ZDNet Undercover: YouTube's video ID system: Is 75 percent accuracy good enough?

How good is Google at separating out unlawful uses of copyrighted uploads to its popular YouTube video-sharing site? Answer: Systematically better. But not perfect. In this report, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld examines YouTube's video identification system, its accuracy, implication for digital rights and the vendors that Google relies on. Also included: CEO, CFO and CIO checklists for deploying your own video identification system.