Technological Strategies for Protecting Intellectual Property in the Networked Multimedia Environment

Coalition for Networked Information

Interactive Multimedia Association

John F. Kennedy School of Government
Science, Technology & Public Policy Program

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Program on Digital Open High-Resolution Systems

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Table of Contents

The Strategic Environment for Protecting Multimedia

Brian Kahin

R.J. (Jerry) Linn

Response to Dr. Linn’s Paper

Joseph L. Ebersole

Permission Headers and Contract Law

Henry H. Perritt, Jr.

Protect Revenues, Not Bits: Identify Your Intellectual Property

Branko Gerovac and Richard J. Solomon

Intellectual Property Header Descriptors: A Dynamic Approach

Luella Upthegrove and Tom Roberts