iEntry 10th Anniversary RSS Newsletter Advertising
Join the WebProWorld Forum!
Text: Decrease Font Size Increase Font Size | Print Print Article | Share: Delicious Digg StumbleUpon Post to Twitter Post to Facebook
CommentTuesday, June 12, 2007

Google, YouTube Developing Video Filter

Google may have found a way to duck the umpteen lawsuits YouTube is facing - the company is developing its very own video identification technology to flag copyrighted content.  What’s more, the system will be tested in cooperation with Time Warner and Disney.

A Reuters article indicates that trials should begin in about a month, and that other companies may join the fun as things progress.  Then, “[t]hese tools will be made available to all content owners later this year depending on the results of the tests, YouTube executives said . . . ”

Interestingly, a widespread introduction of the “video fingerprinting tools” may not mean the end of copyrighted content on YouTube.  The technology will merely be used “to identify copyrighted material, after which media companies can decide if they would like to remove the material or keep it up, as part of a revenue-sharing deal with YouTube, which can sell advertising alongside it.”

This provision could keep YouTube from damaging its popularity among users - there are, after all, plenty of video-sharing alternatives from which they can choose - even as the company improves its reputation among content owners.  Erring too much in either direction would be a costly mistake (especially if Viacom’s $1 billion lawsuit is left standing).

We look forward to hearing about how the testing progresses, then, and we’ll be sure to report any word on the matter back to you.  For better or for worse, the development of Google’s video fingerprinting tools could mark the end of YouTube as we know it.

About the author:
Doug is a staff writer for WebProNews. Visit WebProNews for the latest eBusiness news.

Well if they get rid of

Well if they get rid of everthing that is copyrighted , there will be nonthing good on youtube also I think if any filter to can out it sould be a safty filter to filter out all the "over Tv 14 content"

Publish A Comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd>
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
2 + 10 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.
SEARCH
Popular WPN Business Resources












Subscribe to WebProNews


Send me relevant info