Copyright Tool Will Scan Web For Violations

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To deal with the mounting copyright issues swirling around video and other content online, a start-up founded by some respected Silicon Valley executives is taking a novel approach: combing the entire Web for unauthorized uses. Privately held Attributor Corp. of Redwood City, Calif., has begun testing a system to scan the billions of pages on the Web for clients audio, video, images and text -- potentially making it easier for owners to request that Web sites take content down or provide payment for its use.

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$25M to $50M