Patent ID: 8301658

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of identifying and replacing unlicensed audio content in video files uploaded to a video hosting website, the method comprising: receiving a video file uploaded from a user at a video hosting website, the video file including audio content; responsive to receiving the video file uploaded from the user, processing the audio content to determine whether the audio content is unlicensed for use on the video hosting website; prior to publishing the video file on the video hosting website, performing: responsive to the audio content being an unlicensed audio content: providing to the user a list of selectable licensed audio files accessed from the video hosting website, wherein the selectable licensed audio files are licensed in a manner that allows for use of the selectable licensed audio files on the video hosting website; receiving, from the user, a selection of a licensed audio file from the list of selectable licensed audio files; receiving from the user an instruction to replace the audio content included in the video file with the user selected licensed audio file; and publishing the video file to make the video file accessible to other users of the video hosting website.