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Google testing YouTube anti-piracy system
Google has begun testing an anti-piracy system for the YouTube video sharing website, which it bought last year.Known as Video Identification, the system will help Google keep YouTube legitimate as it looks to monetise the site with video online advertising.
Various parties have accused the video site of copyright infringement, notably Viacom, which sued Google for $1 billion over uploading its clips without gaining permission.
Video Identification will see Google checking clips against a catalogue of legitimate videos and will hopefully ensure that copyright issues are avoided.
In a blog post, a spokesman for Google wrote: "Video Identification goes above and beyond our legal responsibilities.
"It will help copyright holders identify their works on YouTube, and choose what they want done with their videos: whether to block, promote, or even - if a copyright holder chooses to license their content to appear on the site - monetise their videos.
"Copyright holders who want to use and help us refine our Video ID system will be providing the necessary information to help us recognise their work. We aim to make that process as convenient as possible."
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Google News posted on 17 October 2007
