Multimedia security has become a major research topic, yielding numerous academic papers in addition to many watermarking-related companies. In this emerging area, there are many challenging research issues that deserve sustained studying towards an effective and practical system. Multimedia Security: Steganography and Digital Watermarking Techniques for Protection of Intellectual Property explores the myriad of issues regarding multimedia security. This book covers various issues, including perceptual fidelity analysis, image, audio, and 3D mesh object watermarking, medical watermarking, error detection (authentication) and concealment, fingerprinting, digital signature and digital right management. .