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dijudication (dI-joo-d<<schwa>>-kay-sh<<schwa>>n).Archaic. A judicial determination. [Blacks Law 8th]

dignitary,adj.  Of  or  relating  to  one’s  interest  in  personal  dignity,  as  contrasted  with  one’s interest  in  freedom  from  physical  injury  and  property  damage.  •  Tort  actions that  compensate a plaintiff  for  a  dignitary  insult  rather  than  physical  injury  or  property  damage  include  false-light privacy and negligent infliction of emotional distress. dignitary,n.1.  A  person  who  holds …

digital watermarking.See STEGANOGRAPHY. [Blacks Law 8th]

digital signature.See SIGNATURE. [Blacks Law 8th]

digital sampling.See SAMPLING. [Blacks Law 8th]

Digital Millennium Copyright Act.A 1998 federal law harmonizing  United  States copyright protection  with  international  law,  limiting  copyright  liability  for  Internet  service  providers,  and expanding software owners’ ability to copy programs. • Among many other provisions, the statute extends  copyright  protection  to  computer  programs,  movies,  and  other  audiovisual  works worldwide;  attempts  to  regulate  cyberspace;  forbids  devices …

digital fingerprinting.See STEGANOGRAPHY. [Blacks Law 8th]

digital  certificate.A  publicly  available  computer-based  record  that  identifies  the  certifying authority  and  the  subscriber  who  was  issued  a  digital  signature  for  electronically  transmitted documents  and  that  also  provides  the  person’s  public  key  for  decrypting  the  digital  signature.  • Subscribers  register  with  certification  authorities  to  obtain  digital  signatures.  Certificates  may include  additional  information,  including  issuance  and …

digital cash.See e-money under MONEY. [Blacks Law 8th]

digital agenda.Copyright. A  series  of  ten  proposed  changes to  copyright law  announced  by WIPO in 1999 and designed to protect intellectual-property rights on the Internet while promoting e-commerce. — Also termed WIPO digital agenda. [Blacks Law 8th]