This document provides recommended practices for methods to be employed in the erasure and modification of VP1 audio watermarks.
Download current version: A/339:2026-04, “Audio Watermark Modification and Erasure”, 14 April 2026.
Previous Versions
There are multiple versions of this document. Please be sure to download the desired version. For amendments, the text includes a list of changes, the rationale for the changes, and compatibility considerations. The following are listed by date, with the most recent first.
2025
Download A/339:2025-10, “Audio Watermark Modification and Erasure”, 15 October 2025.
Download A/339:2025-07, “Audio Watermark Modification and Erasure”, 17 July 2025.
2024
Download A/339:2024-04, “Audio Watermark Modification and Erasure”, 3 April 2024.
Download A/339:2024-04 Amendment No. 1″, approved 15 October 2024.
2023
Download A/339:2023-03, “Audio Watermark Modification and Erasure”, 28 March 2023.
2022
Download A/339:2022-03, “Audio Watermark Modification and Erasure”, 31 March 2022.
2017
Download A/339:2017, “Audio Watermark Modification and Erasure”, approved 4 December 2017.
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