We are beginning tests on an automated system to identify and match specific videos. The technology extracts key visual aspects of uploaded videos and compares that information against reference material provided by copyright holders. Achieving the accura
The Associated Press is stepping up efforts to monitor unauthorized use of its content. The company will announce a deal Thursday with Attributor Corp. to fingerprint AP copy that can then be traced across the internet. This phase covers text only but oth
The New York Times dubs it "content-recognition software"; others call it video fingerprinting. The idea is to create a kind of digital dragnet that would allow copyright owners to prevent snippets of their work from being uploaded to video-sharing sites,