Chinese YouTube Rival Adopts US Firm's Copyright Filter

Chinese video streaming Web site 56.com began full use of a filter for copyrighted content designed by U.S. startup Vobile, the companies said Tuesday, marking progress in an industry plagued by intellectual property issues.

The move places 56.com a step ahead of its biggest Chinese rivals in combating the upload of copyrighted content by users. But as Vobile's software makes 56.com a more law-abiding Web site, the software could hurt it against rivals less stringent with copyrights.

Vobile's product automatically checks videos uploaded to 56.com against a registry of copyrighted material and flags infringing clips for staff to remove.

emily | 6:21 PM | Copypright Issues |
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