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The 4C Entity, LLC is pleased to announce that Rev 1_7 of the 4C CPRM/CPPM License Agreement including new Compliance Rules is now available. The new Compliance Rules were revised in the four areas listed below:
(1) removal of watermark detection and response requirements;
(2) removal of the concept of “SDMI compliance” and the related “CPRM Restricted Product”;
(3) removal of the sunset requirement for IEC 958 outputs; and
(4) setting of a December 31, 2010 sunset requirement for DVI outputs of video content recorded using CPRM.
Current 4C CPRM/CPPM Licensees should print the new Compliance Rules and keep them with their company’s executed license.

The 4C Entity, LLC is pleased to announce that Version 1.6 of the CPRM For SD-Binding License Agreement including Authorized Use #4: Navigation Devices, is now available. Specifically, Authorized Use #4 consists of the use of the SD-Binding Technology in Navigation Devices (i.e. devices that store and playback Commercial Navigation Content) in accordance with applicable Compliance Rules.

4C Entity, LLC is pleased to announce the availability of a new license addendum to its basic CPRM/CPPM License Agreement. This new addendum permits the manufacture and distribution of a Verification Test Tool, for use to ensure that products are functioning properly. The Verification Test Tool is required to be treated as if it were a Licensed Component, including that it may be distributed only to other Adopters and then only those Adopters that have either signed the Verification Test Tool Addendum or have signed the special form acknowledgment that is attached to the addendum.

The 4C Entity, LLC is pleased to announce that the CPRM Specification, SD Memory Card Book, SD-SD Part, Revision 0.92 is now available. The new revision incorporates clarifications of usage rules based on date and time and some changes related to the update of SD Association's specifications.

Click here to download the latest 4C Entity brochure highlighting CPRM and CPXM technologies.

The 4C Entity, LLC is pleased to announce that the CPPM Specification, Vmedia Video Book, Revision 0.9 is now available. The Content Protection for Prerecorded Media Specification defines a robust and renewable method to protect content distributed on prerecorded (read-only) media types. More...

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4C ENTITY MAKES IT EASIER TO SHARE PROTECTED DIGITAL CONTENT

Today’s consumers want to enjoy high quality entertainment such as music, movies and streaming video wherever and whenever they wish. That means being able to easily shift copyright-protected content among a fast-growing array of digital devices – from multimedia PCs and DVRs to personal music players, mobile phones and in-vehicle systems.

The 4C Entity was formed to develop technologies that will enable premium content to be shared as authorized on a wide range of electronic devices built by multiple manufacturers. 4C Entity is working to provide consumers with flexible access to all forms of digital content, while ensuring that the content is high quality, easy to store and maintain, transferable to similar digital devices and copyright-holder friendly.

4C Entity has developed a solution: Content Protection for Recordable Media (CPRM) and Content Protection for Pre-recorded Media (CPPM). The CPRM/CPPM specification defines a renewable cryptographic method for protecting entertainment content when recorded on removable and portable physical media including, but not limited to, DVD media and Flash memory.

The CPRM/CPPM specification was designed to meet the robustness and renewability requirements of content owners while balancing the implementation needs of both the consumer electronics and PC industries. Multimedia applications enabled by 4C technologies are creating vast new market opportunities for content providers, service providers, application developers and device manufacturers. By using 4C Entity technology solutions and specifications, device manufacturers can offer consumers a wide range of choice for sharing premium content among digital devices while reducing long development times and resources.