Partners and International Organizations
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Université Catholique de Louvain, Fraunhofer Institute für Graphics, Bund Freischaffender Foto Designer eV, Radio Télévision Belge, European Broadcasting Union, Thomson CSF Communications, AVELEM, Institut National de l'audiovisuel, Associaco para o Desenvolvimento das Telecomunicacoes e Tecnicas de Informatica, Redes e Aplicacoes Multimedia Lda (MediaRede), Clube Portugues de Artes e Ideias, Britisch Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Centre Commun d'Etudes de Télécommunications et Télédiffusion, ArtHouse, Circuits Test and Systems Technology Ltd, Centro Studi E Laboratori Telecommunicazioni
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Abstract
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The main goal of the OCTALIS project is to integrate a global approach to equitable conditional access and efficient copyright protection and ˆto demonstrate its validity on large scale trials. The project rests on previous results obtained in the OKAPI project in access management through smart-cards and Trusted Third Parties (TTPs) network, and in the TALISMAN project in the copyright protection through watermarks and appropriate labels. An integration of these tools for the management of primary distribution of video and pictures signal will be developed. Great care is devoted to the openness and interoperability of the system through the use of TTPs network and intelligent agents. The technical approach is based on the separation between the management signals, vehiculated on an intra-net (TCP/IP specific network) which allows the (de)scrambling keys and the labels management and the video sources which are transmitted through classical broadcasting links. Interoperation and evolutivity of the management network is ensured. Compliance with emerging standards (DAVIC) and with future developments of Internet (IETF, FIPA) are carefully studied. The project is divided into two parts, namely, the Low Bit-rate (LBR) and the High Bit-rate (HBR) parts. In the HBR part, the last achievements were successful. A demonstrator was setup during the Football World Cup after the presentation at the end of June. In September, 1998, OCTALIS was present at IBC in Amsterdam. The main goals of the LBR part, in which, EPFL is involved, are also achieved. A set of four web sites has been developed. Two sites are using the OKAPI system, and the other two sites are using SSL. Secure web sites enable smart-card usage and similar secure payment methods. The main expected results, which are the demonstration of a system for securing primary distribution for video signals and the demonstration of its potential use for archives databases access and extension for Internet delivery of photographic pictures are obtained.
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