FAQ

1. As a potential adopter, you will need to fill out the Request for Agreement Form in order to download the Client Agreement (CA), the Service Provider Agreement (SPA) or the MS3 Service Provider Agreement (MS3).
2. You will receive via email to the address you included in the form a packet that includes the agreement and any relevant amendments.
3. After filling in the contact information and signing the agreement and the amendments to the agreement you can send them to MTMO by:
   • Emailing a scanned copy of pages 1 and 61 of the Client Agreement to: [email protected], or
   • Faxing a copy of those pages to: +1 503-644-6708
4. Also, please mail two complete signed copies of the agreement as well as the amendments to: 3855 SW 153rd Drive, Beaverton OR 97006 – USA.
5. We will countersign the agreement and amendments and return a completely executed copy to the assigned contact person at the address provided on page 1 of the agreement.
6. MTMO will send you an invoice for the annual MTMO fee (the current fee for a Client Adopter is $20,000 and for a Service Provider Adopter is $10,000).
7. MTMO will also send you information on Listed Trust Service Providers you can contract for key management services (Seacert and Panasonic are the only providers of this service).
8. Upon receiving payment, we will send an email acknowledgement to the contact person.
9. We will also send you a user identity and password; with this, you can access the protected pages of the MTMO website where you will find the MTMO Getting Started document, Security Policy documents (MTMDs), instructions for acquiring Client personalization packets, and other useful documents, Common Test Keys, and tools (marlin-trust.com/operations).

Note: If you plan to sell devices and services based on Marlin technology, you will need to sign both the Client and Service Provider Agreement.

The current fee schedule can be found in Exhibit D of the Marlin Client agreement.

It includes the following:

1. Annual Administration Fees.The following Annual Administration Fees apply:
   • Client: US$ 20,000.00 per year
   • Client with Component Manufacturer Addendum: US$ 15,000.00 per year

2. Marlin Certification Fees.As provided in Section 4.2 of the Client Agreement Marlin Certification Fees shall be paid by Client.
   • US$ 1,500.00 per Acknowledgement for Compliance Testing under Section 3.2(b)
   • Note: Marlin Certification Fees do not apply prior to the Certification Requirement Date. No such Certification Requirement Date has been set at this moment

3. Delegate Certificate Authority Fees (optional certificate).This is mentioned in Section 4.3 of the Client Agreement.
   • US$ 3,000.00 per single set of DCA Certificates for applicable specification per request
   • Note: If you use a Listed Trust Service Provider, you may not need your own DCA certificate.

4. Security Operation Fees.As mentioned under Section 4.4 of the Client Agreement, Security Operation Fees shall be paid by Client as the case may be.
   • US$ 0.01 per Provisioning Packet generated for Client
   • Note: If you use a Listed Trust Service Provider for generating your keys, this fee may be paid to the MTMO by the Trust Service Provider on your behalf.

(Note: in the current version of the Client agreement there are other charges for Smart Cards.  These are no longer used.)

The current fee schedule can be found in Exhibit D of the Marlin Service Provider Agreement.

It includes the following:

1. Annual Administration Fees.The following Annual Administration Fees apply
   
   • Service Provider: US$ 10,000.00 per year
   • Service Provider with Service Element Provider Addendum: US$ 5,000.00 per year
2. Marlin Certification Fees.As provided in Section 4.2 of the Service Provider Agreement, Marlin Certification Fees shall be paid by Service Provider.
   
   • US$ 1,500.00 per Acknowledgement for Compliance Testing under Section 3.2(b)
   • Note: Marlin Certification Fees do not apply prior to the Certification Requirement Date. No such Certification Requirement Date has been set at this moment
3. Delegate Certificate Authority Fees (optional certificate).This is mentioned in Section 4.3 of the Service Provider Agreement.
   
   • US$ 3,000.00 per single set of DCA certificates for applicable specification per request
   • Note: If you use a Listed Trust Service Provider, you may not need your own DCA certificate.
4. Security Operation Fees.As mentioned under Section 4.4 of the Service Provider Agreement, the following Security Operation Fees shall be paid by Service Provider
   
   • US$ 300 for up to 10 Product Provisioning Packets generated for Service Provider
   • Note: If you use a Listed Trust Service Provider for generating your keys, this fee may be paid to the MTMO by the Trust Service Provider on your behalf.

(Note: in the current version of the Service Provider agreement there are other charges for Smart Cards.  These are no longer used.)

If you want to adopt Marlin and/or MS3 technology to client devices, you must execute Marlin Client Agreement (CA).

If you want to adopt Marlin technology as a service provider, you must execute Marlin Service Provider Agreement (SPA)

If you want to adopt MS3 technology as a service provider, you must execute Marlin Simple Secure Streaming Service Provider Agreement (MS3 SPA)

There are no MTMO fees associated with Signing the MS3 Service Provider Agreement.

1. As a potential adopter, you will need to fill out the Request for Agreement Form in order to acquire the Client Agreement (CA) or Service Provider Agreement (SPA).
2. You will receive a zipfile that includes the agreement that you requested and any associated amendments as an attachment via email.
3. Once receiving the agreements, fill in the contact information, signing the agreement, fill out Exhibit C, and sign any amendments that require signature. Send a scan of pages 1 and 61 of the agreement by one of the two methods:
   • Email a scanned copy of the filled out and signed pages (pages 1 and 61) to: [email protected], or
   • Faxing a copy of the signed pages to: +1 503-644-6708

4. Note: Also, please mail 2 complete and signed copies of the agreement and amendments to: 3855 SW 153rd Ave, Beaverton, OR 97006 – USA
5. MTMO will countersign both copies of the agreement and amendments and return one copy to the contact person at the location provided on page 1.
6. MTMO will send you an invoice for the annual MTMO fee (the current fee for a Component Manufacturer Adopter is US$ 15,000, and Service Element Provider is US$ 5,000).
7. Upon receiving payment, we will send you an email acknowledgement to your assigned contact person.
8. You will then receive access to the Common test keys, the Conformance test specification, and other information.

Note: As a Component Manufacturer or Service Element Provider adopter, you will not get production keys.

No. Your subcontractor does not need to sign the component manufacturer addendum as long as:

• The hardware manufacturer is not providing you with a licensed component, as described in Sect. 1.62 of the Client Agreement:

“Licensed Component(s)” means a component(s), such as an integrated circuit, circuit board, or software module that (i) is manufactured or distributed under valid Marlin Client Agreement; (ii) is designed solely to be assembled into a Licensed Product or Robust Licensed Component, and (iii) embodies some or all portion of the Marlin Specification, but which by itself is neither Compliant nor Robust.

• The hardware manufacturer is subcontracted by you, with a contractual agreement that adheres to Section 2.1 (f) of the Client Adopter Agreement, whereby the:

“Client may conclude a written, binding agreement with any such subcontractor that effectively imposes on that entity such obligations to ensure that neither Client nor its subcontractor commits any breach of this Agreement, and may provide therein that the MTMO is a third party beneficiary of all subcontractors’ obligations imposed pursuant to this Section, but that the MTMO has no obligation whatsoever to subcontractor. Client shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to secure compliance of its subcontractor with Clients obligations imposed under this Agreement, and shall be fully responsible under this Agreement for any breach or failure thereof by its subcontractor as if such breach or failure were the direct act of Client. Client acknowledges that the MTMO’s third party beneficiary rights, if any, with respect to such breaches or failures of its subcontractor do not in any way limit or diminish Client’s obligations under this Agreement or this Section, including without limitation the immediately preceding sentence.”

1. Once you have signed a Marlin Client or Service Provider Agreement, you will be informed of Listed Trust Service Providers you can contract for key management services (Seacert and Panasonic are the sole providers of this service).
2. Contacting Trust Service Providers
   • Panasonic Corporation
   • Seacert Corporation:Click here for Seacert website (Operations will require a login).

Yes, you would have to sign the Trust Service Provider Agreement. This agreement can be obtained by filling out the Request for Agreement Form. The Annual Administration Fee associated with this agreement is US$ 20,000

The Trust Service Provider Agreement provides the detail of all obligations of a DCA. You can download and review a copy of the Trust Service Provider Agreement using the Request for Agreement/Documentation download form.

For a device or service to be considered Marlin compliant, as a client or service provider adopter you must comply with:

• The specifications (e.g., Marlin Broadband, Marlin IPTV-ES, MS3)

• • The applicable Conformance specifications provide test definitions to help establish if an implementation is conformant with those specifications

• Robustness rules (regular and/or ECP rules)
• Compliance rules (regular and/or ECP rules)
• Trust Management Policies (also known as, Marlin Trust Management Documents (MTMDs) for Broadband or MS3 – available on the Operations or MS3 Operations sites)

Conformance Specifications

• Conformance means that your device or service meets the applicable MUST, MUST NOT, REQUIRED, SHALL and SHALL NOT statements in the Marlin specification you have implemented.
• Adopters can download the Conformance Test Specifications from the MDC at: Marlin Developer Community. This site hosts Conformance Test Specifications for Marlin Broadband and IPTV-ES.
• Adopters can download the Conformance Test Procedures from the MTMO at marlin-trust.com/operations. Procedures for IPTV-ES and Marlin Broadband are provided.
• You must submit the Short Form Robustness Questionnaire to the MTMO, and keep a copy of the Long Form Robustness Questionnaire on file at your company. A Word version of these Affidavits and Questionnaires (both General and ECP) can be downloaded by Adopters from: marlin-trust.com/operations
• The MTMO will return to you an Acknowledgment of Conformance Affidavit (Note that there is a different Affidavit for Marlin Enhanced Content protection (ECP) Products that are expecting to access UHD, 4K or early release window content).

Compliance Rules

• Compliance rules are included in Exhibit A (and Exhibit AA for Marlin ECP C&R Rules) of the Client Adopter Agreement or Exhibit A of the Service Provider Agreement and govern the permitted outputs and imports in your device or service implementation, for example, how audio and/or audiovisual content can be rendered, imported and/or exported.
• The Affidavits mentioned above also cover Compliance (General and ECP) Rules.
• Also available on the Operations website (marlin-trust.com/operations) is the Marlin Enhanced Content Protection Framework Overview, which outlines the general self- certification procedures for Marlin Client adopters seeking to provide Marlin Licensed Products that will provide access to Enhanced Content (e.g., 4k, UHD, or early release window content).

Robustness Rules

• Robustness rules are included in Exhibit B of the Client Agreement (and Exhibit BB for ECP Robustness Rules) or Exhibit B of the Service Provider Agreement and govern level of protection required in your device or service implementation, for example, how well keys must be protected.
• You must submit the Short Form Robustness Questionnaire to the MTMO, and keep a copy of the Long Form Robustness Questionnaire on file at your company. A Word version of these Affidavits and Questionnaires can be downloaded from marlin-trust.com/operations
• You will receive from MTMO an Acknowledgment of receipt of your Robustness Checklists (regular and/or ECP).

The Common Test Keys are available for download by Adopters from: www.marlin-trust.com/operations. The Common Test Keys are useful for testing the above requirements.

If you are a Marlin Component Manufacturer or Service Element Provider adopter, then the Licensed Component or the Licensed Service Element does not need to test for conformance and compliance according to the Marlin Client adopter and Service provider agreements.

To learn about the Marlin Technology, please refer to the Marlin Community website.