The significance of the Serial Copy Management System (SCMS) in the forensic analysis of digital audio recordings

Authors

  • Alan J. Cooper Forensic Audio Laboratory, London

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/sll.2005.12.1.49

Keywords:

copyright protection, forensic studio, audio, digital, SCMS, editing

Abstract

In a forensic authenticity examination of an audio recording, being able to prove a recording is an original or some form of copy is of paramount importance. The consumer digital audio interface defined by the IEC60958-3 standard supports the Serial Copy Management System (SCMS) protocol. The significance of SCMS in the determination of original or copied status of digital recordings produced on 'SCMS-compliant' records forms the subject of this article.

Author Biography

  • Alan J. Cooper, Forensic Audio Laboratory, London
    Alan J. Cooper is Technical Manager of the Metropolitan Police Forensic Audio Laboratory and has twenty-two years' experience with the laboratory. His research interests include technical issues concerning autheticity examinations with the emphasis on digital and audio recordings. He is a Chartered scientist, engineer and physicist and is currently completing a PhD relating to the copy detection of digital audio recordings.

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Published

2005-02-14

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2005)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Cooper, A. J. (2005). The significance of the Serial Copy Management System (SCMS) in the forensic analysis of digital audio recordings. International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law, 12(1), 49-62. https://doi.org/10.1558/sll.2005.12.1.49