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Introduction

WEDELMUSIC is an innovative idea for allowing the distribution of interactive music via Internet. This is possible thanks to the definition and implementation of

a unified model for distributing music in its several forms (audio, symbolic and image),
reliable mechanisms for protecting music based on watermark,

To receive music in symbolic format it also allows exploiting commercially new functionalities for music consumers and, thus, it allows the opening of a new market for several specific applications.

Objectives

to make possible the distribution of interactive music via Internet preserving the owner rights and integrating in a unified model audio, symbolic and image formats.
to define and validate reliable mechanisms for protecting digital music objects; this protect the original music version (image, symbolic, audio) and allow modifications and processing. The protection algorithms is based on complexity and bound to an individual secret.
adoption of a model for distributing music, taking into account the different needs of music consumers and the definition of detailed allowed operations on digital music.
to trial the model with tools for distributing and providing music to both visually impaired (spoken music, Braille music) and sighted people in a unified manner.
to place the basis for exploiting new functionalities, opening a market for several new products.
to disseminate and promote the benefits of the new model and solutions by installing some WEDELMUSIC servers with the support and the validation of publishers, music schools and libraries.
To define a detailed exploitation plan for the results that is achieved. This is produced in a deliverable.
to reduce the costs for delivering music scores as a substitute of the paper; thus, a reduction of the environmental costs for distributing music.

In order to reach the above objectives suitable activities have been planned. The basic research phases mainly fall within the first year of the project. Results produced is verified and experimented with trial software which is implemented in parallel for providing hints to the research activity. Integration phases have also been planned for merging the various aspects and research lines.

The project presents an activity for collecting user requirements (for all project duration), considering use cases description, setup and management of the users groups, definition and gathering of content for the further activity of validation. The system specification consider WEDEL model and language, music editor, music Analyser and interface, music Viewer and Listener, interfaces for blind people, image score watermarking, audio watermarking, printing score watermarking, encryption model, server database, Local Distributor.

The system development activity in the project is devoted to define the WEDEL Model and Language for music distribution, watermark algorithms for images of music scores, watermark algorithms for audio files, watermark algorithms for symbolic music while printing, encryption/decryption solutions for protecting digital music in its formats.

Specific tools is realised for experimenting the above solutions in WEDEL format: definition and trial of WEDEL Music Editor, integrator and converters; music Analysers and processors; interfaces for blind people; viewers and listeners; server for distributing music in WEDEL format; Local Distributor for managing music in WEDEL format. The above aspects is fully integrated.

A phase of final validation against users such as publishers, librarians, music schools, etc. is performed.

The project is maintained under control by an activity of assessment and evaluation in terms of scientific and technological quality and innovation, community added value and contribution to the EU policies, contribution to community social objectives, economic development and scientific and technological prospects, management and resources (for all the project duration). The results is disseminated and the use plan is prepared considering market analysis and technology watch. More specifically some promotional event such as a conference is organised. The project is managed considering the result of the activity of assessment and evaluation and maintaining the management as light as possible.