Yep, and it makes sense. Why not pay a small team of regular users to sit around and look for violations?
LOS GATOS, Calif. — A lot of people watch YouTube videos at work. A few are actually paid to do it.
A former bartender named Joe Bersik sits in front of a flat-screen monitor about [...]

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Mashable points out that Google is looking to release its long-awaited anti-piracy technology on YouTube this September.
The news came out during a hearing today, regarding the $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit that Viacom has filed against Google. The hearing was for setting the schedule of the case, including choosing a date for the trial. An [...]

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Techcrunch points out a story about a DMCA take down notice pointed to a company called Scouta, an online music recommendation and sharing site.
Online music recommendation and sharing site Scouta has received a DMCA notice from IP enforcement group Web Sheriff, demanding that a White Stripes video hosted on YouTube and displayed on Scouta, be [...]

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