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New Software Will Identify Music Piracy

Software called "Unstructured Data Module" will soon be released by Identity Systems to help media companies from music to movies to identify piracy. The software applies algorithms and analytics and scans for hidden relationships in streams of digital data. The software also enters into e-mails, file directory listings, search results for peer-to-peer (P2P) sites, and lists of top downloaded songs on Web sites.

Ramesh Menon, Identity Systems` North American operations director said: "The music industry has a pervasive challenge because song titles and artists` names can be among the hardest to match when the data set is large. We`re finding more and more that music societies and publishers are seeking this type of solution as a critical part of copyright compliance."

Usually companies have their own software to search for piracy, but its` an opportunity for the software vendors to help companies mine and secure the music so it can`t be passed around. The Identity Systems software allows companies to identify variations in the data by doing a fuzzy match. Identity Systems, founded in 1986 as Search Software America (SSA), became a wholly owned subsidiary of Nokia in 2006.