Comments on: Tineye: Protecting Images, Preventing Orphans

By: PicScout Announces New Image Matching Tools | PlagiarismToday

PicScout Announces New Image Matching Tools | PlagiarismToday — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:30:51 +0000

[...] an impressive sample. Tineye has over a billion images and is growing very rapidy and, even then, it doesn’t escape criticism from me for not catching all infringements. While it is true that the Image IRC database doesn’t have to be as large as Tineye’s [...]

By: Using Content Detection to Track Your Audience | PlagiarismToday

Using Content Detection to Track Your Audience | PlagiarismToday — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:33:42 +0000

[...] Though somewhat limited, Tineye is the best visual search engine available and definitely the best free search. Great for [...]

By: Corrigon: Fast, Reliable Image Matching | PlagiarismToday

Corrigon: Fast, Reliable Image Matching | PlagiarismToday — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:59:34 +0000

[...] a major step in the right direction on that front but its limited database, about 1.2 billion has hindered its ability to be comprehensive (Facebook, Photobucket and Flickr alone combine for over 18 billion [...]

By: Google Similar Images: Poor Copy Detection | PlagiarismToday

Google Similar Images: Poor Copy Detection | PlagiarismToday — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:27:37 +0000

[...] appears that, despite its limitations, Tineye is still the clear winner in detecting image [...]

By: david

david — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:18:17 +0000

There's a neat way to use tineye to find your avatar's identical twin:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4875324_avatar-twin.html

Not quite protecting the world from plagiarism, but still, it's kind of funny.

By: 2008: The Year in Content Theft - PlagiarismToday

2008: The Year in Content Theft - PlagiarismToday — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:46:01 +0000

[...] In this prediction I said that 2008 will be the year that “image search grows up and we can actually detect duplicate images on the Web even if the file has been renamed, has had the EXIF data changed or has been altered.” Indeed, that did happen in 2008, one needs look no farther than Tineye. [...]

By: Gazopa: Not For Copy Detection - PlagiarismToday

Gazopa: Not For Copy Detection - PlagiarismToday — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:01:12 +0000

[...] Tineye impressed me with its technology but disappointed me with its database (Note: Tineye has added 200 million more images since the first review was written), I was excited [...]

By: Links - August 22, 2008 « Photo Notes: Photography by Patty Hankins and Bill Lawrence

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:06:54 +0000

[...] Plagiarism Today has a post on Tineye: Protecting Images, Prevening Orphans [...]

By: Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Bailey — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:58:09 +0000

I agree that the orphan works bill is worrisome for many reasons and that the government needs to do more to prevent works from becoming orphaned. However, I think that Tineye is proof that technology is catching up to the problem faster than we previously thought it would. This actually a very positive sign.

Since Tineye is already sharing its technology with other companies, I see little reason why it couldn't partner with the USCO to help with the orphan works issue. I grant, it isn't a perfect solution, but there is a serious problem with orphan works and though such a solution might not be an elegant one, it's better than what we have.

I'm going to be very interested to see what this company does over the next few months...

By: SAMDEL

SAMDEL — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:26:41 +0000

Thank you for this insightful article. I've been aware of Digimarc, but it's not really affordable. The Orphan Works issue can have devastating results for artists, particularly those that are new and have little resources to stay abreast of infringements. To date, the Orphan Works bills have not addressed a viable solution that would take into account an evergrowing threat to artistic integrity and copyright protection.

While I have issues with government intervention, as an artist this is one situation where I believe the governement needs to step in and be the “clearinghouse” to registration. We can't very well expect technology to offer a free solution for artists, but companies like Tineye might afford the services to government that artists need. As noted, Tineye is not there yet, and by that we shouldn't assume that the evolution of technology won't eventually solve the “identification” and “tracking” challenges. However, by that point they would have invested resources for which they should be duly compensated. The question then is whether or not at that point it will be affordable…