Blocking of Unlicensed Audio Content in Video Files on a Video Hosting Website
First Claim
1. A method of managing the playback of video files on a video hosting website, the video files containing audio content, the method comprising:
- receiving a video file uploaded from a user at a video hosting website, the video file including audio content;
processing the audio content to determine whether the audio content is an unlicensed audio content that is owned by a known content owner other than the user;
responsive to the audio content being an unlicensed audio content, storing an indication with the video file to mute the audio of the video upon playback;
receiving a request to playback the video file from a client device having a video player;
responsive to the indication, providing a message indicating that the audio of the video file will be muted during playback; and
providing the video file to a video player of the client device with an indication to the video player to mute the audio content during playback of the video.
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Abstract
A system, method and various software tools enable a video hosting website to automatically identified unlicensed audio content in video files uploaded by users, and initiate a process by which the user can replace the unlicensed content with licensed audio content. An audio replacement tool is provided that enables the user to permanently mute the original, unlicensed audio content of a video file, or select a licensed audio file from a collection of licensed audio, and insert the selected in place of the original audio. Where a video file includes unlicensed audio, the video hosting website provides access to video files to a client device, along with an indication to the client device to mute the audio during playback of the video.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of managing the playback of video files on a video hosting website, the video files containing audio content, the method comprising:
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receiving a video file uploaded from a user at a video hosting website, the video file including audio content; processing the audio content to determine whether the audio content is an unlicensed audio content that is owned by a known content owner other than the user; responsive to the audio content being an unlicensed audio content, storing an indication with the video file to mute the audio of the video upon playback; receiving a request to playback the video file from a client device having a video player; responsive to the indication, providing a message indicating that the audio of the video file will be muted during playback; and providing the video file to a video player of the client device with an indication to the video player to mute the audio content during playback of the video. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of managing the playback of video files on a video hosting website, the video files containing audio content, the method comprising:
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receiving at the video hosting website a request to playback a video file, the video file containing audio content; determining whether the audio content is to be muted during playback from an indication stored in association with the video file in response to the audio content being unlicensed audio content; responsive to the indication, providing a message indicating that the audio of the video file will be muted during playback; and muting the audio of the video file during playback. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14)
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9. A method of managing the playback of video files on a video hosting website, the video files containing audio content, the method comprising:
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receiving a video file uploaded from a user at a video hosting website, the video file including audio content; processing the audio content to determine whether the audio content is an unlicensed audio content that is owned by a known content owner other than the user; responsive to the audio content being an unlicensed audio content, storing an indication with the video file to distort the audio content to render it unrecognizable and distorting the audio content; receiving a request to playback the video file from a client device having a video player; responsive to the indication, providing a message indicating that the audio of the video file will be distorted during playback; and providing the video file to a video player of the client device for playing the video with distorted audio content. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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10. A method of managing the playback of video files on a video hosting website, the video files containing audio content, the method comprising:
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receiving a video file uploaded from a user at a video hosting website, the video file including audio content; processing the audio content to determine whether the audio content is an unlicensed audio content that is owned by a known content owner other than the user; responsive to the audio content being an unlicensed audio content, storing an Indication with the video file to automatically generate a computer audio file that matches a musical characteristic of the unlicensed audio content and generating the computer audio file; replacing the unlicensed audio content with the computer audio file; receiving a request to playback the video file from a client device having a video player; and providing the video file to a video player of the client device for playing the video With the computer audio file.
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11. A video hosting website, comprising:
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an ingest server configured to receive from a user client device an uploaded video file, the video file containing an audio content; a rights management system coupled to ingest server to receive an uploaded video file and configured to determine whether the audio content of the video file is an unlicensed audio content belonging to a content owner other than the user, and configured to store with the video file in a video database with an indication that the audio content is unlicensed, the video database, responsive to a request from a client device for access to the video file, configured to provide the video file to the client device with an indication to the client device to mute unlicensed audio content during playback of the video file. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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