MySpace tests video filtering system
Popular online hangout MySpace will experiment with a video-filtering system designed to block clips containing copyright materials, reports the Washington Post.
MySpace is licensing technology from Audible Magic, which has a system for scanning video clips and looking for signature vectors - such as a unique digital fingerprint - to compare with vectors stored in a database.
Videos can be blocked from appearing on MySpace when there is a match. The video system supplements audio filtering MySpace already has in place to block unauthorised music uploads.
US Congress pushes for ISP data retention
Bills introduced in the House of Representative and Senate in the US last week resurrected data retention and data security proposals for Internet service providers (ISPs) that failed in previous legislative sessions, reports The Register.
The Bills aim to create retention requirements for user data and also mandate ISPs to implement new policies and procedures to protect that data.
Microsoft unveils digital management system
Microsoft's new digital rights management system will allow the use of commercial content on multiple, different devices for a single fee, reports CNET News.
Microsoft PlayReady was showcased at the 3GSM Congress in Barcelona, and will allow people to share protected pieces of content between mobile phones, PCs and other devices.
Chadd Knowlton, GM for content access and protection at Microsoft, says PlayReady is based on a system of virtual environments called "domains". If a mobile operator, Internet service provider or broadcaster has registered with PlayReady, their customers can purchase content through the system and then transfer it to other domain-registered devices.
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