Blocking of Unlicensed Audio Content in Video Files on a Video Hosting Website
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for storing video files on a video hosting website, the video files containing audio content, the method executed by a computer and comprising:
- receiving a video file uploaded from a user at a video hosting website, the video file including audio content;
determining whether the audio content included in the video file is an unlicensed audio content owned by a content owner other than the user that uploaded the video file;
responsive to the audio content being an unlicensed audio content, determining the content owner'"'"'s unlicensed use policy; and
responsive to the unlicensed use policy, storing the video file with an indication to implement the unlicensed use policy upon playback.
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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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9 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for storing video files on a video hosting website, the video files containing audio content, the method executed by a computer and comprising:
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receiving a video file uploaded from a user at a video hosting website, the video file including audio content; determining whether the audio content included in the video file is an unlicensed audio content owned by a content owner other than the user that uploaded the video file; responsive to the audio content being an unlicensed audio content, determining the content owner'"'"'s unlicensed use policy; and responsive to the unlicensed use policy, storing the video file with an indication to implement the unlicensed use policy upon playback. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A video hosting website, comprising:
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an ingest server computer system configured to receive an uploaded video file from a client device of a user, the video file containing audio content; a rights management computer system configured to; receive the uploaded video file; determine whether the audio content included in the video file is an unlicensed audio content belonging to a content owner other than the user that uploaded the video file; determine the content owner'"'"'s unlicensed use policy; and store the video file with an indication to implement the unlicensed use policy upon playback. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable code, the code when executed by a computer processor performs operations comprising:
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receiving a video file uploaded from a user at a video hosting website, the video file including audio content; determining whether the audio content included in the video file is an unlicensed audio content owned by a content owner other than the user that uploaded the video file; responsive to the audio content being an unlicensed audio content, determining the content owner'"'"'s unlicensed use policy; responsive to the unlicensed use policy, storing the video file with an indication to implement the unlicensed use policy upon playback. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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