Twango Gets Serious About Copyright Violations

Photo and video-sharing site Twango has alerted its members that within the next week they will implement a new copyright protection system for the files uploaded and shared within the Twango network. Nokia acquired Twango last July and since they we haven’t heard much from Twango. Not only will they enforce this new policy on new uploads, they will also scan the current system.

Could computer-powered image and video detection software Keibi be their partner on this new copyright enforcement?

Here is the message they sent to members today:

Sharing personal content is at the core of what Twango is all about. From inception, Twango has been focused on our members’ sharing needs. We respect the copyrights of amateurs and professionals that post content on the service. One way we can continue to keep the community focused on real media from real people is to make sure copyrighted material is not uploaded without the consent of the owner. Over the next few days we will be implementing an automated system which will identify and remove copyrighted commercial content. You may notice some existing content will no longer be available. Accounts affected will receive an explanatory note in their inbox. This automated system will remain in place to identify copyrighted media and notify members if their uploads are affected. This process will take place in parallel to the upload to ensure upload speeds will not be impacted.

Thank you for using Twango for your personal media sharing needs.