The music technology firm Audiosocket, which started in Seattle but movedits headquarters to New Orleans at the urging of its New Orleanian co-founderand CEO, has built a library of music and coordinated the licensing for the useof that music through a digital platform. Such clearinghouses, however,are far from unique. This week Audiosocket announced it is aiming for a broaderrole, trying to create a new music industry standard.
Thecompany and its Chief Executive Officer Brent McCrossen encountered a problemwith legally licensed music getting flagged by software that recognizes songs invideos uploaded to sites such as YouTube.