Neutral Citation Number: 2023:DHC:2806
pornography which can be deployed to reduce NCII abuse. The
relevant portion of the Short Note recording the same has been
reproduced as under:
―21. The legal obligation to remove unlawful content
in its entirety and not just an obligation to remove
URLs having been established, the tools available to
comply with such obligation are an important
consideration. Respondent Intermediaries are multibillion dollar international conglomerates, possessing
vast technological and economic resources to develop
the tools and address the concerns raised in the
present proceedings. It is a matter of public record,
and as per the policies of the Respondent
Intermediaries, that content detection tools are used
for various purposes including preventing Intellectual
Property Right (IPR) infringement and child
pornography. The methods or tools presently used can
be principally divided into (I.) Audio-Video Blocking;
(II.) Image to Code Conversion; and (III.) Keyword
Search.
I. Audio-Video Blocking
22. Respondent No.5/ YouTube, which is primarily an
audio-video platform, regulates the content it hosts for,
inter alia, copyright infringement. In order to ensure
that no such infringement takes place. Respondent
No.5/ YouTube deploys its 'Content ID' system. Under
this system, the content provided by copyright owners
is by an automated system compared to all videos
hosted on the platform. This system is used by
copyright owners to identify infringing content and
require the platform to enforce its take down [Ref.
Annexure G, Pg. 346],
23. This mechanism is used to flag and identify videos
that violate copyright laws. Smart technology is used to
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Digitally Signed
By:SHAZAAD ZAKIR
Signing Date:26.04.2023
17:19:50
W.P.(CRL) 1505/2021
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