Exhibit 10.19

Summary of Key Terms of Named Executive Officer Compensation Arrangements

Digimarc has a written employment agreement with its Chief Executive Officer, Bruce Davis, that governs the minimum terms of his compensation and is filed as an
exhibit to Digimarc's annual report on Form 10-K. The Compensation Committee of Digimarc's Board of Directors may establish compensation for Mr. Davis that exceeds the
minimums established by his employment agreement.

Digimarc's
other named executive officers are compensated pursuant to oral, informal compensation arrangements. The Compensation Committee determines annually the compensation of each
named executive officer. The primary elements of Digimarc's compensation arrangements with its named executive officers consist of an annual base salary, annual cash bonus and equity compensation
awards.

The
following table sets forth the base salary and annual bonus target amount for each named executive officer for 2008.

|Name and Principal Positions                                            |  | 2008 Base
Salary |         | 2008 Annual
Bonus Target
|----------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------- | ------- | ------------------------
|Bruce Davis, Chief Executive Officer/Chairman of the Board of Directors |  | $                | 410,000 |                         
|Michael McConnell, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer                |  | $                | 260,000 |                         
|Robert Eckel, President, Government Programs                            |  | $                | 270,000 |                         
|Robert Chamness, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary                      |  | $                | 250,000 |                         
|Reed Stager, Executive Vice President                                   |  | $                | 250,000 |                         

For
Mr. Davis, 30% of his bonus will be calculated based on Digimarc's revenue growth targets in 2008, 25% of his bonus will be calculated on Digimarc's EBITDAS (earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and share-based compensation expense) targets for 2008, and 30% of his bonus will be calculated based on the achievement of individual performance goals.
For Mr. McConnell, 20% of his bonus will be calculated based on Digimarc's revenue growth targets in 2008, 45% of his bonus will be calculated on Digimarc's EBITDAS targets for 2008, and 20% of
his bonus will be calculated based on the achievement of individual performance goals. For Mr. Eckel and Mr. Stager, 45% of the bonus will be calculated based on Digimarc's ID and
digital watermarking revenue growth targets respectively for 2008, 20% of the bonus will be calculated on Digimarc's EBITDAS targets for 2008, and 20% will be calculated based on the achievement of
individual performance goals. For Mr. Chamness, 20% of his bonus will be calculated based on Digimarc's revenue growth targets in 2008, 25% of his bonus will be calculated on Digimarc's EBITDAS
targets for 2008, and 40% of his bonus will be calculated based on the achievement of individual performance goals. An additional 15% of each executive's bonus will be calculated based on the
achievement of significant events in 2008 that place the Company on track for projected revenue growth in 2009 and beyond. The Compensation Committee may increase the bonus payments above the target
amount for significant performance that exceeds the applicable performance goals.

The
named executive officers are also eligible to participate in Digimarc's equity compensation plans, and generally receive annual awards of options, restricted stock and/or performance
vesting shares under these plans at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. Options and restricted stock awards generally vest over a four-year period following the date of grant.
Performance vesting shares generally vest or terminate on the achievement of one or more specified performance goals. Specific terms of option grants are governed by a Stock Option Award Agreement
between Digimarc and each named executive officer. Specific terms of restricted stock awards and performance vesting share awards are governed by a Restricted Stock Agreement and Performance Vesting
Share Agreement, respectively, between Digimarc and each named executive officer.

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