Standards


CDSA, the Content Delivery & Storage Association, is the worldwide forum advocating the innovative and responsible delivery and storage of entertainment, software and information content

Anti-Piracy Standards and Certification Programs

Anti-Piracy and Compliance Programs

CDSA's Anti-Piracy and Compliance Programs consist of four standards and certification programs designed to help prevent content from being diverted, copied, or pirated throughout the content delivery and storage supply chain.

  • Copyright and licensing verification Program
    APCP Logo    With over 100 plants certified by independent ISO-accredited auditors worldwide, the CDSA Copyright & Licensing Verification Program helps eliminate the risk of CD, DVD and CD-ROM media manufacturers producing pirated or unauthorized content. We feel confident in saying "Your content is in safe hands when you use a CDSA-certified replicator."
    To learn more about the CDSA Copyright & Licensing Verification Program or to view a current list of Certified Plants, click here

  • Post Production Facility Anti-Piracy Security Standards and Procedures
    Post Production Logo    As part of the CDSA Anti-Piracy and Compliance Programs, the Post Production Facilities Anti-Piracy Security Standards & Procedures specify requirements for security management applied by content production, compression, encoding, and authoring organizations in post production that contribute to the security of video and audio content from front end production to delivery. The Standards minimize the risk of content being released prior to the official release date, and of piracy of intellectual property.
    To learn more about the Post Production Anti-Piracy Security Standards & Procedures or to view a current list of Certified plants, click here

  • Digital download supply chain standards and procedures
    Digital Distribution Logo    As part of the CDSA Anti-Piracy and Compliance Programs, the Digital Download Supply Chain Standards & Procedures are an industry-driven initiative designed to protect intellectual property in the supply chain from content creation, production, digital compression, encoding, and authoring to manufacturing and distribution of final product. The Standards have been developed by a task force representing intellectual property owners, their manufacturers, suppliers and distributors along the content delivery supply chain.
    To learn more about the Digital Download Supply Chain Standards & Procedures or to view a current list of Certified facilities, click here

  • Content protection and security standards
    Content Protection and Security Program    As part of the CDSA Anti-Piracy and Compliance Programs, the Content Protection and Security Standards and Procedures provide supply chain partners of client content owners a framework for managing and safeguarding intellectual property, analog and digital assets, and physical products in a secure manner.
    To learn more about the Content Protection and Security Standards & Procedures, click here

Packaging and Materials Certification and Standards

  • Plastic DVD Packaging Certification Program
    Plastc DVD Logo    Through this program, CDSA uses independent testing laboratories to certify plastic DVD boxes as being free of hazardous materials. This program identifies and communicates to content holders and to replicators those plastic DVD cases that we certify comply with the limits for hazardous materials as set forth in the CDSA Standard.
    To learn more about the CDSA Plastic DVD Packaging Certification Program or to view a current list of Certified Plants, click here