Comments on: Attributor Launches Service to Track Copyright Infringement Across the Web http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/ Startup and Tech News Sat, 17 May 2008 05:08:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Frustration and Fighting Plagiarism - PlagiarismToday http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-2281259 Frustration and Fighting Plagiarism - PlagiarismToday Wed, 07 May 2008 16:05:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-2281259 [...] doing beta testing and having signed up both the AP and Reuters, among others. They’ve also announced plans for a “self serve” version of the service aimed at [...] […] doing beta testing and having signed up both the AP and Reuters, among others. They’ve also announced plans for a “self serve” version of the service aimed at […]

]]> By: www.nn-sky.com.cn » Blog Archive » Furstration and Fighting Plagiarism http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-2244754 www.nn-sky.com.cn » Blog Archive » Furstration and Fighting Plagiarism Thu, 01 May 2008 17:55:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-2244754 [...] doing beta testing and having signed up both the AP and Reuters, among others. They%26#8217;ve also announced plans for a %26#8220;self serve%26#8221; version of the service aimed at [...] […] doing beta testing and having signed up both the AP and Reuters, among others. They%26#8217;ve also announced plans for a %26#8220;self serve%26#8221; version of the service aimed at […]

]]> By: GumGum Launches New Image Licensing Platform http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1988879 GumGum Launches New Image Licensing Platform Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:43:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1988879 [...] a Silicon Valley startup, helps content owners track their intellectual property to find examples of infringement. But until now, no one has really thought about a better way to [...] […] a Silicon Valley startup, helps content owners track their intellectual property to find examples of infringement. But until now, no one has really thought about a better way to […]

]]> By: Our Techno Lyrics » Blog Archive » CondeNet Goes Beyond Being A Copyright Cop; Approaches Infringement As A Business Opportunty http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1979557 Our Techno Lyrics » Blog Archive » CondeNet Goes Beyond Being A Copyright Cop; Approaches Infringement As A Business Opportunty Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:32:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1979557 [...] is the latest media company to sign on as customer of Attributor (a startup I profiled earlier here) to see who across the Web is taking large chunks of text from CondéNet properties such as [...] […] is the latest media company to sign on as customer of Attributor (a startup I profiled earlier here) to see who across the Web is taking large chunks of text from CondéNet properties such as […]

]]> By: LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® » Blog Archive » No more free ride http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1977866 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® » Blog Archive » No more free ride Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:53:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1977866 [...] Attributor is a new program that online publishers can and do use to trace their verbal content across the Internet and see who is using how much of their stuff without paying or attributing. [...] […] Attributor is a new program that online publishers can and do use to trace their verbal content across the Internet and see who is using how much of their stuff without paying or attributing. […]

]]> By: The Year in Launches (2007 Edition): tech product reviews, tech news, daily videos, free downloads, and podcasts, tech, products, computer, mp3 players, cell phones, digital cameras http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1891154 The Year in Launches (2007 Edition): tech product reviews, tech news, daily videos, free downloads, and podcasts, tech, products, computer, mp3 players, cell phones, digital cameras Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:23:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1891154 [...] Attributor Launches Service to Track Copyright Infringement Across the Web November 4 [...] […] Attributor Launches Service to Track Copyright Infringement Across the Web November 4 […]

]]> By: surferd00d http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1747682 surferd00d Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:00:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1747682 There's already a company that tells you if your images are being used elsewhere on the Internet... it's http://www.copystalker.com There’s already a company that tells you if your images are being used elsewhere on the Internet… it’s http://www.copystalker.com

]]> By: edwin http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1747328 edwin Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:49:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1747328 Oh come on. You know we would only read from TechCrunch. Let them be. If you're bummed about their website, just sue them. Probably is not worth the hassle. Oh come on.

You know we would only read from TechCrunch. Let them be. If you’re bummed about their website, just sue them. Probably is not worth the hassle.

]]> By: Pioneer1 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1738081 Pioneer1 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:59:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1738081 <i>Links are the currency of the Web. </i> Great article that inspired this <a href="http://globalpioneering.com/wp02/scholastic-pagerank/" rel="nofollow">post</a>. Since the currency of the web is links and links are proportional to authority then I propose G = 1 Google as the universal constant for the web. Does this make sense to you? Links are the currency of the Web.

Great article that inspired this post.

Since the currency of the web is links and links are proportional to authority then I propose G = 1 Google as the universal constant for the web. Does this make sense to you?

]]> By: xztheericzx http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1731005 xztheericzx Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:58:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1731005 i'm eric. joining a couple boards and looking forward to participating. hehe unless i get too distracted! eric i’m eric. joining a couple boards and looking
forward to participating. hehe unless i get
too distracted!

eric

]]> By: [from webleon] Attributor Launches Service to Track Copyright Infringement Across the Web | 美味小众 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1730784 [from webleon] Attributor Launches Service to Track Copyright Infringement Across the Web | 美味小众 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:21:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1730784 [...] [from webleon] Attributor Launches Service to Track Copyright Infringement Across the Web [...] […] [from webleon] Attributor Launches Service to Track Copyright Infringement Across the Web […]

]]> By: Another Andrew http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1730113 Another Andrew Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:14:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1730113 Hey, where's the pingback to this morning's insightful post, in which I argued that the "humble blogger" version of Attributor should be free? Hey, where’s the pingback to this morning’s insightful post, in which I argued that the “humble blogger” version of Attributor should be free?

]]> By: Rollo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1730040 Rollo Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:52:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1730040 Very clever, #16: A verbatim copy of Arrington on October 4: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/04/the-inevitable-march-of-recorded-music-towards-free/ And I didn't even need Attributor. Very clever, #16: A verbatim copy of Arrington on October 4:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007.....ards-free/

And I didn’t even need Attributor.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1729851 Andrew Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:22:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1729851 This doesn't help the 'little' blogger, who's articles are being swiped the instant they're posted online. I've tried contacting Google when a site including my material uses Adsense. The response I get is that I have to do a DMCA complaint to get them to take action. So merely knowing isn't enough; there has to be a way to do something about it. This doesn’t help the ‘little’ blogger, who’s articles are being swiped the instant they’re posted online. I’ve tried contacting Google when a site including my material uses Adsense. The response I get is that I have to do a DMCA complaint to get them to take action.

So merely knowing isn’t enough; there has to be a way to do something about it.

]]> By: timar http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1729534 timar Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:45:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1729534 TC - imitation sincerest form of flattery ..or is it? :-) TC - imitation sincerest form of flattery ..or is it? :-)

]]> By: Devrim Demirel http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1729501 Devrim Demirel Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:32:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1729501 Great startup, with an important product. This article is a nice way to see how Google monetizes and sponsors copy/paste content. Great startup, with an important product.

This article is a nice way to see how Google monetizes and sponsors copy/paste content.

]]> By: BeerCo Software Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1729483 BeerCo Software Blog Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:27:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1729483 <strong>100 million index per day???? WTF, I’m jealous...</strong> TechCrunch reports that some copyright infringement software similar to Sergey Brin’s COPS system sweeps 100M indexes per day. “Attributor is already indexing 100 million Web pages a day (15 billion total so far), but it is not a keyword in... 100 million index per day???? WTF, I’m jealous…

TechCrunch reports that some copyright infringement software similar to Sergey Brin’s COPS system sweeps 100M indexes per day.
“Attributor is already indexing 100 million Web pages a day (15 billion total so far), but it is not a keyword in…

]]> By: TS http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1729369 TS Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:38:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1729369 There have been previous startups doing this type of stuff, and almost all of them disappeared again. What makes this different from those previous ones? It seems the technology for detecting duplicated text is well understood, or do they have something that is really different? Or have the economics changed significantly since the last time, due to adsense and blogging, opening up a new opportunity? Anyway, I am very underwhelmed by this, at least the way it is presented here. Seems like this could be built within a few months by 2-3 good people. Maybe there is an interesting backstory, but techcrunch's breathless "look, someone has a tool that can do x" coverage doesn't help me. There have been previous startups doing this type of stuff, and almost all of them disappeared again. What makes this different from those previous ones? It seems the technology for detecting duplicated text is well understood, or do they have something that is really different? Or have the economics changed significantly since the last time, due to adsense and blogging, opening up a new opportunity?

Anyway, I am very underwhelmed by this, at least the way it is presented here. Seems like this could be built within a few months by 2-3 good people. Maybe there is an interesting backstory, but techcrunch’s breathless “look, someone has a tool that can do x” coverage doesn’t help me.

]]> By: Darryl Ballantyne http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1728967 Darryl Ballantyne Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:16:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1728967 "The only site that has actually bothered to cut licensing deals with the record labels for these lyrics is Yahoo Music" ...this is completely untrue. There are a number of sites other than Yahoo that are legally displaying lyrics, including Rhapsody (RealNetworks), nuTsie (Melodeo), SoundClick.com, and others. (Disclosure: We power the LEGAL lyrics services on those sites). There have also been a number of other announcements from us and our competition regarding new legal services over the past few weeks. Yahoo is not the only source! “The only site that has actually bothered to cut licensing deals with the record labels for these lyrics is Yahoo Music”

…this is completely untrue. There are a number of sites other than Yahoo that are legally displaying lyrics, including Rhapsody (RealNetworks), nuTsie (Melodeo), SoundClick.com, and others.

(Disclosure: We power the LEGAL lyrics services on those sites).

There have also been a number of other announcements from us and our competition regarding new legal services over the past few weeks. Yahoo is not the only source!

]]> By: nick of cebu http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1728837 nick of cebu Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:33:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1728837 Yes, exactly as #3 said, copyscape have been around for ages, and they haven't made much of a dent. Anyway, this is like a typical GoDaddy product, something you can scare consumers into signing up for, but which is basically useless. Yes, exactly as #3 said, copyscape have been around for ages, and they haven’t made much of a dent.

Anyway, this is like a typical GoDaddy product, something you can scare consumers into signing up for, but which is basically useless.

]]> By: Amy Wilsch http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1728623 Amy Wilsch Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:13:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1728623 I never understood why people care about quoting song lyrics. I do lyrics searches all the time. I just read them to see what the song is actually saying. Most of the time they're not linked to the song to play, or where the music is, the lyrics are not there. Recipes and other content I can see, but lyrics? I don't see why musicians would care if their lyrics were posted out there. People are not turning them into poetry books and selling them. I never understood why people care about quoting song lyrics. I do lyrics searches all the time. I just read them to see what the song is actually saying. Most of the time they’re not linked to the song to play, or where the music is, the lyrics are not there. Recipes and other content I can see, but lyrics? I don’t see why musicians would care if their lyrics were posted out there. People are not turning them into poetry books and selling them.

]]> By: Yash http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1728612 Yash Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:08:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1728612 Does this also work with PDF files or only HTMLized text?? Does this also work with PDF files or only HTMLized text??

]]> By: Jenna Raby http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1728596 Jenna Raby Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:03:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1728596 I for one, welcome this. I am sick of getting google alerts that indicate someone in some far off corner of the globe has put out a "bid to clone" my website. I mean, seriously, good lawyers or not, this software is welcome. I for one, welcome this. I am sick of getting google alerts that indicate someone in some far off corner of the globe has put out a “bid to clone” my website. I mean, seriously, good lawyers or not, this software is welcome.

]]> By: Theo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1728491 Theo Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:14:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1728491 Copyscape uses only google lookup and provides you with a UI. There is nothing behind it. These guys sound like a real deal. 15B index is not a cakewalk people.... Copyscape uses only google lookup and provides you with a UI. There is nothing behind it. These guys sound like a real deal. 15B index is not a cakewalk people….

]]> By: Norman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1728475 Norman Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:08:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/04/attributor-launches-service-to-track-copyright-infringement-across-the-web/#comment-1728475 This is going to be a big winner! This is going to be a big winner!

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