LLWM & IR-Mark
Daniela Novac, Christian Eichler, Michæl Philippsen · 2021
While software protection mechanisms, such as DRM and online services, hinder the unrestrained duplication of games and applications, these mechanisms fail at protecting individual software components from reuse by intellectual property thieves. While conceptually watermarking can discourage software misuse and allows proof of ownership, embedding watermarks requires expert knowledge. This is why software watermarks are barely used.