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<\/a><\/center> <\/p>\nThe details of the Meta\/RTI \u2018partnership\u2019 are unknown, but it\u2019s worth noting that Rights Manager cannot function without Meta collaborating with rightsholders.<\/p>\n
In February 2022, Meta\u00a0told<\/a>\u00a0the U.S. Copyright Office that features available in Rights Manager are \u201cthe result of a voluntary collaboration between Meta, rights holders, and many other stakeholders.\u201d Meta said it actively solicits feedback from rightsholders which determines what features to add or change in Rights Manager.<\/p>\n Content matching systems have been around for a long time, but those who design and operate them tend not to share too many details. In October 2022, as part of the reCreating Europe project, a group of researchers\u00a0published a study<\/a>\u00a0that pulled back the veil on fingerprinting systems including Audible Magic, Content ID, and Rights Manager.<\/p>\n The researchers noted how once a reference file is uploaded to Rights Manager, the owner of the content can specify what constitutes a match, under four general \u201cdimensions\u201d \u2013 (1) User Dimension, (2) Geographical Dimension, (3) Comparative Dimension, and (4) Content Dimension \u2013 explained by the researchers as follows:<\/p>\n According to the user dimension, (1) a reference file uploader can authorize specific pages or accounts to use the content of the reference file. Further, geographical regions (2) can be included\/excluded for viewers. Per the comparative dimension (3), reference file uploaders can specify the temporal overlap between the reference file and an uploaded content that will constitute a match, which in practice is a way of enabling copyright exceptions. For example, copyright owners might allow others to use parts of their video if their posts are not longer than 10 seconds.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The researchers found that Content Dimension (4) only applies to videos and live video.<\/p>\n For example, if RTI uploaded one of its recorded TV shows to Rights Manager, it\u2019s likely to be offered a choice; does the company wish to protect only the moving images or the audio content as well? If the soundtrack contains music to which another company owns the rights, a request to protect both could be problematic.<\/p>\n That YouTube and Facebook are able to take down live streams is well-known, especially by those sitting down to watch a Premier League game or a PPV boxing event without having paid for the pleasure. Broadcasters and sports leagues can use Rights Manager to protect their content but in a statement to the U.S. Copyright Office, Meta said it also uses machine learning to recognize patterns on Facebook.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201c[W]e use automated systems that detect and track the presence of keywords typically associated with piracy, prior IP violations from problematic accounts, and other factors that signal the presence of potentially infringing content and bad actors on our platforms. This includes proactively identifying and removing suspected live pirated broadcasts,\u201d Meta explained.<\/p>\n The very nature of live streams means that uploading \u2018reference content\u2019 before an event begins is impossible. However, Rights Manager and Content ID both allow rightsholders to pipe live feeds directly into their platforms meaning that even live content can be matched, give or take a few minutes.<\/p>\n Whether it\u2019s used by Rights Manager is unknown, but some rightsholders have also developed logo recognition systems.<\/p>\n These could be particularly useful during sports broadcasts or PPV events where broadcasters have a tendency to display their logos on screen throughout. There\u2019s also some evidence to suggest that pirate IPTV providers\u2019 logos have been used to identify infringing broadcasts.<\/p>\n With so many technologies available, any number or combination of methods could be deployed, and most people would remain completely oblivious. At least until Facebook\u2019s AI flicks the switch.<\/p>\n RTI\u2019s statement on its partnership with Meta can be found here (pdf<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n Source: \u00a0Matching Reference Content With User Uploaded Content<\/h2>\n
Taking Down Live Streams<\/h2>\n
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