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YouTube Starts Content ID System for Copyright Holders

YouTube launched Content ID to help copyright owners identify their works on the Google-owned video site. The new system lets copyright holders “decide what happens when content in a video on YouTube matches a work they own,” said YouTube. “If…

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accepted to use the Content ID tools, applicants will be required to complete an agreement explicitly stating that only content with exclusive rights can be used as references.” Users wishing to upload songs to videos can search the YouTube Audio Library to ensure that selected songs aren’t copyrighted or have other restrictions, said a company blog post. Accessing the library requires a Gmail login.