Posts Tagged with ‘piracy’

Back in July, amidst the controversy of copyright lawsuits, Google hinted at the development of a video recognition technology for YouTube that would help the curb the posting of copyrighted material onto the video community.
Originally planned for a September release, the antipiracy tool has finally made its way onto YouTube, according to Webware.
This new tool, however, is not a completely automated process and, without the help of content owners, may not be able to catch 100% of the copyright [...]

When NBC’s CEO Jeff Zucker took time Wednesday to stand atop his company’s soapbox, he said something quite true: that copyright owners are in fact “losing the battle” against the world’s digital pirates.
What he failed to follow his statement up with, however, is that it’s really no use fighting the copyright violators (which, I might add, he said most certainly should be done, and perhaps exponentially more forcefully), and that it’d be far more effective and financially beneficial for [...]

Ever since Google purchased YouTube last November, critics have been wondering what the search giant will do to reduce and control piracy on YouTube. Google is now knee-deep in litigation concerning this very issue. In March, Google was sued by Viacom, who is alleging copyright infringement on YouTube. Viacom is seeking a hefty $1 billion in damages.
Some good news has been slipped by Google, suggesting that, soon, Google plans on eliminating the possibility of piracy and therefore future lawsuits. During [...]