[ NNSquad ] How copyright enforcement robots killed the Hugo Awards

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

How copyright enforcement robots killed the Hugo Awards

http://j.mp/OTaiMq  (IO9)

   "Last night, robots shut down the live broadcast of one of science
    fiction's most prestigious award ceremonies. No, you're not reading a
    science fiction story. In the middle of the annual Hugo Awards event,
    which thousands of people tuned into via video streaming service
    UStream, the feed cut off."

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A similar risk exists with Google's "Hangouts On Air" via Content ID.
Solutions are not trivial.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
 - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org 
 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
 - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org
 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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