IP Library Granted Patent US 9,031,919
Granted Patent B2
US 9,031,919 · App. 13/187,769 · Granted May 12, 2015

Content monitoring and compliance enforcement

Inventors: James L. Brock (Santa Cruz, CA); James E. Pitkow (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Attributor Corporation
G06F21/10
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Patent No.
US 9,031,919
App. No.
13/187,769
Granted
May 12, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Responding to a use of controlled content is disclosed. Responding includes receiving an indication of the use of the controlled content including a context of the use of the controlled content, automatically determining using the context an engagement action for responding to the use, and automatically initiating the engagement action.

Claims (34)

1. A method of responding to a use of controlled content, including:

executing, by a processor, an audio or video fingerprint analysis of controlled content;

providing a user interface indicating a match of controlled content determined from the audio or fingerprint analysis, and providing, in the user interface, selectable options for instructing actions to be taken in response to the match, the options including removal of matching controlled content from a hosting site;

obtaining by a processor evidence of a copyright violation of controlled content by a content user, the evidence including evidence of the match and input to the user interface instructing one of the actions to be taken in response to the match,

and wherein the controlled content is made available for access without protection from a usage that does not comply with one or more usage rules associated with the controlled content, and wherein the content user is notified of one or more usage rules, and wherein the one or more usage rules comprise rules for users of the controlled content to follow;

automatically determining by a processor whether the use is a non-compliant use of the controlled content based in part on the evidence of a copyright violation, and information from a database that maintains data of prior evidence that the content user has made unauthorized use of copyrighted content of others; and

in response to a determined non-compliant use, automatically sending a communication to the content user notifying the content user of the non-compliant use of the controlled content and requesting modification of the use by the content user of the controlled content.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , further determining a context of the use by the content user.

3. A method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the context includes information associated with the one or more usage rules.

4. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the context includes negation information.

5. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the context includes information associated with a common pool of data.

6. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the context includes information associated with a host policy.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein an entity associated with a content owner of the controlled content receives an indication of the use of the controlled content.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein an entity associated with a host receives an indication of the use of the controlled content.

9. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the sending the communication includes sending a request or demand for removal of matching content that uses the controlled content.

10. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the modification includes adding attribution.

11. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising: in response to the determined non-compliant use, automatically removing matching content that uses the controlled content.

12. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising: in response to the determined non-compliant use, sending reputation information.

13. A system for responding to a use of controlled content, including:

one or more computer processors configured to:

execute an audio or video fingerprint analysis of controlled content;

provide a user interface indicating a match of controlled content determined from the audio or fingerprint analysis, and provide, in the user interface, selectable options for instructing actions to be taken in response to the match, the options including removal of matching controlled content from a hosting site;

obtain by a processor evidence of a copyright violation of controlled content by a content user, the evidence including evidence of the match and input to the user interface instructing one of the actions to be taken in response to the match;

and wherein the controlled content is made available for access without protection from a usage that does not comply with one or more usage rules associated with the controlled content, and wherein the content user is notified of one or more usage rules, and wherein the one or more usage rules comprise rules for users of the controlled content to follow;

automatically determine whether the use is a non-compliant use of the controlled content based in part on the evidence of a copyright violation, and information from a database that maintains data of prior evidence that the content user has made unauthorized use of copyrighted content of others; and

in response to a determined non-compliant use, automatically send a communication to the content user notifying the content user of the non-compliant use of the controlled content and requesting modification of the use by the content user of the controlled content; and

a memory coupled with the one or more processors, wherein the memory provides the one or more processors with instructions.

14. A computer program product for responding to a use of controlled content, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:

performing an audio or video fingerprint analysis of controlled content;

providing a user interface indicating a match of controlled content determined from the audio or fingerprint analysis, and providing, in the user interface, selectable options for instructing actions to be taken in response to the match, the options including removal of matching controlled content from a hosting site;

obtaining by a processor evidence of a copyright violation of controlled content by a content user, the evidence including evidence of the match and input to the user interface instructing one of the actions to be taken in response to the match;

and wherein the controlled content is made available for access without protection from a usage that does not comply with one or more usage rules associated with the controlled content, and wherein the content user is notified of one or more usage rules, and wherein the one or more usage rules comprise rules for users of the controlled content to follow;

automatically determining whether the use is a non-compliant use of the controlled content based in part on the evidence of a copyright violation, and information from a database that maintains data of prior evidence that the content user has made unauthorized use of copyrighted content of others; and

in response to a determined non-compliant use, automatically sending a communication to the content user notifying the content user of the non-compliant use of the controlled content and requesting modification of the use by the content user of the controlled content.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2022
From: ATTRIBUTOR CORPORATION
To: LEMON INC.
Reel/Frame 058700/0087 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2018
From: BROCK, JAMES L.; PITKOW, JAMES E.
To: ATTRIBUTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046653/0746 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 11512073 · Aug 29, 2006
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