NEW YORK — Video-sharing network YouTube said its video recognition technology, which has been in the testing phase for the past month, should be in place in September.

During a Viacom vs. YouTube trial in Manhattan today, lawyer Philip S. Beck told U.S. District Judge Louis L. Stanton that YouTube was working "very intensely and cooperating" with major content providers to develop its fingerprinting technology and have it ready for use in the fall.

Viacom and independent music publisher Bourne Co. both filed suits against YouTube for copyright infringement, which were brought