DIGITAL WATERMARKING Technology is rapidly changing the way we conduct our daily lives both on a personal level and on a business level. Transactions conducted online are growing every year creating the need for methods of protecting electronic assets within the electronic commerce systems. One of the byproducts of technology is that infringement of copyright laws is now easier and less expensive to achieve. Digital watermarking is one method to provide some level of protection …showed first 75 words of 1948 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1948 total…Questions like, should the watermarks be visible or invisible? What constitutes invisibility? How difficult should it be to remove watermarks from images? What makes watermarking good enough for one application versus another type of application? Can the original image be required for decoding? The list of questions is never ending. As technology changes, digital watermarking will only improve only continue to improve. Soon digital watermarking will be used in the industry as a common practice.