Periscope leades in anti-piracy tech talks with other companies as app launches on Android

Periscope, along with media companies, are now involved in talks designed to formally address the piracy issues that the new app presents.

Periscope is heavily involved with the discussions, but they are also intimating that the required technological fixes that may be needed to curb piracy on the service may be difficult to implement in real time.

The media companies currently working and talking with Periscope are adamant about their demands for the service to be more proactive in immediately taking down copyrighted content that may pop up on the service. The media companies are calling on Periscope to utilize the technology they already have to remove the unlicensed content right away.

Big names within the media industry are already voicing their concerns about the piracy issues on the app. Both CBS CEO Les Moonves and ESPN President John Skipper have let it known that Periscope needs to protect media companies more with the kind of service they have.

Periscope's CEO, Kayvon Beykpour, has responded by saying he believes the app has done a good job of immediately taking down content that is copyrighted.

Piracy issues on the app were thrust into the limelight after several high profile television events were illegally broadcasted through the service, according to Reuters. 

In related news, Periscope is now available to Android devices, according to The Guardian. The app arrives on Android devices about two months after it was launched on iOS devices.

Due to the wait, Periscope's parent company, Twitter, has added new features to the Android version of Periscope. The new features are mostly related to notifications for the app. New users will also be able to pick up any broadcast right where they left off should there be a need to stop viewing, according to BBC.

Periscope was downloaded over a million times on iOS devices during the first week of its release. Figures for how many times it has been downloaded by Android devices are still unavailable.