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Work item:
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X.2210 (ex X.ig-dw)
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Subject/title:
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Implementation guidelines for digital watermarking
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Status:
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Determined on 2025-12-11 [Issued from previous study period]
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Approval process:
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TAP
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Type of work item:
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Recommendation
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Version:
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New
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Equivalent number:
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Timing:
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2026-Q3 (Medium priority)
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Liaison:
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SG16
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Supporting members:
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Alibaba, Ant Group, China Mobile
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Summary:
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In the rapidly evolving digital economy, digital watermarking technology emerges as a crucial field, addressing the growing concerns of digital content piracy, authenticity verification and trusted management of data assets. This technology, especially in its invisible form, is instrumental in protecting digital copyrights and proving the authenticity of various digital media, including images, videos, audio, documents, web pages, databases and emerging generative artificial intelligence content.
However, the technology faces significant challenges. The prevalence of new forms of attacks and interferences, such as sophisticated image and video editing tools, large-scale content distribution platforms and unauthorized information leakage, has made watermark extraction and integrity protection increasingly difficult. Moreover, the emergence of novel digital contents like generative AI and real-time interactive services poses new application demands, necessitating the advancement of watermarking techniques to accommodate large-capacity and real-time requirements while ensuring robust security and reliability.
Recognizing these challenges and the need for a unified implementation approach across different types of watermark carriers, this Recommendation aims to guide organizations in the effective deployment of digital watermarking technology. It focuses on enhancing the technology's usability, reliability, and trustworthiness
Typical application scenarios covered by this Recommendation include data leakage tracking, data integrity protection in services such as live video streaming and large-scale content distribution. By providing these guidelines, Recommendation ITU-T X.ig-dw offers a comprehensive and practical framework for digital watermarking implementation, addressing current and future needs in safeguarding digital content and supporting trusted digital services in today's digital landscape.
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Comment:
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incubation queue
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First registration in the WP:
2024-03-11 12:19:02
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Last update:
2025-12-19 11:20:55
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