Content filter enables longer clips on YouTube

It is now possible to upload videos with a length of 15 minutes to YouTube, reports Tweakers. Previously, the maximum length of a YouTube video was 10 minutes. Google's YouTube would have been reluctant to allow longer movies, fearing an increase in uploads with copyrighted works. Now, while all major and many smaller entertainment companies support YouTube's Content ID program, YouTube feels certain enough to expand the length of uploads to its site.

The Content-ID program filters all YouTube content on both audio and video level with known copyrighted material. If the Content ID program detects a match between copyrighted works and new YouTube content, the copyright holder receives a message. He can then decide whether or not it wants the YouTube upload to be removed or not.

It may also happen that only the sound or image match and are subsequently removed. The rest of the post can then stay online. See below for more explanation from YouTube: