 Innovator
and leading developer of access rights and copy protection
solutions since 1998, ArtistScope provides software for securing
all types of media with the option of total control over who can
view it and how. Depending on your delivery format, ie: web page
or document and the extent of your reader's access entitlements,
you have a choice of several solutions.
ArtistScope software is innovative and the industry standard for copy
protection, providing the most secure and most robust
copy protection options possible and the solution of choice by the
military, government, telecoms and many other industries
worldwide where the protection of intellectual property and
sensitive information is mission critical.
ABOUT ARTISTSCOPE
The
origin of ArtistScope is related to the origin of copy
protection for the Internet, because before ArtistScope, copy protection for images or web pages
did not exist.
William Kent, an artist and graphic designer for almost 30
years, was representing other artists interested in exhibiting
online who were concerned about the lack of protection available
for their artworks. At that time, there was no solution
available to prevent images from being saved from a web page and
from extensive research the only thing that William could find
that was even related was a found in a University paper
speculating about the possibility of vetting links to images
using a server side script, but no such script had been
created... it was only wishful thinking.
So the task of finding a solution to prevent image copy was put
to programmers of diverse specialties world wide, but they all
returned a blank, reporting that such a thing was impossible.
The first methods that William developed hid an image from mouse
saves by displaying it as a table background instead of an image
source, and the use of JavaScript layers to hide an image on
mouse over. Unfortunately layers were not supported in all
browsers at that time, and table backgrounds could still be
obtained so a better solution was needed. Then image encryption
was developed using Java for its all round platform and browser
support. Secure Image was released as the first solution for
copy protecting images on web pages. Soon after a Perl script
known as Link Protect was distributed as the first solution for
the prevention of unauthorized linking and bandwidth theft.
In 1998 the ArtistScope company was founded to further the
research and development of solutions to protect the artist's
livelihood, and the next development was
Secure Image which provided image encryption for use on web
pages. Secure Image was a major innovation for the Internet and
it was featured as such in many graphics and printing magazines
world wide, but
anything security related is short-lived because if there is a
way of getting around it, it is soon broadcast for all to know.
In those days less than 2% of Internet users knew what the Printscreen
button could be used for. In fact very few graphic artists knew
about Printscreen and screen capture software did not exist
then, but that was soon changed by scores of software developers
who began peddling screen capture software, making image piracy
easier and more difficult to prevent.
So the next challenge was to prevent screen capture and in 1999
ArtistScope released CopySafe, finally closing the door on
screen capture to provide a solution to thwart those who would
profit from the intellectual property of others.
CopySafe has since been integrated into all sorts of web
applications and document distribution. To further enhance the
copy protection of documents, which can be circulated without an
author's authorization, ArtistScope re-invented DRM by doing
away with the usual token system, replacing it with live
validation of a user's rights to access a document and how that
document can be viewed/printed, giving authors total control
with immediate effect over any changes even with documents that
may have already been downloaded.
ArtistScope's latest development and possibly the ultimate
solution for all copy protection needs is a new browser.
ArtistScope Web Reader is the only web browser designed for and
dedicated to the copy protection of web pages and embedded
media.
"We know the technology, we know the customer, and we know the
audience. Our systems are the most secure and are affordable;
and we stay apace with those who seek ways to get around
protection solutions."
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