An example computing device is configured to determine (i) a future start time of an upcoming live media event and (ii) a uniform resource indicator (URI) at which a live media stream of the live media event will be accessible at the future start time. The computing device displays, via the graphical user interface, a notification identifying the upcoming live media event, and the computing device receives, via the graphical user interface, (i) a first selection of the displayed notification and (ii) a second selection of a plurality of playback devices of a media playback system. Based on the first and second selections, the computing device causes, at the start time of the live media event, at least one of the plurality of playback devices to access the live media stream at the URI for synchronous playback by the plurality of playback devices.

A data processing method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving an input of video contents including a video stream and an audio stream; detecting music data from the audio stream; and filtering the audio stream so that the music data detected from the audio stream is removed.

Systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure provide improved techniques to process and manage media content and associated intellectual property rights associated with the media content. Intellectual property rights associated with media content can include copyright, trademarks, licenses to composition, synchronization, performance, recordings, etc. In particular, various embodiments provide media licensing management and monetization based on media licensing using a centralized registry of media content and associated asset rights.

Blockchain-enabled crypto asset systems and a Digital Social Recorder system are operable within a computer network environment for allowing a user to control how advertisers access the user's personal data; allowing crypto asset compensation in exchange for social amplification; and tracking asset allocation. Payments made via blockchain tracking, and the distribution of any revenues derived from cost savings provided to terrestrial, satellite or digital radio broadcasters back to music rights holders and other related groups are provided. These rights holders typically like to incentivize consumers, and by using the crypto assets or tokens created by the present invention, a reward for listening/consuming may be provided. Further, payments for industry services to the rights holder are contemplated to include, but not be limited to any Performance Rights Organizations (PROs), Record Labels, Publishing Companies/Administrators, Managers, Agents or any fractional rights holders or owners who would hold claim against any such revenues.

A system and method are operable within a computer network environment for compiling videos into a compilation, where each video is programmatically inserted into the compilation, and the resulting video compilation plays alongside an audio track preferably sourced using a unique identifier for the audio track. The system includes a solution stack comprising a remote service system and at least one client, which may be operable to generate at least one video to be associated with an audio track section, with such section determined by select start/end times, programmatically identified, or programmatically associated based on selected metadata. The system then operates to compile at least one user-generated video into an audiovisual set which may be presented as a social post, and further into a video compilation which may include additional filler content, to play alongside a section or the entirety of an audio track.

Methods, systems, and media for determining and presenting information related to embedded sound recordings are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving a content item; extracting a sound recording from the content item; generating a melody fingerprint of the extracted sound recording; determining whether the melody fingerprint of the extracted sound recording matches one of a plurality of clusters of similar sounding sound recordings in a reference database, wherein each cluster in the plurality of clusters of similar sounding sound recordings is associated with ownership information based on a plurality of ownership information associated with each of the sound recordings in the cluster; in response to determining that the melody fingerprint of the extracted sound recording matches a cluster of similar sounding sound recordings, retrieving ownership information associated with the cluster; mapping the ownership information to the sound recording extracted from the content item; and causing an action to be performed on the content item based on the mapped ownership information

This disclosure concerns the playback of audio, e.g. in the form of music. More particularly, the disclosure concerns the playback of streamed audio. In one example embodiment, there is a method of operating an electronic device for playback of an audio stream. While an audio stream is being played, for example at a user interface of the electronic device, a first request to adjust an energy level (e.g., a tempo) of the played audio stream is received. In response to receiving the first request, the energy level (e.g., the tempo) of the played audio stream is adjusted.

Example techniques related to polices for media playback systems. An example implementation involves a computing system receiving data representing a request to play back first audio tracks on one or more first playback devices of a first media playback system. The first media playback system is associated with a first subscriber to a streaming media service and the first media playback system is physically located in a first commercial establishment. The computing system determines that the first subscriber is associated with one or more first subscriber policies of the streaming media service and sends instructions to play back the first audio tracks on the one or more first playback devices according to the one or more first subscriber policies of the streaming media service.

This disclosure is directed to systems and methods for managing a group session for consuming media content across a plurality of devices. In some configurations and by non-limiting example, the group session operates to synchronize playback and control of media content at the plurality of devices. In one aspect a method of simultaneously playing media content on a plurality of media playback devices for a group session is disclosed.

In some aspects, the described systems and methods provide for a system for processing a stream for real-time transmission. The system comprises a processor in communication with memory. The processor is configured to execute instructions for an autodirection component stored in memory that cause the processor to receive a real-time stream for an artistic performance, detect one or more human persons in the real-time stream, rank the detected one or more human persons in the real-time stream, select, based on the ranking, a subject from the detected one or more human persons, determine a subject framing for the real-time stream based on the selected subject, process the real-time stream to select a portion of each frame in the real-time stream according to the subject framing, wherein the portion of each frame includes at least the subject, and transmit the processed stream in real-time.