Copyright Enforcement Group (CEG-TEK INTL.) is a recent addition to the industry of online business intelligent, but in only a few short years they have become one of the most trusted and successful brands in the industry. Recovery of lost income due to piracy is increasingly becoming the goal of copyright enforcement online, but in order to do that complete accuracy and verification of those involved are required.

1. Copyright Enforcement Group - Lead to Copyright Enforcement Confusion for 'Les Misérables'
Among the most celebrated films of the Academy Awards season this year was 'Les Misérables,' the
sweeping period musical about France in the midst of revolution. Based on a hit Broadway musical
(which in turn is based on the famous novel by Victor Hugo) the story had already been told and retold
almost a dozen times on television and feature films. Universal Pictures, which has produced the most
recent adaptation, has worked aggressively to prevent the film from being leaked online to popular
torrent sites like Pirate Bay, but given that so many productions exist with the same title it becomes very
difficult to do so. While some versions 'of Les Misérables' have entered the public domain many have
not, leading to confusion for copyright enforcement agents charged with protecting the copyrights and
registered trademarks of the current one. Even the logo for the most recent feature film version is
identical to one used for decades on the stage.
Much of the work of copyright enforcement online is completely automated, which adds new
complications in being able to differentiate between a video file of a 1940's black and white film 'Les
Misérables' and a video file of the 2008 mini-series with the same title. Just as difficult to protect are
audio recordings of the 'Les Misérables' soundtrack, which has been performed literally thousands of
times by theatre lovers the world over. In some cases these cast recordings sound virtually identical to
one another, so much so that only minute technical details of the recording itself can be used to
differentiate between versions. This has made piracy of digital data surrounding 'Les Misérables'
incredibly difficult to track as few businesses have the solutions to track copyright infringements and
develop a system of monetization.
Copyright Enforcement Group (CEG-TEK INTL.) is a recent addition to the industry of online business
intelligent, but in only a few short years they have become one of the most trusted and successful
brands in the industry. Recovery of lost income due to piracy is increasingly becoming the goal of
copyright enforcement online, but in order to do that complete accuracy and verification of those
involved are required. CEG has the most sophisticated tracking software in the field and works ethically
within the guidelines of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to do so.
Hollywood has always developed their films around well-known properties, whether they be novels or
video games or even blogs. Since the rights to protecting intellectual property are often narrowly
focused being able to differentiate between an audio recording of a spoken word reading of the original
French novel and an MP3 of the Anne Hathaway version of the soundtrack needs to be done quickly and
effectively. CEG TEK is leaps ahead of the competition in the complexity of their software, which
protects thousands of titles that in some cases have identical titles and descriptions online. The ability to
do so is a closely guarded trade secret and the reason takedown notices from CEG have been so
effective over the past few years.
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