A Novel Video Copyright Protection Scheme Based on Blockchain and Double Watermarking

Abstract

With the continuous development of multimedia, more and more digital works such as videos are spread, stored, and used in the network. In recent years, digital copyright infringement disputes have occurred frequently. The traditional copyright protection system has some problems, such as difficulty confirming copyright, monitoring infringement, and obtaining evidence for rights protection. To this end, we have designed and implemented a novel video copyright protection scheme based on the blockchain and double watermarking technology. We use the image correlation coefficient method to extract video keyframes. And we combine with Contourlet Transform domain, QR decomposition, and SIFT algorithm to improve the robustness of watermark against geometric attacks on the premise of invisibility. After that, we use Arnold Transformation (Cat Map) based on the Maximum Entropy Threshold Segmentation to encrypt the robust watermark and strengthen the security. Moreover, based on the characteristics of the fragile watermarking, we accurately locate the attacked video’s tamper position and complete the integrity authentication of the watermarked video. In addition, the hash digest of the video watermark and the user ID of the copyright owner is signed by SM2 and uploaded to the blockchain. The user can register the copyright after passing the identity authentication. We conduct tests and security analysis on the blockchain performance of the system, the performance of the commercial cryptography algorithm, and the security of the watermarking system. The experimental results show that the blockchain used in this system conforms to the industry standard, the performance of SM2 and SM3 is better than ECC-256 and SHA-256, and the system security is well guaranteed.

An image copyright authentication model based on blockchain and digital watermarking

“…Blockchain technology is a decentralized, tamper-proof and traceable data storage and exchange network constructed based on technologies such as distributed ledgers, consensus mechanisms, and encryption algorithms [4,5]. By using blockchain to replace traditional authentication centers [6][7][8][9][10][11], the reliability of digital copyright authentication can be enhanced, and efficiency and cost can be reduced. For example, Alsehli Abrar et al [7]proposed a secure image authentication solution using watermark and blockchain in their work, which achieved secure authentication of digital images by encrypting watermark information and storing it in the blockchain.…”