Copyright Tool Will Scan Web for Compliance

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Attributor Corp, a start-up founded by some respected Silicon Valley executives, is taking a novel approach to monitoring copyright compliance: combing the entire Web for unauthorized uses. The article reports that the Company "has begun testing a system to scan the billions of pages on the Web for clients' audio, video, images and text -- potentially making it easier for owners to request that Web sites take content down or provide payment for its use."

Hat tip to Chuck Hamaker, Associate University Librarian Collections and Technical Services, University of North Carolina Charlotte. [JH]