CA1161550A - Method for protecting sound recordings and the labels and/or packages thereof against imitation - Google Patents
Method for protecting sound recordings and the labels and/or packages thereof against imitationInfo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
The invention relates to a method for pro-tecting sound records and the labels and/or packages thereof against imitation, in which individual character-izing data are marked on said labels and/or packages, characterized in that an additional characterizing or distinctive mark is applied to the labels, packages or sound records corresponding to the individual character-izing data in coded form, that the labels, packages or records are verified whether there is coincidence between the coded characterizing data and the additional charac-terizing or distinctive mark and that an imitation is detected in case a plurality of labels, packages or sound records have the same characterizing data or the same additional characterizing or distinctive marks.
The invention relates to a method for pro-tecting sound records and the labels and/or packages thereof against imitation, in which individual character-izing data are marked on said labels and/or packages, characterized in that an additional characterizing or distinctive mark is applied to the labels, packages or sound records corresponding to the individual character-izing data in coded form, that the labels, packages or records are verified whether there is coincidence between the coded characterizing data and the additional charac-terizing or distinctive mark and that an imitation is detected in case a plurality of labels, packages or sound records have the same characterizing data or the same additional characterizing or distinctive marks.
Description
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Method for protecting sound recordings and the labels and/or package~ thereof against imitation.
FIELD OF INVENTION
The invention relates to a method of protecting sound re-cordings and the labels and/or packages thereof against irnitation, in which the labels and/or packages are marked with individual characteristic data.
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BACKGROUND O~ THE INVENTION
' In the recent years records or sound cassettes marketed by the original producers are more and more often found to be copied in fraudulent manner and infringing copy-right by non-authorized persons. The duplications which cannot be distinguished from the original records are provided with labels and packages which also exactly correspond to those of the original records. Therefore, in addition to non-au-,
Method for protecting sound recordings and the labels and/or package~ thereof against imitation.
FIELD OF INVENTION
The invention relates to a method of protecting sound re-cordings and the labels and/or packages thereof against irnitation, in which the labels and/or packages are marked with individual characteristic data.
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BACKGROUND O~ THE INVENTION
' In the recent years records or sound cassettes marketed by the original producers are more and more often found to be copied in fraudulent manner and infringing copy-right by non-authorized persons. The duplications which cannot be distinguished from the original records are provided with labels and packages which also exactly correspond to those of the original records. Therefore, in addition to non-au-,
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thorized duplication of the content of records, the pur-chasers are deceived with respect to the origin believing they wo~lld buy original products.
It is of major difficulty for the producers of the original records or cassettes to verify sound records marketed in the name of the original producer whether they are originals or copies. Even in case the labels and/or packages of the re-cords are provided with successive numbers during production and are thus individually characterized it is quite easy to fraudulently apply numbers to the copied labels or packages which are quite similar to the series of numbers of the ori-ginal producer. The numbers can be varied in such a way that the original producer is unable to distinguish duplications from their own products.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the invention to provide a method of the kind indicated at the outset allowing the original records and/or labels and/or packages thereof to be marked in such a way that duplications may be discovered easily.
To achieve this object, in accordance with the invention, the labels, packages or sound records are marked with both the individual characterizing data and an additional distinctive mark corresponding to the individual characterizing data in coded form and resulting into the individual characterizing data after decoding, the labels, packages or sound re-cords are verified for coincidence of the characterizing da-ta with the coded data and a duplication is determined in case more than one label, package or sound record is pro-vided with the same characterizing data or the same decoded characterizing data.
The individual characterizing data are thus related to the additional distinctive mark in coded form. The type of code
thorized duplication of the content of records, the pur-chasers are deceived with respect to the origin believing they wo~lld buy original products.
It is of major difficulty for the producers of the original records or cassettes to verify sound records marketed in the name of the original producer whether they are originals or copies. Even in case the labels and/or packages of the re-cords are provided with successive numbers during production and are thus individually characterized it is quite easy to fraudulently apply numbers to the copied labels or packages which are quite similar to the series of numbers of the ori-ginal producer. The numbers can be varied in such a way that the original producer is unable to distinguish duplications from their own products.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the invention to provide a method of the kind indicated at the outset allowing the original records and/or labels and/or packages thereof to be marked in such a way that duplications may be discovered easily.
To achieve this object, in accordance with the invention, the labels, packages or sound records are marked with both the individual characterizing data and an additional distinctive mark corresponding to the individual characterizing data in coded form and resulting into the individual characterizing data after decoding, the labels, packages or sound re-cords are verified for coincidence of the characterizing da-ta with the coded data and a duplication is determined in case more than one label, package or sound record is pro-vided with the same characterizing data or the same decoded characterizing data.
The individual characterizing data are thus related to the additional distinctive mark in coded form. The type of code
- 3 -cannot be recognized by a copier . If the copier would modify the individual characterizing data from one sound record to another in accordance with successive numbers, he would also have to modify the additional distinctive mark in corresponding manner. As he is not aware of the type of coding of the additional distinctive mark and the relation thereof with respect to the individual characte-rizing data, a duplication would immediately be recogni-zed through the fact that the additional distinctive mark would not correspond to the individual characterizing data.
This is a first possibility of identifying duplications. In casethe copier would take an original sound record including packages and labels and duplicate all of these items, then sound records would appear on the market (including packages and labels) having all the same characterizing data and the same additional distinctive mark. Between the characterizing data and the additional mark there is thedetermined relation so that it is not possible to determine from a single item whether this is an original or a duplication. However, in ca-se a plurality of sound records (including labels and packa-ges) bearing the same characterizing data and the same addi-tional distinctive mark would appear, then one may determine immediately that there may be a maximum of one original sound record among these sound records. Thus, it would be certain that there are duplications, and the origin thereof may then be easily retraced.
The method of the invention allows sound records to be easi-ly protected by associating the individual characterzing da-ta with an additional distinctive mark, the type of associa-tion being secret. Therefore, the copier would be merely be able to duplicate single items of the original sound record.
This would make duplication uneconomic. The copier is not free to modify the individual characterizing data because, doing so, he would have to modify the associated additional distinctive mark at the same time in a manner unknown to him. Duplications in which the individual characterizing data would not be in the determined relation with respect to the additional dis-tinctive mark, would be recognized by inspection or by au-tomatic monitoring devices. In case a plurality of sound records bearing the same individual characterizing data would be discovered on the market, this would obviously indicate the presence of duplications.
The code or association of the individual characterizing data with the additional distinctive mark may be embodied in various manners. Thus, the characterizing data and the additional distinctive mark may e.g. consist of numerals, being related through an algebraic operation. The algebra-ic operation may be a complicated instruction in accordance with which the numerals or numbers of the individual charac-terizing data are related with each other. The individual characterizing data may be freely selected. These may be successive numbers of the respective sound records. In addi-tion, the individual characterizing data may comprise a number corresponding to the title of the music. Finally, the characterizing data may by themselves indicate the ty-pe of algebraic relation to the additional distinctive mark.
In case several types of relation are available, these may be successiuely numbered, and one numeral or group of nume rals out of the individual characterizing data would indi-cate the type of relation.
Preferably, the characterizing data and/or the additional ~istinctive mark consist of characters which may be read automatically. In this case, the sound record and/or the la-bel or packages may be automatically read, and all of the required relations between the individual characterizing da-ta and the additional distinctive mark may be performed by a calculator or microprocessor. The advantage of this is that the inspectors would not have to be informed with respect to the type of association or code. In this way, the number of informed persons would be very small. The inspectors which would inspect the labels or packages of the sound re-cords would be provided with devices into which the in-dividual characterizing data and the additional distinctive mark would be introduced automatically or through a key-board.These devices would determine whether both data are related in the correct manner.
In accordance with an advantageous embodiment of the in-vention, a marking device for performing the method of the invention is characterized in that a coding device is con-nected with a device for marking individual characterizing data on labels or packages, the coding device generating a coded distinctive mark from the characterizing data and controlling a marking device for marki~g said distinctive mark on the labels, the package or the sound records.
The technical expense required for such marking device is quite reduced and is of no substantial relevance in the pro-duction of sound records.
The individual characterizing data and the additional dis-tinctive marks are not necessarily numerals or letters. It may ~ell be a mark or the positioning of a mark on a label or the package, or a colour code.
The invention further relates to an inspecting device for performing the method. This is provided with an input de-vice for two sets of input data connected to a calculator cicuit and supplying the introduced input data of one group to the calculator circuit. The calculator circuit is connected to a comparator comparing the output data of the calculator circuit with the input data of the other group, and the com-parator is connected to a storing circuit for storing at least the last introduced input data of one or the other group and generating an alarm signal if a newly introduced value is already contained in the storing circuit.
Thus, an inspection device of this kind not only determines whether the prescribed relation between the characterizing data and the additional distinctive mark is correct, in addition r it is provided with a certain storing capacity for determining whether the respective value has b~en input previously. This storing capacity is quite large and may comprise e.g. ten or a hundred values. The larger the storing capacity, the l~ are the requirements to the inspector. In case of a large storing capacity of the ins-pection aevice, the inspector will merely have to intro-duce the sound records to be checked as to their originali-ty into the inspection device, at randomO
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the following, a preferred embodiment of the invention will be disclosed in detail with reference to the drawings.
In the drawings:
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a sound tape cassette with a label glued thereon and with the associated inside strip.
Figure 2 shows a record and the associated packaging enve-lope.
Figure 3 shows an inspection device for inspecting records, inside strips and packaging envelopes.
Figure 4 shows a block diagram of the inspection device.
BEST MODE OF PERFORMING THE INVENTION
In accordance with Figure 1a the label 10 o~ a sound tape cassette 11 contains various prints which, in the embodiment shown, are contained in a single line. Field 12 includes the title code of the label, e.g. a number corresponding to the title of the music recorded on the tape. This is followed by the individual characterizing data 13 which may e.g. be .' _ 7 _ ~6~5~
the current production number of the cassette which is only applied to one single cassette. Thus, all cassettes have different individual characterizing data.
The individual characterizing data 13 are followed by the additional characterizing or distinctive mark 14. This may consist of numbers or letters just as the title code 12 and the individual characteri7ing data 13, but it may al-so be the positioning of a line in a corresponding marking zone. When the label 10 is printed, the individual charac-terizing data 13 are processed by an arithmetic combination of their numbers or groups of numbers to generate the addi-tional distinctive mark 14. The additional distinctive mark 14 will thus be in a well determined relation with respect to the individual characterizing data 1~3. For example, cer-tain numerals of the individual characterizing data 14 may be added to or multiplied with each other and the result will be found at certain positions of the additional dis-tinctive mark 14. Should only one single numeral of the in-dividual characterizing data 13 be modified, the additional distinctive mark 14 would have to be modified too.
The information groups 12, 13, 14 on the label 10 are fur-ther provided on the inside strip 15 shown in Figure 1b which is inserted into the cassette box. They are printed on the front side of the inside strip 15.
Figure 2a shows a record 16 on which a label 17 is glued which also comprises the information groups 12, 13 and 14 circularly arranged around the center hole 18. The infor-mation groups have the same signification and structure as the embodiment of figure 1.
-Figure 2b shows a packaging envelope 19 of the r~o~bl Out-side of the packaging envelope and at a certain distance from one of its edges are the information groups 12, 13 and 14 forming a line.
The inspection device 20 shown in Figure 3 is intended to inspect records and cassettes or inside strip 15 and packa-ging envelope 19 whether they are authentic. The inspection device 20 is provided with a casing having a display field 21 comprised of a plural digits numeral display device. In addition, a key-board 22 is provided for introducing nume-rals.
The inspection device 20 is provided with a slot 23 ex-tending over one corner of the device for inserting a re-cord 16. A reading head 24 is provided near the corner of a delimiting wall of the slot 23. When the record 16 is introduced into the slot 23, the hole 18 is outside the ins-pection device. The outside edge of the record 16 is applied against the circular front wall of the slot 23 so that the record may be rotated inside the slot 23. The reading head 24 is positioned in such a way that the information groups 12 r 13 ~14 will pass in front thereof upon rotating of the record so that it will be able to read at least the infor-mation 13, 14 recorded thereon in a way to be read automa-tically, to supply the information to a processing circuit.
A further reading head 25 is provided on the bottom of an inspection path 26 at the top of the inspection device 20.
The inside strips 15 and/or the packaging envelopes 19 are pushed along the inspection path 26. In doing so, the in-formation groups 13 ~ 14 will pass over the reading head 25.
The information within the information groups 13, 14 may suitably be magnetic records which may be read using very simple means, and which must correspond with each other. The individual characterizing data and the additional distinctive mark arenot required to be in optically visible and readable form.
With respect to the inspection device~ the individual charac-terizing data 13 and the additional distinctive mark, if they are in optically readable form on the labels or packages, may be manually introduced through the key-board 22. The inspection device will then determine whether the required relation between. both information groups 13 and.14 applies.
As an alternative to the individual characterizi.ng data of the labels and packages, an individual marking of the sound record itself may be provided which may be read out automa-tically. This would require computer controlled laser print-ings systems.
Figure 4. shows a block diagram of the electric system pro-vided within the inspection device 20.
Instead of the input key-board 22, both reading heads 24, 25 may be connected through a switch 26. Although the switch 26 is shown as a mechanical switch here for simplicity, it will be embodied by electronic means in practice. When one of both reading heads 24, 25 is connected with switch 26, the read individual characterizing data 13 will be supplied to a calculator circuit 28 through a further electronic switch 27. Then, the electronic switch 27 will be switched over so that the signal of the respective reading head will be directly supplied to one input of the comparator 29.The output signal of the calculator circuit 28 will be provided to the other input of the comparator 29. In this way it-will be determined whether there is coincidence between the indi-vidual characterizing data processed by the calculator cir-cuit and the additional distinctive mark. If there is no coin-cidence, the output of the comparator 29 will provide an alarm signal on line 30.
The input of a storing circuit 31 is further connected with the first input of the comparator 29, the individ'ual charac-terizing data 13 of the inspected sound record or package or label being supplied to said storing circuit. The storing circuit 31 may store a substantial number of these characteri-zing data successively and will check whether newly introduced characterizing data are stored therein. If this is the case, it will provide an alarm signal at its output 32.
The numeral display device 21 allows the numerals read by the reading heads 24, 25 or the numerals introduced by the input key-board 22 to be visibly displayed.
This is a first possibility of identifying duplications. In casethe copier would take an original sound record including packages and labels and duplicate all of these items, then sound records would appear on the market (including packages and labels) having all the same characterizing data and the same additional distinctive mark. Between the characterizing data and the additional mark there is thedetermined relation so that it is not possible to determine from a single item whether this is an original or a duplication. However, in ca-se a plurality of sound records (including labels and packa-ges) bearing the same characterizing data and the same addi-tional distinctive mark would appear, then one may determine immediately that there may be a maximum of one original sound record among these sound records. Thus, it would be certain that there are duplications, and the origin thereof may then be easily retraced.
The method of the invention allows sound records to be easi-ly protected by associating the individual characterzing da-ta with an additional distinctive mark, the type of associa-tion being secret. Therefore, the copier would be merely be able to duplicate single items of the original sound record.
This would make duplication uneconomic. The copier is not free to modify the individual characterizing data because, doing so, he would have to modify the associated additional distinctive mark at the same time in a manner unknown to him. Duplications in which the individual characterizing data would not be in the determined relation with respect to the additional dis-tinctive mark, would be recognized by inspection or by au-tomatic monitoring devices. In case a plurality of sound records bearing the same individual characterizing data would be discovered on the market, this would obviously indicate the presence of duplications.
The code or association of the individual characterizing data with the additional distinctive mark may be embodied in various manners. Thus, the characterizing data and the additional distinctive mark may e.g. consist of numerals, being related through an algebraic operation. The algebra-ic operation may be a complicated instruction in accordance with which the numerals or numbers of the individual charac-terizing data are related with each other. The individual characterizing data may be freely selected. These may be successive numbers of the respective sound records. In addi-tion, the individual characterizing data may comprise a number corresponding to the title of the music. Finally, the characterizing data may by themselves indicate the ty-pe of algebraic relation to the additional distinctive mark.
In case several types of relation are available, these may be successiuely numbered, and one numeral or group of nume rals out of the individual characterizing data would indi-cate the type of relation.
Preferably, the characterizing data and/or the additional ~istinctive mark consist of characters which may be read automatically. In this case, the sound record and/or the la-bel or packages may be automatically read, and all of the required relations between the individual characterizing da-ta and the additional distinctive mark may be performed by a calculator or microprocessor. The advantage of this is that the inspectors would not have to be informed with respect to the type of association or code. In this way, the number of informed persons would be very small. The inspectors which would inspect the labels or packages of the sound re-cords would be provided with devices into which the in-dividual characterizing data and the additional distinctive mark would be introduced automatically or through a key-board.These devices would determine whether both data are related in the correct manner.
In accordance with an advantageous embodiment of the in-vention, a marking device for performing the method of the invention is characterized in that a coding device is con-nected with a device for marking individual characterizing data on labels or packages, the coding device generating a coded distinctive mark from the characterizing data and controlling a marking device for marki~g said distinctive mark on the labels, the package or the sound records.
The technical expense required for such marking device is quite reduced and is of no substantial relevance in the pro-duction of sound records.
The individual characterizing data and the additional dis-tinctive marks are not necessarily numerals or letters. It may ~ell be a mark or the positioning of a mark on a label or the package, or a colour code.
The invention further relates to an inspecting device for performing the method. This is provided with an input de-vice for two sets of input data connected to a calculator cicuit and supplying the introduced input data of one group to the calculator circuit. The calculator circuit is connected to a comparator comparing the output data of the calculator circuit with the input data of the other group, and the com-parator is connected to a storing circuit for storing at least the last introduced input data of one or the other group and generating an alarm signal if a newly introduced value is already contained in the storing circuit.
Thus, an inspection device of this kind not only determines whether the prescribed relation between the characterizing data and the additional distinctive mark is correct, in addition r it is provided with a certain storing capacity for determining whether the respective value has b~en input previously. This storing capacity is quite large and may comprise e.g. ten or a hundred values. The larger the storing capacity, the l~ are the requirements to the inspector. In case of a large storing capacity of the ins-pection aevice, the inspector will merely have to intro-duce the sound records to be checked as to their originali-ty into the inspection device, at randomO
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the following, a preferred embodiment of the invention will be disclosed in detail with reference to the drawings.
In the drawings:
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a sound tape cassette with a label glued thereon and with the associated inside strip.
Figure 2 shows a record and the associated packaging enve-lope.
Figure 3 shows an inspection device for inspecting records, inside strips and packaging envelopes.
Figure 4 shows a block diagram of the inspection device.
BEST MODE OF PERFORMING THE INVENTION
In accordance with Figure 1a the label 10 o~ a sound tape cassette 11 contains various prints which, in the embodiment shown, are contained in a single line. Field 12 includes the title code of the label, e.g. a number corresponding to the title of the music recorded on the tape. This is followed by the individual characterizing data 13 which may e.g. be .' _ 7 _ ~6~5~
the current production number of the cassette which is only applied to one single cassette. Thus, all cassettes have different individual characterizing data.
The individual characterizing data 13 are followed by the additional characterizing or distinctive mark 14. This may consist of numbers or letters just as the title code 12 and the individual characteri7ing data 13, but it may al-so be the positioning of a line in a corresponding marking zone. When the label 10 is printed, the individual charac-terizing data 13 are processed by an arithmetic combination of their numbers or groups of numbers to generate the addi-tional distinctive mark 14. The additional distinctive mark 14 will thus be in a well determined relation with respect to the individual characterizing data 1~3. For example, cer-tain numerals of the individual characterizing data 14 may be added to or multiplied with each other and the result will be found at certain positions of the additional dis-tinctive mark 14. Should only one single numeral of the in-dividual characterizing data 13 be modified, the additional distinctive mark 14 would have to be modified too.
The information groups 12, 13, 14 on the label 10 are fur-ther provided on the inside strip 15 shown in Figure 1b which is inserted into the cassette box. They are printed on the front side of the inside strip 15.
Figure 2a shows a record 16 on which a label 17 is glued which also comprises the information groups 12, 13 and 14 circularly arranged around the center hole 18. The infor-mation groups have the same signification and structure as the embodiment of figure 1.
-Figure 2b shows a packaging envelope 19 of the r~o~bl Out-side of the packaging envelope and at a certain distance from one of its edges are the information groups 12, 13 and 14 forming a line.
The inspection device 20 shown in Figure 3 is intended to inspect records and cassettes or inside strip 15 and packa-ging envelope 19 whether they are authentic. The inspection device 20 is provided with a casing having a display field 21 comprised of a plural digits numeral display device. In addition, a key-board 22 is provided for introducing nume-rals.
The inspection device 20 is provided with a slot 23 ex-tending over one corner of the device for inserting a re-cord 16. A reading head 24 is provided near the corner of a delimiting wall of the slot 23. When the record 16 is introduced into the slot 23, the hole 18 is outside the ins-pection device. The outside edge of the record 16 is applied against the circular front wall of the slot 23 so that the record may be rotated inside the slot 23. The reading head 24 is positioned in such a way that the information groups 12 r 13 ~14 will pass in front thereof upon rotating of the record so that it will be able to read at least the infor-mation 13, 14 recorded thereon in a way to be read automa-tically, to supply the information to a processing circuit.
A further reading head 25 is provided on the bottom of an inspection path 26 at the top of the inspection device 20.
The inside strips 15 and/or the packaging envelopes 19 are pushed along the inspection path 26. In doing so, the in-formation groups 13 ~ 14 will pass over the reading head 25.
The information within the information groups 13, 14 may suitably be magnetic records which may be read using very simple means, and which must correspond with each other. The individual characterizing data and the additional distinctive mark arenot required to be in optically visible and readable form.
With respect to the inspection device~ the individual charac-terizing data 13 and the additional distinctive mark, if they are in optically readable form on the labels or packages, may be manually introduced through the key-board 22. The inspection device will then determine whether the required relation between. both information groups 13 and.14 applies.
As an alternative to the individual characterizi.ng data of the labels and packages, an individual marking of the sound record itself may be provided which may be read out automa-tically. This would require computer controlled laser print-ings systems.
Figure 4. shows a block diagram of the electric system pro-vided within the inspection device 20.
Instead of the input key-board 22, both reading heads 24, 25 may be connected through a switch 26. Although the switch 26 is shown as a mechanical switch here for simplicity, it will be embodied by electronic means in practice. When one of both reading heads 24, 25 is connected with switch 26, the read individual characterizing data 13 will be supplied to a calculator circuit 28 through a further electronic switch 27. Then, the electronic switch 27 will be switched over so that the signal of the respective reading head will be directly supplied to one input of the comparator 29.The output signal of the calculator circuit 28 will be provided to the other input of the comparator 29. In this way it-will be determined whether there is coincidence between the indi-vidual characterizing data processed by the calculator cir-cuit and the additional distinctive mark. If there is no coin-cidence, the output of the comparator 29 will provide an alarm signal on line 30.
The input of a storing circuit 31 is further connected with the first input of the comparator 29, the individ'ual charac-terizing data 13 of the inspected sound record or package or label being supplied to said storing circuit. The storing circuit 31 may store a substantial number of these characteri-zing data successively and will check whether newly introduced characterizing data are stored therein. If this is the case, it will provide an alarm signal at its output 32.
The numeral display device 21 allows the numerals read by the reading heads 24, 25 or the numerals introduced by the input key-board 22 to be visibly displayed.
Claims (7)
1. A method for protecting sound records and/
or labels and/or packages thereof against imitation, in which a distinctive mark is recorded on the sound record, label and/or package, characterized in that the distinc-tive mark is formed by coding of individual character-izing data of the respective sound record, label and/or package.
or labels and/or packages thereof against imitation, in which a distinctive mark is recorded on the sound record, label and/or package, characterized in that the distinc-tive mark is formed by coding of individual character-izing data of the respective sound record, label and/or package.
2. The method of claim 1, characterized in that the individual characterizing data indicate the type of relation to the distinctive mark.
3. The method of claim 1, characterized in that the individual characterizing data form successive numbers of the respective sound records, labels and/or packages, respectively, and that said distinctive mark consists of numerals which are related to the successive numbers through an algebraic operation.
4. The method of claim 3, characterized in that the individual characterizing data and the addi-tional distinctive mark consist of characters which may be automatically read.
5. The method of claim 2, characterized in that the individual characterizing data form successive numbers of the respective sound records, labels and/or packages, respectively, and that said distinctive mark consists of numerals which are related to the successive numbers through an algebraic operation.
6. The method of claim 5, characterized in that the individual characterizing data and the addi-tional distinctive mark consist of characters which may be automatically read.
7. A marking device for recording a distinc-tive mark on sound records, labels and/or packages for protecting the sound records, labels and/or packages, respectively, against imitation, characterized in that a coding device is connected to a device for applying individual characterizing data on labels (10, 17) and/or packages (15, 19), said coding device generating a coded characterizing mark (14) from said characteriz-ing data (13) and controlling a recording device applying said characterizing mark additionally to the labels, packages and/or sound records.
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