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Digital data recording device and method for protecting copyright and easily reproducing encrypted digital data and computer readable recording medium recording program
EP 1018733 B1 · Applicant: Matsushita Electronics Corporation
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- Filed July 21, 1999 and granted September 10, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 21, 2019.
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FiledJuly 21, 1999
PublishedJuly 12, 2000
GrantedSeptember 10, 2003
Term endedJuly 21, 2019
Application numberEP 99931449
Classification (CPC)G11B20/00086 +2 more
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