Eyealike to Demonstrate Copyright Solution at DEMO 2008
Eyealike uses visual-based recognition platform to combat piracy.
By: Justin Bourne
Posted: 01/29/2008
PALM DESERT, Calif. -
Eyealike, a creator of visual-based search technology, will
demonstrate its new Eyealike Copyright solution at 3:35 p.m. PST on Jan. 30 during
the
DEMO 2008 conference in Palm Desert, Calif.
"Content distributors face an impossible balancing act: protecting
copyrights and empowering a consumer's right to legitimate content," said Chris
Shipley, executive producer of DEMO 2008. "Eyealike is removing that complexity
with a new visual-based search approach that can protect copyrighted content
without placing the heavy burdens experienced today by content producers and
content distributors."
The new image solution is said to automatically analyze all identifiable
aspects of video content - by image, motion and face - to quickly recognize and
flag any illicit video content.
The technology was designed to give content producers and expediters the
necessary tools to support the "fair use" doctrine, which protects people who
use copyrighted material for scholarship or review, and enforce the copyright
laws that are in place to help websites featuring user-generated content.
"In many cases, the toughest part of flagging copyright-infringed content is
the actual finding of the content itself, which is often hidden within user-generated
content," said Imad Zoghlamoi, chief technology officer of Eyealike. "Eyealike
Copyright can find the infringed content immediately to help producers and [user-generated-content]
sites take necessary actions to have that material taken down and explore
appropriate legal actions."
According to Zoghlami, the goal is to help make copyrighted material "scarce"
to benefit producers like Viacom and offer "insurance" to content expediters
like YouTube and Google, which need to more
quickly determine "fair use" content and distinguish between what is legal and
what is not.
The semiannual DEMO conferences, produced by Network World Events and
Executive Forums, focus on emerging technologies and new products. For more
information or to register, visit the DEMO 2008 website or call 800-643-4668.
The Eyealike Copyright exhibition will continue throughout the
conference at pavilion station No. 25.
