Computing Reviews Releases Hot Topi

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Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 14:54:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: Annette Cords <annette@reviews.com>

Computing Reviews Releases Hot Topic on Cryptography's Effect on Digital
Content Distribution

New York, NY (Tuesday, July 19, 2005) - Today, Computing Reviews published
its third Hot Topic: "Managing the Unmanageable: Putting Cryptography to
Work for Digital Rights."  Hot Topics, a series of essays focusing on
emergent areas of computer science, was released as a new section of
Computing Reviews in September 2004.

Written by Professor Aggelos Kiayias of the University of Connecticut, the
Hot Topic focuses on cryptography's role in managing the dissemination of
digital content in ways that protect the rights of the creators. This form
of digital rights management (DRM) must consider both the needs of the
producer and consumer, and the field of cryptography promises to provide
effective solutions. The core of digital content distribution is the
packaging that surrounds the content, as it can be used to protect the
content. An encryption system secures the content from unauthorized or
compromised keys, and thereby prevents illegal content reception. In
addition, watermarking and fingerprinting protect against ownership
hijacking and unlawful redistribution. "With the recent Supreme Court
decision concerning copyright violations, a Hot Topic essay on
cryptography is more relevant than ever," says Mary-Lynn Bragg of
Computing Reviews.

As with previous Hot Topics, this one includes links to related web pages,
articles and books, and will be updated on a regular basis. To read
"Managing the Unmanageable: Putting Cryptography to Work for Digital
Rights" go to http://www.reviews.com and click on Hot Topics in the top
navigational bar.

About Reviews.com: 

Founded in 1999, Reviews.com is a New York-based publisher of reviews
focusing on academic and professional literature. Its first titles are
community-based services that provide reviews of articles and books in
specific academic disciplines. For more information, visit
http://www.reviews.com

About the ACM: 

ACM (www.acm.org) is widely recognized as the premier organization for
computing professionals, delivering resources that advance the computing
and IT disciplines, enable professional development, and promote policies
and research that benefit society. ACM hosts the computing industry's
leading Digital Library and Guide to Computing Literature, and serves its
80,000 global members and the computing profession with journals and
magazines, conferences, workshops, electronic forums, and its Career
Resource Centre and Professional Development Centre.

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