Digital images protection management in a broadcast framework: "Overview/TALISMAN solution"

Works undertaken by international structures addressing digital video products protection are described in an overview, in order to give a deep insight into the current context. Expectations from the professionals in the field are therefore commented and analyzed. Different studies are progressing towards a generic model definition to protect digital products by several projects. Different scenarios are nowadays considered by the ACTS TALISMAN 1 project, the first one based upon a conservative approach called 'a posteriori' scenario stating that a work is only protected after its creation. Its major pending issue is whether anyone can be able to generate a digital protection or whether this could only be provided by an authorized institution (Copyright Authority). The second approach deals with a completely new and original view relying upon the fact new technologies enable works protection while their creation, thus avoiding circulation of non protected works involving complex manag..