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Fake Books Are a Real Problem, but a Solution May Be Near
New tools could finally help publishers stem the flow of counterfeit books online.
C2PA is a metadata specification that enables creators of content—not just text but also other files, including images and audio—to digitally “sign” their content to establish its authenticity. Sebastian Posth, managing director of Liccium in Leiden and a member of the W3C Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force, has been a driver of the development of the ISCC. “The beauty of the ISCC is that it can identify a cover or other aspect of the book that is close, but not the same, as the original, as being a potential issue,” Liisa McCloy-Kelley, chair of the Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force, explains.
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