The JPEG committee recognizes that blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) have great potential as a technology component to address many privacy and security related challenges in digital media applications. This includes digital rights management, privacy and security, integrity verification, authenticity, etc. These challenges impact society in several ways, including loss of income in the creative sector due to piracy, the spread of fake news, or evidence tampering for fraud purposes.

JPEG is exploring standardization needs related to media blockchain to ensure seamless interoperability and integration of blockchain technology with widely accepted media standards. In this context, the JPEG Committee announces a call for feedback from interested stakeholders on the first public release of the use cases and requirements document.

Presentations from past JPEG workshops on media blockchain are available here:

• 1st JPEG Workshop on Media Blockchain Proceedings, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG1, wg1n81033, Vancouver, Canada, October 16th, 2018
• 2nd JPEG Workshop on Media Blockchain Proceedings, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG1, wg1n82017, Lisbon, Portugal, January 22nd, 2019
• 3rd JPEG Workshop on Media Blockchain Proceedings, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG1, wg1n83044, Geneva, Switzerland, March 20th, 2019
• 4th JPEG Workshop on Media Blockchain Proceedings, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG1, wg1n84024, Brussels, Belgium, July 16th, 2019.
• JPEG Open Discussion Session on Media Blockchain Proceedings, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG1, wg1n86024, Sydney, Australia, January 21st, 2020.

To keep informed and get involved in the discussion, interested parties are invited to register to the ad hoc group’s mailing list.