A Verance employee’s home was searched and all computers seized for investigation of alleged theft of Verance trade secret related to the Cienavia audio watermark technology used on BluRay discs. The person being invested is not arrested or indicted of anything at this point and has expressed willingness to fully cooperated with FBI. He was told he is not confined to discuss the investigation publicly. Thus he wishes to clarifying some basic facts and set the record straight.
As many people know, the Cienavia watermark has already been broken, by various person using various methods, with varied audio quality. Most notably Cienoway announced an extremely effective method with very high audio quality. The results were confirmed by several folks here. The Cienoway method has been further developed since, resulting in virtually no noticeable audio artifacts left. Since Cienoway claimed to have worked with Verance before fired, many people would naturally suspect that the method could be based on stolen Verance trade secret. Cienoway repeatedly reaffirmed that no Verance trade secret was leaked or used in developing his method. Cienoway claims that any reasonably smart person could have conceived the same or similar method.
I want to make some public statements that to my best knowledge is true and want the FBI agent to read here and make note what I say.
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I have never leaked any Verance trade secret and never will. I have never leaked any of their trade secret to any one, or retained or used any such trade secret myself. I took nothing but just some faded brain memory of working experience. Any little I still remember, does not assist one way or another in helping me to develop my method. Nothing I have done is illegal and I will never do anything illegal.
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The method I developed uses no Verance trade secret whatsoever and I have demonstrated such to Verance by showing them my computer code. They know full well that I assured them repeatedly that my method does not used their trade secret, it was purely my independent invention, aided by no one and no party’s trade secret, based on nothing but my ingenuity and public knowledge of the general science of audio watermark. Verance was also aware that other similar audio watermark technologies were also effectived defeated.
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Verance was shown to read my source code in its entirety, even just briefly. They should know full well that the program contains none of their scret, thus their accusation of stealing trade secret has absolutely no ground. The secret FBI agent also saw the program source code and saw it contains no secret of Verance, is extremely small and works very effective. They just refuse to accept a plain fact under their plain view. I denounce their refusal to accept such obvious fact and truth.
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As all evidences show, Cienavia and other similar similar audio watermark technology are extremely weak in security, can be easily broken by any reasonably intelligent engineer. As such, it is my express opinion that I believe current watermark technology has no value in any application that required security, including copyright protection. This is a conclusion that involved entities must accept, except that vested interest groups can not accept but would rather choose to seeks to silence me to prevent the truth from being spoken. I denounce any attempt to infringe on my first amendment of free speech and free science research.
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I have independently developed knowhows of how much more secure and thus much more useful watermark technology can be developed. My experience and expertise is extremely valuable. I intend to monetize my knowhow and experience in all legal ways possible. I am unemployed and need money soon. I have absolutely no intention to do anything illegal. But I have the constitutional right to pursue happiness and continue my science research in any field I desire. At some point Verance threat me NOT to conduct any research pertaining to watermark or computer audio ever in the future. I believe in the US first amendment rights.
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I welcome any comments, suggestions, help, offer of employment and other opportunities. I do not support any illegal activity, do not support anything that infringes on copyrights. But anything legal can be considered.
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My method is my intellectual property which is extremely valuable. I do not give out my property for free. I have not disclosed my method to any third party thus far and have no intention to release the method publicly and freely. I am still seeking proper way to disclose it legally and with my property right fully protected.
People wishing to contact me can privately message me, or indicate how I can contact them here. Please note my internet activity is being watched. I have done nothing illegal and I will NOT deprive my own first amendment right myself just because I am under survayrance. Once again I have no desire to carry any illegal activity whatsoever, but I will exercised every little bit of my constitutional rights.