Google has launched a beta version of video identification technology designed to flag unauthorized content on YouTube. The move follows its implementation of audio fingerprinting software from Audible Magic earlier this year. By filtering out pirated videos, Google aims to further cement YouTube’s compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. This new system extracts key visual aspects of uploaded videos and compares that information with reference material provided by copyright holders. It can recognize videos based on a variety of factors, according to Google.
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Google Shields Own Backside With Antipiracy Filter
Posted by: Erika Morphy October 16, 2007 02:25 PMGoogle has launched a beta version of video identification technology designed to flag unauthorized content on YouTube. The move follows its implementation of audio fingerprinting software from Audible Magic earlier this year. By filtering out pirated videos, Google aims to further cement YouTube’s compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. This new system extracts key visual aspects of uploaded videos and compares that information with reference material provided by copyright holders. It can recognize videos based on a variety of factors, according to Google.