Cryptography Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 16
Watermarks
16.1 A Patent for Watermarking Humans
Why should watermarks be limited to digital files and pieces of pa-
per? Can any way of leaving a trace act like a watermark? We offer the
claims to an unfiled patent application for “implanting a memetic
watermark through humorous banter”.
Claims:
1. A method for implanting and detecting a watermark in a hu-
man subject by
identifying a funny sentence selected from a group of witti-
cisms, whimsical retorts, riddles, puns, limericks, jokes, droll
patter, parodistic remarks, and satirical levity;
offering said funny sentence to said human subject in a man-
ner designed to attract their attention and implant said funny
sentence in their brain and create an instance of amemetic wa-
termark;
detecting the presence of saidmemeticwatermark by repeating
said funny sentence in order to analyze the response of said
human subject, who will either laugh or announce that the joke
was not new to them.
2. The method of claim (1) where said funny sentence is repeated
and repeated until it is firmly implanted in said human sub-
ject's neural patterns.
3. The method of claim (2) where said funny sentence is repeated
again and again in order to increase the reaction time and vol-
