Content protection for games

IBM Systems Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-143

  Myles, Ginger ^a   Nusser, Stefan ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CRIME; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DIGITAL WATERMARKING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

CONTENT PROTECTION; GAMING CONTENT; PHYSICAL-MEDIA COPY-PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES; SOFTWARE WATERMARKING; VIDEO GAMES;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 33646545653     PISSN: 00188670     EISSN: 00188670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/sj.451.0119     Document Type: Review

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