02-12-2007, 11:04 AM
Quote:Internet social networking giant MySpace.com plans to announce today that it has introduced a video-filtering program that should automatically remove copyrighted material from its website.
The pilot program, according to MySpace... will begin by weeding out unauthorized content belonging to Universal Music Group and NBC Universal.
The use of copyrighted material on the popular website has led to a major skirmish in recent months after Google Inc. purchased MySpace rival YouTube.
The move is significant because it illustrates that media companies including music labels and television programmers want to be compensated for use of their material, and they appear to be gaining leverage in their negotiations...
full article: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-my...s-business