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Convention Paper

An Understanding and Implementation of the SCMS Serial Copy Management System for Digital Audio Transmission

Authors: Sanchez, Clifton W.

AES Convention 94 · Paper 3518 · March 1993

Abstract

The Serial Copy Management System, referred to as SCMS, provides protection from prolific, unauthorized digital duplication of copyrighted material. This protection is achieved through the use of channel status bits in the -consumer- digital audio interface standard. Any piece of equipment, either professional or consumer, containing a -consumer- digital audio interface will be required to support the SCMS protocol. This paper explains the SCMS protocol in detail, and presents several easy methods of implementation.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 94
AES Convention
94
Paper number
3518
Publication date
March 6, 1993
Session subject
Digital Signal Processing
Affiliation
Crystal Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper