signal which has the general appearance of the original and distributed signal and whose potential identification match to the original is being questioned the suspect signal is then analyzed to see if it matches the n bit identification word the detailed methodology of this first embodiment begins by stating that the n bit identification word is encoded onto the original signal by having each of the m bit values multiply their corresponding individual embedded code signals the resultant being accumulated in the composite signal the fully summed composite signal then being attenuated down to the acceptable perceived noise amplitude and the resultant composite signal added to the original to become the distributable signal the original signal the n bit identification word and all n individual embedded code signals are then stored away in a secured place a suspect signal is then found this signal may have undergone multiple copies compressions and decompressions resamplings onto different spaced digital signals transfers from digital to analog back to digital media or any combination of these items if the signal still appears similar to the original i e its innate quality is not thoroughly destroyed by all of these transformations and noise additions then depending on the signal to noise properties of the embedded signal the identification process should function to some objective degree of statistical confidence the extent of corruption of.