YouTube – With DRM !
p2pnet.net news:- Google’s YouTube is on the verge of testing new video DRM (Digital Restrictions Management) consumer control technology custom-built with Time Warner and Walt Disney in mind.
Developed by Google, it’ll, “help content owners such as movie and TV studios identify videos uploaded to the site without the copyright owner’s permission, legal,” says Reuters.
“The so-called video fingerprinting tools, which identify unique attributes in the video clips, will be available for testing in about a month, a YouTube executive said.”
Google is already trying out so-called audio-fingerprinting applications with the corporate music industry, the story has Chris Maxcy, YouTube partner development director, stating.
“These tools will be used to identify copyrighted material, after which media companies can decide if they would like to remove the material or keep it up, as part of a revenue-sharing deal with YouTube, which can sell advertising alongside it,” says Reuters.
Other companies planned to test it, but Maxcy would only identify Time Warner and Walt Disney, says Reuters, adding:
“Maxcy said that over time, Google planned to add additional layers of technology to better spot content on its service.”
Also See:
Reuters – YouTube to test video ID with Time Warner, Disney, June 12, 2007
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June 12th, 2007 at 9:27 am
Don’t worry, the folks that made youtube what it is will just leave and the people doing this stupid stuff will be left holding the bag.
June 12th, 2007 at 9:47 am
This isn’t really DRM because restrictions don’t follow the file. I’m kind of glad the’re doing this in a way. I’m so sick of loading videos and some boring, overplayed, annoying radio song is in the background. I just turn my sound off.
June 13th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
They will leave youtube and go to the piratebay’s site when it comes out.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:09 am
u better have dialup or some other slower connection, Do not gripe if you have a fast connection, as it doesn’t take that long to download on hispeed….:) now if your on a slower connection then gripe away..