Content ID (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Content ID" in English language version.

Last modified: 12:09:45, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

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4738web.archive.org

1^st place

75youtube.com

13^th place

14^th place

55torrentfreak.com

2,868^th place

2,038^th place

41theverge.com

208^th place

158^th place

33support.google.com

2,836^th place

2,952^nd place

33bbc.co.uk

11^th place

10^th place

32googleblog.com

3,285^th place

3,286^th place

22telegraph.co.uk

40^th place

27^th place

22eff.org

4,491^st place

3,102^nd place

21lemonde.fr

60^th place

343^rd place

21clubic.com

8,298^th place

low place

21lesnumeriques.com

8,769^th place

low place

21justice.gov

884^th place

477^th place

11blog.google

4,904^th place

4,208^th place

11plagiarismtoday.com

low place

11cnn.com

36^th place

26^th place

11wsj.com

94^th place

66^th place

11variety.com

21^st place

17^th place

11materiamusicpub.com

low place

11distrokid.com

low place

11ascap.com

2,016^th place

1,012^th place

11brooklaw.edu

low place

11digitalmusicnews.com

low place

8,966^th place

11scribd.com

467^th place

428^th place

11bbc.com

26^th place

23^rd place

11unt.edu

1,621^st place

852^nd place

11facebook.com

78^th place

91^st place

11linkedin.com

713^th place

549^th place

11arstechnica.com

473^rd place

338^th place

11techdirt.com

low place

6,406^th place

11kotaku.com

460^th place

318^th place

11boingboing.net

4,539^th place

2,785^th place

11polygon.com

215^th place

150^th place

11forbes.com

71^st place

54^th place

arstechnica.com (Global: 473^rd place; English: 338^th place)

Kaiser, Ulrich (September 3, 2018). "Google: Sorry professor, old Beethoven recordings on YouTube are copyrighted". Arstechnica. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

ascap.com (Global: 2,016^th place; English: 1,012^th place)

"FAQs for YouTube Content Uploaders". ASCAP.com. Retrieved December 2, 2025.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

news.bbc.co.uk

"Viacom will sue YouTube for $1bn". BBC News. March 13, 2007. Archived from the original on January 15, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2008.
"Google must divulge YouTube log". BBC News. July 3, 2008. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

bbc.co.uk

"Google and Viacom settle seven-year YouTube row". BBC News. March 18, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

Baraniuk, Chris (January 5, 2018). "White noise video on YouTube hit by five copyright claims". BBC News. Retrieved September 8, 2023.

blog.google (Global: 4,904^th place; English: 4,208^th place)

Manara, Cedric (November 7, 2018). "Protecting what we love about the internet: our efforts to stop online piracy". Google. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2018.

boingboing.net (Global: 4,539^th place; English: 2,785^th place)

Beschizza, Rob (December 26, 2018). "YouTube let a contentID scammer steal a popular video". Boing Boing. Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

brooklaw.edu (Global: low place; English: low place)

brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu

DeLisa, Nicholas T. (2016). "You(Tube), Me, and Content ID: Paving the Way for Compulsory Synchronization Licensing on User-Generated Content Platforms". Brooklyn Law Review. 81 (3).

clubic.com (Global: 8,298^th place; English: low place)

"En 2021, YouTube a repéré 1,5 milliard d'infractions de propriété intellectuelle sur ses vidéos". Clubic. July 22, 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

money.cnn.com

"Mediaset Files EUR500 Million Suit Vs Google's YouTube". CNNMoney.com. July 30, 2008. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2009.

digitalmusicnews.com (Global: low place; English: 8,966^th place)

"Google and YouTube Accused of Stealing Content ID". Digital Music News. January 12, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2018. However, in 2013, Google signed a declaration stating that it knew of no other company entitled to use the Content ID brand

distrokid.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

support.distrokid.com

"What is YouTube Content ID?". DistroKid Help Center. Retrieved December 2, 2025.

eff.org (Global: 4,491^st place; English: 3,102^nd place)

Von Lohmann, Fred (April 23, 2009). "Testing YouTube's Audio Content ID System". Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
Von Lohmann, Fred (February 3, 2009). "YouTube's January Fair Use Massacre". Archived from the original on November 24, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.

facebook.com (Global: 78^th place; English: 91^st place)

Wolfson, Stephen M. (January 10, 2018). "A copyright in white noise? Is that possible?". University Libraries Copyright Advisory Services. University of North Texas. Retrieved December 2, 2025. Note: Stephen Wolfson's position is listed here and here.

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; English: 54^th place)

"YouTube Responds To Content ID Crackdown, Plot Thickens". Forbes. December 17, 2013. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

googleblog.com (Global: 3,285^th place; English: 3,286^th place)

youtube.googleblog.com

King, David (December 2, 2010). "Content ID turns three". Official YouTube Blog. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
Siegel, Joshua; Mayle, Doug (December 9, 2010). "Up, Up and Away – Long videos for more users". Official YouTube Blog. Archived from the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

justice.gov (Global: 884^th place; English: 477^th place)

"District of Arizona | MediaMuv L.L.C. Principal Guilty of Stealing Millions in Music Royalties Sentenced to 70 Months | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. June 28, 2023. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

kotaku.com (Global: 460^th place; English: 318^th place)

Hernandez, Patricia (April 28, 2016). "YouTube's Content ID System Gets One Much-Needed Fix". Kotaku. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.

lemonde.fr (Global: 60^th place; English: 343^rd place)

"Sur YouTube, la détection automatique des contenus soumis à droit d'auteur ne satisfait personne". Le Monde. July 5, 2018. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

lesnumeriques.com (Global: 8,769^th place; English: low place)

"Droits d'auteur : en 2021, YouTube a automatiquement traité près d'1,5 milliard de plaintes". Les Numériques. July 22, 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

linkedin.com (Global: 713^th place; English: 549^th place)

Wolfson, Stephen M. (January 10, 2018). "A copyright in white noise? Is that possible?". University Libraries Copyright Advisory Services. University of North Texas. Retrieved December 2, 2025. Note: Stephen Wolfson's position is listed here and here.

materiamusicpub.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"YouTube FAQ". Materia Music Publishing. Retrieved December 2, 2025.

plagiarismtoday.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"YouTube Beta Testing Content ID for Everyone". plagiarismtoday.com. May 2, 2018. Archived from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

polygon.com (Global: 215^th place; English: 150^th place)

"YouTube video game shows hit with copyright blitz". Polygon. December 10, 2013. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

scribd.com (Global: 467^th place; English: 428^th place)

"Comments of Universal Music Group". Scribd. 2015. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

support.google.com (Global: 2,836^th place; English: 2,952^nd place)

"Qualifying for Content ID". Google Inc. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
"Content eligible for Content ID". Google Inc. Archived from the original on May 2, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
"Remove Content ID claimed songs from my videos – YouTube Help". support.google.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.

techdirt.com (Global: low place; English: 6,406^th place)

"How The EU May Be About To Kill The Public Domain: Copyright Filters Takedown Beethoven". Techdirt. August 28, 2018. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; English: 27^th place)

"Premier League to take action against YouTube". The Daily Telegraph. May 5, 2007. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
"YouTube: a history". The Telegraph. April 17, 2010. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2023.

theverge.com (Global: 208^th place; English: 158^th place)

Popper, Ben (July 13, 2016). "YouTube to the music industry: here's the money". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

torrentfreak.com (Global: 2,868^th place; English: 2,038^th place)

"YouTube Processed Nearly 1.5 Billion Content-ID Claims in 2021". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
"Audible Magic Accuses YouTube of Fraud Over Content ID Trademark". torrentfreak.com. January 11, 2017. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
"YouTube Content-ID Abusers Could Face Millions of Dollars in Damages". TorrentFreak. May 10, 2019. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
"YouTube's Content-ID Flags Music Prof's Public Domain Beethoven and Wagner Uploads". torrentfreak.com. September 3, 2018. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
"U.S. Indicts Two Men for Running a $20 Million YouTube Content ID Scam * TorrentFreak". Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

unt.edu (Global: 1,621^st place; English: 852^nd place)

blogs.library.unt.edu

Wolfson, Stephen M. (January 10, 2018). "A copyright in white noise? Is that possible?". University Libraries Copyright Advisory Services. University of North Texas. Retrieved December 2, 2025. Note: Stephen Wolfson's position is listed here and here.

variety.com (Global: 21^st place; English: 17^th place)

"YouTube to Launch Tool to Detect Re-Uploaded Videos Automatically". Variety. July 11, 2018. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Popper, Ben (July 13, 2016). "YouTube to the music industry: here's the money". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
Manara, Cedric (November 7, 2018). "Protecting what we love about the internet: our efforts to stop online piracy". Google. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
More about Content ID Archived 2013-08-15 at the Wayback Machine YouTube. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
"Qualifying for Content ID". Google Inc. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
"Content eligible for Content ID". Google Inc. Archived from the original on May 2, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
"YouTube Beta Testing Content ID for Everyone". plagiarismtoday.com. May 2, 2018. Archived from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
"Viacom will sue YouTube for $1bn". BBC News. March 13, 2007. Archived from the original on January 15, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2008.
"Mediaset Files EUR500 Million Suit Vs Google's YouTube". CNNMoney.com. July 30, 2008. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
"Premier League to take action against YouTube". The Daily Telegraph. May 5, 2007. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
"Google must divulge YouTube log". BBC News. July 3, 2008. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
"Google and Viacom settle seven-year YouTube row". BBC News. March 18, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
"Sur YouTube, la détection automatique des contenus soumis à droit d'auteur ne satisfait personne". Le Monde. July 5, 2018. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
"En 2021, YouTube a repéré 1,5 milliard d'infractions de propriété intellectuelle sur ses vidéos". Clubic. July 22, 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
"Droits d'auteur : en 2021, YouTube a automatiquement traité près d'1,5 milliard de plaintes". Les Numériques. July 22, 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
Delaney, Kevin J. (June 12, 2007). "YouTube to Test Software To Ease Licensing Fights". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
YouTube Advertisers (February 4, 2008), Video Identification, archived from the original on June 13, 2023, retrieved August 29, 2018
King, David (December 2, 2010). "Content ID turns three". Official YouTube Blog. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
Press Statistics Archived 2013-02-10 at the Wayback Machine YouTube. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
"YouTube to Launch Tool to Detect Re-Uploaded Videos Automatically". Variety. July 11, 2018. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
"YouTube Processed Nearly 1.5 Billion Content-ID Claims in 2021". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
"YouTube: a history". The Telegraph. April 17, 2010. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
"Audible Magic Accuses YouTube of Fraud Over Content ID Trademark". torrentfreak.com. January 11, 2017. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
Von Lohmann, Fred (April 23, 2009). "Testing YouTube's Audio Content ID System". Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
"Comments of Universal Music Group". Scribd. 2015. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
Von Lohmann, Fred (February 3, 2009). "YouTube's January Fair Use Massacre". Archived from the original on November 24, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
"YouTube Content-ID Abusers Could Face Millions of Dollars in Damages". TorrentFreak. May 10, 2019. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
Kaiser, Ulrich (September 3, 2018). "Google: Sorry professor, old Beethoven recordings on YouTube are copyrighted". Arstechnica. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
"YouTube's Content-ID Flags Music Prof's Public Domain Beethoven and Wagner Uploads". torrentfreak.com. September 3, 2018. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
"How The EU May Be About To Kill The Public Domain: Copyright Filters Takedown Beethoven". Techdirt. August 28, 2018. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
Content ID disputes Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine YouTube. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
Hernandez, Patricia (April 28, 2016). "YouTube's Content ID System Gets One Much-Needed Fix". Kotaku. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
"Remove Content ID claimed songs from my videos – YouTube Help". support.google.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
Siegel, Joshua; Mayle, Doug (December 9, 2010). "Up, Up and Away – Long videos for more users". Official YouTube Blog. Archived from the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Beschizza, Rob (December 26, 2018). "YouTube let a contentID scammer steal a popular video". Boing Boing. Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
"District of Arizona | MediaMuv L.L.C. Principal Guilty of Stealing Millions in Music Royalties Sentenced to 70 Months | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. June 28, 2023. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
"U.S. Indicts Two Men for Running a $20 Million YouTube Content ID Scam * TorrentFreak". Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
"YouTube video game shows hit with copyright blitz". Polygon. December 10, 2013. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
"YouTube Responds To Content ID Crackdown, Plot Thickens". Forbes. December 17, 2013. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

wsj.com (Global: 94^th place; English: 66^th place)

online.wsj.com

Delaney, Kevin J. (June 12, 2007). "YouTube to Test Software To Ease Licensing Fights". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2011.

youtube.com (Global: 13^th place; English: 14^th place)

"YouTube Content ID". YouTube. September 28, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
More about Content ID Archived 2013-08-15 at the Wayback Machine YouTube. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
YouTube Advertisers (February 4, 2008), Video Identification, archived from the original on June 13, 2023, retrieved August 29, 2018
Press Statistics Archived 2013-02-10 at the Wayback Machine YouTube. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
Content ID disputes Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine YouTube. Retrieved December 4, 2011.

Content ID (English Wikipedia)

arstechnica.com (Global: 473rd place; English: 338th place)

ascap.com (Global: 2,016th place; English: 1,012th place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11th place; English: 10th place)

news.bbc.co.uk

bbc.co.uk

bbc.com (Global: 26th place; English: 23rd place)

blog.google (Global: 4,904th place; English: 4,208th place)

boingboing.net (Global: 4,539th place; English: 2,785th place)

brooklaw.edu (Global: low place; English: low place)

brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu

clubic.com (Global: 8,298th place; English: low place)

cnn.com (Global: 36th place; English: 26th place)

money.cnn.com

digitalmusicnews.com (Global: low place; English: 8,966th place)

distrokid.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

support.distrokid.com

eff.org (Global: 4,491st place; English: 3,102nd place)

facebook.com (Global: 78th place; English: 91st place)

forbes.com (Global: 71st place; English: 54th place)

googleblog.com (Global: 3,285th place; English: 3,286th place)

youtube.googleblog.com

justice.gov (Global: 884th place; English: 477th place)

kotaku.com (Global: 460th place; English: 318th place)

lemonde.fr (Global: 60th place; English: 343rd place)

lesnumeriques.com (Global: 8,769th place; English: low place)

linkedin.com (Global: 713th place; English: 549th place)

materiamusicpub.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

plagiarismtoday.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

polygon.com (Global: 215th place; English: 150th place)

scribd.com (Global: 467th place; English: 428th place)

support.google.com (Global: 2,836th place; English: 2,952nd place)

techdirt.com (Global: low place; English: 6,406th place)

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40th place; English: 27th place)

theverge.com (Global: 208th place; English: 158th place)

torrentfreak.com (Global: 2,868th place; English: 2,038th place)

unt.edu (Global: 1,621st place; English: 852nd place)

blogs.library.unt.edu

variety.com (Global: 21st place; English: 17th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

wsj.com (Global: 94th place; English: 66th place)

online.wsj.com

youtube.com (Global: 13th place; English: 14th place)

arstechnica.com (Global: 473^rd place; English: 338^th place)

ascap.com (Global: 2,016^th place; English: 1,012^th place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

blog.google (Global: 4,904^th place; English: 4,208^th place)

boingboing.net (Global: 4,539^th place; English: 2,785^th place)

clubic.com (Global: 8,298^th place; English: low place)

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

digitalmusicnews.com (Global: low place; English: 8,966^th place)

eff.org (Global: 4,491^st place; English: 3,102^nd place)

facebook.com (Global: 78^th place; English: 91^st place)

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; English: 54^th place)

googleblog.com (Global: 3,285^th place; English: 3,286^th place)

justice.gov (Global: 884^th place; English: 477^th place)

kotaku.com (Global: 460^th place; English: 318^th place)

lemonde.fr (Global: 60^th place; English: 343^rd place)

lesnumeriques.com (Global: 8,769^th place; English: low place)

linkedin.com (Global: 713^th place; English: 549^th place)

polygon.com (Global: 215^th place; English: 150^th place)

scribd.com (Global: 467^th place; English: 428^th place)

support.google.com (Global: 2,836^th place; English: 2,952^nd place)

techdirt.com (Global: low place; English: 6,406^th place)

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; English: 27^th place)

theverge.com (Global: 208^th place; English: 158^th place)

torrentfreak.com (Global: 2,868^th place; English: 2,038^th place)

unt.edu (Global: 1,621^st place; English: 852^nd place)

variety.com (Global: 21^st place; English: 17^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

wsj.com (Global: 94^th place; English: 66^th place)

youtube.com (Global: 13^th place; English: 14^th place)