Method for protecting content stored on an information carrier
OwnerRobert Albertus Brondijk, Maurice Jerome Justin Jean-Baptiste Maesinventors
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for protecting content stored on an information carrier. In order to avoid that a user illegally circumvents a copy protection mechanism such as a watermark protecting said content to get an illegal access to said content, a method comprising the following steps is proposed:—reading a unique identifier present on said information carrier,—storing in a first memory information relating to illegal access actions on said information carrier using said identifier,—refusing access to said information carrier after a predetermined number of illegal access actions.
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A method for protecting content stored on an information carrier, the method comprising the steps of:
- reading a unique identifier present on said information carrier,
- storing in a first memory information relating to illegal access actions on said information carrier using said identifier,
- refusing access to said information carrier after a predetermined number of illegal access actions.
An apparatus for protecting content stored on an information carrier comprising:
- a reading unit for reading a unique identifier present on said information carrier,
- a first memory for storing information relating to illegal access actions on said information carrier using said identifier,
- an access control unit for refusing access to said information carrier after a predetermined number of illegal access actions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.