Copy protections could come to Jpegs

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JPeg lockdown: Restriction options sought by committee

By Chris Baraniuk Technology reporter

JPeg pictures could soon have built-in restrictions making them harder to copy, if recommendations by the body overseeing the format are implemented.

The Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPeg) committee has called for controls over how image data in .jpg files is accessed.

It is thought this would protect copyright and safeguard the privacy of people in images.

However, rights groups have said the features might harm creativity.

In an online summary of the proposals, the JPeg committee said photographs were often redistributed without relevant rights information attached, so they could easily be copied or published again without permission.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34538705

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