Monitoring
Surface potentially unauthorised uses or rights conflicts for review.
Protection
Your catalog, protected
Proactive anti-piracy tools keep your music safe across the open web.
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Anti-Piracy
Detection, verification, review and controlled rights enforcement.
VISUAL 12 MOTION READYAudio Fingerprinting
Unique hashes detect unauthorized re-uploads automatically.
Web Scanning
Continuous monitoring for pirated copies across platforms.
Takedown
Automated and manual takedown requests under applicable law.
Content ID
Monetize claims on YouTube instead of just blocking.
RIGHTS PROTECTION
Monitoring, verification and controlled rights enforcement
Anti-piracy and rights management are presented as review-driven workflows. Potential matches, ownership information, licensing context and permitted actions should be checked before any enforcement decision is made.
Fingerprint context
Associate content matches with the relevant reference asset and ownership record.
Rights verification
Confirm the authorised rights holder, territory and service scope before an action is taken.
Conflict review
Compare overlapping claims or license information when the rights state is not immediately clear.
Action workflow
Represent review, claim, takedown request, monetization, block or whitelist states only when those actions are authorised and supported.
History & audit context
Keep status changes understandable so teams can see how a rights issue progressed.
How the workflow fits together
STEP 01DetectIdentify a potential match or issue.
STEP 02MatchConnect it to the relevant content record.
STEP 03VerifyReview ownership, licensing and territory context.
STEP 04DecideSelect the permitted action or request further review.
STEP 05MonitorTrack the outcome and maintain the rights record.
Verification before enforcement
A match alone does not prove that an enforcement action is appropriate. The workflow makes room for ownership, license and territory review.
- Rights-holder data
- License scope
- Territory permissions
- Conflict handling
Licensing control extends beyond piracy
The secondary rights visual shows how ownership, license period, platform permissions and territory rules can influence distribution clearance.
- Ownership records
- License status
- Platform permission
- Distribution clearance
Does every detected match become a claim?
No. A detected match should be reviewed against the verified rights and service scope before any action is considered.
Can rights differ by territory?
Yes. Licensing and distribution permissions may vary by territory according to the approved rights information.
What if two claims conflict?
The workflow should surface the conflict for review rather than automatically choosing a rights holder.
How does this connect to distribution?
Rights and licensing status can be used as part of the distribution-readiness review before content is routed.
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Rights & Licensing
Ownership, license, territory and platform-permission control.
VISUAL 25 MOTION READYDETAILED FEATURE OPERATIONS • CRY DIGITAL MEDIA
Anti-piracy & rights enforcement — evidence-led monitoring and controlled action
Rights enforcement should be accurate, reviewable and tied to legitimate ownership information. The CRY anti-piracy presentation therefore separates monitoring, matching, verification, review and possible action so the website does not imply automatic or unsupported claims against third-party content.
Reference ownership
Start with a documented content owner, rights holder or authorised representative record.
Reference asset
Keep the approved media reference attached to the ownership and licence context used for monitoring.
Match monitoring
Surface potential matches as review items rather than treating every similarity as confirmed infringement.
Verification
Compare the detected content with ownership, licence, whitelist and territory information before action.
Conflict review
Handle overlapping or conflicting rights records as a separate review state.
Action selection
Use only the action allowed by the account scope, platform policy and verified rights context.
Audit trail
Record the reason, status and result of a rights action for later support and governance.
Ongoing monitoring
Continue monitoring eligible references while respecting updates, licences, whitelists and ownership changes.
Operational rules that keep the workflow accurate
- Do not equate a match with proven infringement.
- Verify ownership and licence scope before any action is considered.
- Maintain whitelist and authorised-use context where applicable.
- Keep warning and review states separate from final decisions.
- Record actions and reversals for auditability.
- Update monitoring when rights or ownership information changes.
Connected operating path
01Register verified rights context.
02Monitor and surface potential matches.
03Review evidence, licences and whitelists.
04Choose an authorised action when appropriate.
05Record the outcome and continue controlled monitoring.
One connected media operating layer
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