised because of the difficulty of tracking rights due to changes in music source rights management information, etc, and the opaque settlement and distribution method itself. This paper proposes a new settlement and distribution platform using a blockchain for the reliable collection and distribution of copyright fees among music user group, monitoring organization group, trust organization group and copyright holders, based on the monitoring information of the theme, background and signal music usage. This platform also provides the transparency in settlement and distribution process among stakeholders through smart contract system.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.273-283
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• 2024

The digital domain has witnessed unprecedented growth, reshaping the way we interact, work, and even perceive reality. The internet has evolved into a vast ecosystem of interconnected virtual worlds, giving birth to the concept of the Metaverse. The Metaverse, often envisioned as a collective virtual shared space, is created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and interactive digital spaces. Within this Metaverse space, the concept of ownership, identity, and authenticity takes on new dimensions, necessitating innovative solutions to safeguard individual rights. The digital transformation through Metaverse has also brought forth challenges, especially in copyright protection. As the lines between the virtual and physical blur, the traditional notions of ownership and rights are being tested. The Metaverse, with its multitude of user-generated content, poses unique challenges. The primary objective of this research is multifaceted. Firstly, there's a pressing need to understand the strategies employed by non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces within the Metaverse to strengthen security and prevent copyright violations. As these platforms become centers for digital transactions, ensuring the authenticity and security of each trade becomes paramount. Secondly, the study aims to delve deep into the foundational technologies underpinning NFTs, from the workings of blockchain to the mechanics of smart contracts, to understand how they collectively ensure copyright protection. Thus, in this paper, we propose a quantum based NFT solution that can secure Metaverse and copyright contents in an advanced manner.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.504-523
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• 2014

This paper presents a multiple-watermarking scheme for copyright protection and the prevention of illegal copying of mobile 3D contents with low resolution. The proposed scheme embeds a unique watermark and a watermark certification authority (WCA) watermark into the spatial and encryption domains of a mobile 3D content based on the buyer-seller watermarking protocol. The seller generates a unique watermark and embeds it into the local maximum curvedness of a 3D object. After receiving the encrypted watermark from the WCA, the seller embeds it into the encrypted vertex data using an operator that satisfies the privacy homomorphic property. The proposed method was implemented using a mobile content tool, and the experimental results verify its capability in terms of copyright protection and the prevention of illegal copying.

• 정보관리학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.161-181
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• 1997

본 연구에서는 도서관자료가 문장분석데이터인 코퍼스로 사용(복제)될 때 해당 자료의 구축과 활용이 저작권에 저촉되는지를 분석하였다. 이를 위해 코퍼스의 정의와 사용분야, 공정이용이 저작권과의 어떠한 관련이 있는지도 별도로 분석하였다. 특히, '인간의 읽기(내용)'보다는 '기계의 읽기(형태)'이라는 측면에서 디지털 데이터가 사용될 때 도서관 자료에 대한 기존의 저작권적인 해석의 문제점을 고찰하였다.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.83-102
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• 2017

Price control can restore efficiency in some cases, but an uncarefully designed policy fails to restore efficiency, yields side effects, or even exacerbates efficiency losses. This paper shows that the copyright royalty rule, which takes the greater of ad valorem royalties and perunit royalties, tends to fix the prices of final goods at a specific level. Such a rule weakens competition as it prevents prices from decreasing even when market conditions change, having negative effects on social welfare as well as consumer surplus. Counterfactual analyses using estimation results in the Korean online music service industry show that firms could have profitably reduced prices if the ad valorem rule had been applied instead, although they did not have an incentive to do so under the original combination rule.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.135-145
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• 2008

인터넷의 활성화로 멀티미디어 콘텐츠의 저작권 보호에 대한 필요성이 점차 증대되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 디지털 워터마킹 기술을 이용하여 사용자 레벨에 따라 차별화된 콘텐츠 서비스를 제공하여 저작권을 보호할 수 있는 새로운 기술을 연구하였다. 여기서는 유료 사용자와 무료 사용자의 두 계층으로 분리하여 서비스를 할 수 있도록 하였으며, 유료 사용자는 고품질의 서비스를 무료 사용자는 저품질의 콘텐츠나 가시적인 로고가 들어가 있는 콘텐츠를 서비스 받도록 차별화할 수 있다. 디지털 워터마킹 기술은 콘텐츠의 품질을 높일 수 있는 정보를 은닉하는 데 활용된다.