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{{Infobox company
|name          =  Digimarc Corporation
|logo          =
|type          =  [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as  = {{NASDAQ|DMRC}}
|foundation            =  1995
|founder               =  Geoff Rhoads
|location_city         =  9405 SW Gemini Dr, [[Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton]], [[Oregon]]
|location_country      =  {{nowrap|[[United States]]}}
|area_served           =  Worldwide
|key_people            =  [[Bruce Davis (video game industry)|Bruce Davis]], <small>CEO</small>
|industry              =  Technology
|products              = 
|revenue                = ~[[US$]]36 million (2011)
|operating_income       =
|net_income             =
|assets                 =
|equity                 =
|num_employees          =  109 (August 2012)
|caption                 =
|subsid                 =
|homepage               =  [http://www.digimarc.com/ www.digimarc.com]
|footnotes              =  [http://twitter.com/DigimarcCorp twitter.com/DigimarcCorp] [http://www.youtube.com/DigimarcCorp www.youtube.com/DigimarcCorp]
}}

'''Digimarc '''is a [[digital watermark]]ing technology provider enabling embedding of information into many forms of content, including printed material, audio, video, imagery, and certain objects. Digimarc technology provides solutions for media identification and management, counterfeit and piracy deterrence, and digital commerce.<ref name="finance.yahoo.com">http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=dmrc</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/business/companies/digimarc-corporation/index.html | work=The New York Times | title=Business > Companies > Digimarc Corporation | first=Denise | last=Caruso}}</ref>

== History ==
Digimarc was founded by Geoff Rhoads, an astrophysicist with a background in deep space imaging. Initial inspiration for the company came while photographing images of the planet Jupiter. He felt that his digital images were vulnerable on the internet, even with copyright protection.<ref name="finance.yahoo.com"/> In 1996, after initial venture funding,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-18651302/digimarc-receives-funding-4.html | work=The Seybold Report on Internet Publishing | title=Digimarc receives funding of $4.5M. (AVI Capital, Adobe Ventures, Just Systems and Softbank provide capital) (Company Financial Information)(Brief Article) | date=1 September 1996}}</ref> Digimarc released its first product: a digital watermarking plug-in bundled with Adobe Photoshop, Corel, and Micrografix.<ref>http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-18652483.html</ref>  After a second round of venture funding and increased investments in research and technology, Digimarc signed a multi-year contract with a consortium of central banks.{{CN}}

Digimarc is identified <ref name=SoftwareDetection>[http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~sjm217/projects/currency/ Software Detection of Currency], http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk, Accessed 2010-04-25</ref> as the developers of a [[Digital Rights Management|DRM]] system used on bank notes of several countries. Developed for the [[Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group]], the system embeds various hidden patterns into banknote designs which are detected by code included in several popular image editing programs, including [[Adobe Photoshop]] and [[Paint Shop Pro]].<ref name=SoftwareDetection/> Digimarc's system blocks users from opening images identified as bank notes.

In 2001, Digimarc acquired the ID Systems assets of bankrupt [[Polaroid Corporation]] and established Digimarc ID Systems, LLC.<ref name="encyclopedia.com">http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-81034373.html</ref>  The acquisition gave Digimarc the resources to develop IDMarc, a secure driver license technology eventually adopted by 37 state DMVs.<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>

In August 2008, Digimarc completed the sale of its ID card business to rival L-1 Identity Systems.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/01/19/focus4.html | first=Aliza | last=Earnshaw | title=$310M sale of Digimarc unit the biggest deal of 2008 | date=18 January 2009}}</ref> The new Digimarc corporation consists solely of its digital watermarking business and reincorporated as an Oregon company.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/08/11/daily14.html | title=Last chance to tender Digimarc shares | date=11 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/05/17/newscolumn2.html | title=Digimarc reincorporates as an Oregon company | date=16 May 2010}}</ref> Digimarc sold off the majority of their patents to [[Intellectual Ventures]] in 2010 for $36 million, plus a portion of any future patents Digimarc is granted.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/siliconforest/2010/12/digimarc_fires_auditor_amid_ac.html|title=Digimarc fires auditor amid accounting dispute|last=Rogoway|first=Mike|date=December 28, 2010|work=[[The Oregonian]]|publisher=OregonLive|accessdate=29 December 2010}}</ref> The licensing deal helped increase revenue and profits the next year, when the company earned $639,000 on revenues of $8.6 million in the third quarter.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rogoway|first=Mike|title=Licensing revenue fuels Digimarc's growth|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2011/10/licensing_revenue_fuels_digima.html|accessdate=October 26, 2011|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=October 25, 2011}}</ref>

==Products==
In addition to licensing revenue, Digimarc directly provides two digital watermarking services. Digimarc Discover is a mobile engagement product that enables digital watermarks in print or audio content to connect a user to online content with a mobile application.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbs42.com/content/localnews/story/Which-school-hosts-The-South-s-Best-Tailgate/1r01ip79G0C8_A7FFzezrw.cspx | work=CBS 42 | title=Which school hosts The South's Best Tailgate? | date=15 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.kgw.com/news/Beaverton-company-innovates-smartphone-tech-213050191.html | work=KGW Newschannel 8 | title=Beaverton Company Innovates Smartphone Tech | date=25 June 2013}}</ref> The print-to-mobile aspect of this service is similar in functionality to [[QR codes]], but differs by embedding the web connection into an image for use in print layout.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.luxurydaily.com/starwood-equips-print-ads-with-digital-watermarks-to-incorporate-mobile-marketing | work=Luxury Daily | title=Starwood leverages print ads for multichannel content | date=21 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.geekwire.com/2012/print-pinterest-digimarc-debuts-expanded-digital-watermarking-technology-house-beautiful-magazine/ | work=Geekwire | title=From print to Pinterest: Digimarc expands digital watermarking service | date=21 May 2012}}</ref> Digimarc for Images (formerly MyPictureMarc) is a photographer's tool to embed digital watermarks into digital images for persistent and unobtrusive copyright and ownership communication.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/money/consumer/dont_waste_your_money/why-some-of-your-photos-could-end-up-in-the-wrong-hands-and-what-you-can-do-about-it | work=WXYZ ABC Action News | title="Why some of your photos could end up in the wrong hands and what you can do about it" date=17 August 2012}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2012/02/how-digimarc-helps-si-reduce-swimsuit.html How Digimarc helps 'Sports Illustrated' reduce swimsuit coverage] - ''Portland Business Journal''
*[http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/print-edition/2011/02/04/digimarc-seeks-to-build-on-strong-2010.html?page=all Digimarc seeks to build on strong 2010] - ''Portland Business Journal''

[[Category:Companies based in Beaverton, Oregon]]
[[Category:Companies established in 1995]]
[[Category:Digital watermarking]]
[[Category:Companies listed on NASDAQ]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in Oregon]]