Los Angeles - News Corporation's MySpace online social network announced on Monday that it has implemented technology to block videos containing copyrighted content from being posted to the site.

Developed by Audible Magic, the filter screens video uploaded by MySpace users, and blocks any video matching a digital fingerprint in the database. MySpace launched similar audio filtering technology last fall.

MySpace said that Universal Music Group, NBC Universal and Fox are participating in the pilot video filter program, which will block unauthorized uploads while allowing the authorized, free promotional videos posted by the companies to be accessed by MySpace users.

"MySpace is dedicated to ensuring that content owners, whether large or small, can both promote and protect their content in our community," said MySpace co-founder and CEO Chris DeWolfe. "For MySpace, video filtering is about protecting artists and the work they create."

Los Gatos, Calif.-based Audible Magic's filtering technology is also used by Grouper, iMesh and PlayLouder MSP.

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