Granting of this patent couldn't have come at a better time in the Internet Revolution for
Copyright infringement has been the litigation bane of
"Much of the repurposed content on YouTube, for example, contains copyrighted entertainment. If social networking sites implemented software to check each stream, they could identify copyrighted subject matter, create a report, negotiate compensation for the value chain and sell targeted advertising for related goods and services. There is no need to impede consumers. In fact, the specific identification of the content could guide provision of related goods, services and community designed to maximize the consumer’s enjoyment of the entertainment experience."
The company says the technology is very similar what professional photographers and stock photo agencies have been using for a decade.
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