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1. YouTube Copyright Lawsuit | NMPA Adds its Weight to Pending Class Action » Web TV Wire Says:

   August 8th, 2007 at 4:30 am

   [...] Losing Faith in New Digital Fingerprint Technology It’s apparent some media companies are becoming suspect about Google’s (YouTube’s owners) talk of an imminent digital fingerprinting technology that will resolve copyright problems. There are suggestions it’s simply a stalling tactic to attract more users to YouTube under the pretense that lots of the cool copyright infringing content may soon be unavailable. A Japanese consortium of entertainment executives expressed similar sentiments earlier this month, as reported on Web TV Wire. A lawyer representing the plaintiffs said of Google’s comments about the new technology: Their statement has no credibility, because I don’t think it’s their business model. The lawsuit is still seeking class action status. It was originally filed in May in the US. Other plaintiffs include the Football Association Premier League Ltd and New York independent music publisher Bourne Co. [...]

2. YouTube Anti-Piracy Software Finally Launches | Google Back To The Drawing Board Already? » Web TV Wire Says:

   October 16th, 2007 at 10:47 am

   [...] Due to the controversy and bad press being created by a swathe of copyright lawsuits, Google hinted at the development of a new breed of video recognition technology for YouTube back in June. [...]

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