Google has unveiled a filtering system for YouTube that “gives owners of copyrighted videos the choice of promoting or blocking their content on the site.” The system is designed to “shield Google from copyright-infringement disputes with media giants whose content appears, without their consent, on YouTube.” Viacom in March filed a $1B copyright-infringement lawsuit against Google. YouTube is testing the system with nine partners, including Time Warner and Disney http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2007-10-15-youtube_N.htm?csp=34&loc=interstitialskip
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
YouTube Finally Unveils Anti-Piracy System
Google has unveiled a filtering system for YouTube that “gives owners of copyrighted videos the choice of promoting or blocking their content on the site.” The system is designed to “shield Google from copyright-infringement disputes with media giants whose content appears, without their consent, on YouTube.” Viacom in March filed a $1B copyright-infringement lawsuit against Google. YouTube is testing the system with nine partners, including Time Warner and Disney http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2007-10-15-youtube_N.htm?csp=34&loc=interstitialskip
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