MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641026347 A) filed by Peri Institute Of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on March 6, for 'system and method for cinematic content similarity detection and pre-production copyright verification using artificial intelligence.'
Inventor(s) include Mr. Kannan S; Mr. Lohith V; Mr. Mohamed Salmon K; Ms. Harini S; Ms. Varshaa B; and Ms. Latha P.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The current invention reveals a smart web-based cinematic content verification and similarity detection system. to avert inadvertent plagiarism and copying of tales, characters, subjects and pertinent creativity in the motion picture industry. Newly produced films are often similar to the films that were produced earlier, therefore, it is common to find film industries in the world and especially in Hollywood, Hollywood and other regional cinemas facing legal, ethical and financial problems. ln most cases, copyright issues, lawsuits, damaged reputations, and financial loss to creators and producers emerge due to disagreements after the release of the film, as to whom the storyline, screenplay structure, theme, or even character concept, belongs. To solve this issue, the design of the proposed invention is to implement the pre-production verification of the cinematic content through a central digital platform. The system allows directors, writers, producers and production houses to have a hire of uploading story scripts, summaries, plot outlines, character descriptions and thematic characters into the site before film production. The site will then automatically match the uploaded content to a massive database of information of other previously published movies in different languages and genres. The database contains both structured and unstructured metadata such as titles of movies, plots, themes, genre (romance, thriller, action, drama, and comedy, etc.), character archetypes, screenplay patterns, actor and crew data, music composition, lyrics, production credits and other pertinent movie qualities. The system includes the evaluation of the similarity between the proposed story and the existing works based on the use of the advanced artificial intelligence methods, including natural language processing, semantic similarity analysis, keyword extraction, and pattern recognition by the use of the machine learning. On analysis, the site produces a similarity report, which identifies the common themes, narrative patterns, similarity of characters, and genre. The system creates similarity percentages, lists of references movies and visual comparison summaries which in tum allows the user to customize or refine his or her script to appear original before going into production. Such pre-emptive checking minimizes the_ chances of infringements and lawsuits over copyright. Moreover, the site divides the films based on language, genre, era, cast, technical crew, and thematic subdivisions that allow it to search, index and cross-reference effectively. Additional features that can be included in the invention are that of cloud storage, update of new releases which are automatic, multilingual support, and security of user authentication to safeguard confidential submissions of stories. The invention fosters ethical filmmaking habits, safeguards intellectual property rights and supports original storytelling by offering an early-stage creative similarity detection and an open and transparent mechanism of checking. The given system would therefore act as a pre-emptive -- teenrfological-intervention that protects-creators -as well-as-promotes innovation.and.integrity .in the world film industry."
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