Patent ID: 8935745
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G11B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising the acts: receiving video content posted by a user to a web-based service, for distribution by said web-based service to the public; determining fingerprint data from the video content, using a hardware processor configured to perform such act; by reference to the determined fingerprint data, determining that the video content includes content that at least partially matches controlled content, and identifying said controlled content; obtaining usage rule data relating to said identified controlled content, said usage rule data having earlier been established by an owner of the controlled content, wherein application of at least certain of the usage rule data is conditioned on an owner-specified degree of similarity between the video content and the controlled content; determining a similarity score between the video content and the controlled content; and governing distribution of the video content based on said usage rule data and on said determined similarity score.